Beau Brungard
Beau Brungard is an American college football quarterback for the Youngstown State Penguins. Brungard was the Ohio Division VI Offensive Player of the Year in 2021. Brungard most recently was awarded the Walter Payton Award in 2025.
Personal life
Beau Brungard was born on October 27, 2003, in New Middletown, Ohio. Brungard attended Springfield Local High School. He was twice named the Ohio Division VI Offensive Player of the Year. Beau finished his senior season passing for 1,779 yards with 22 touchdown passes and rushing for 1,754 yards and 32 touchdowns.Brungard's father, Mark, also played quarterback at Youngstown State and was the starting quarterback for the Penguins' [1993 Youngstown State Penguins football|Youngstown State Penguins football team|1993] and 1994 national championship teams.
College career
After graduation, Brungard committed to Youngstown State to play football.Brungard redshirted his true freshman season with the Youngstown State Penguins. He played in 13 games, all coming off the bench, as a redshirt freshman and completed 14 of 20 pass attempts for 108 yards and an interception and also rushed for 129 yards and three touchdowns on 28 carries. Brungard was named the Penguins' starting quarterback going into his redshirt sophomore season. He was named first-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference as an all-purpose player at the end of the season after completing 209 of 314 pass attempts for 2,141 yards and 12 touchdowns with 11 interceptions and rushing for 998 yards and 16 touchdowns.
During his redshirt junior season, Brungard set a program record for yards of offense in a game with 528 after passing for 328 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for 200 yards and three touchdowns in a 40–35 win over Illinois State. He was named the MVFC Offensive Player of the Year after passing for 3,230 yards and 26 touchdowns and rushing for an additional 1,486 yards with 27 touchdowns. Following the season, Brungard received multiple national honors. He was named a unanimous FCS All-American and won the Walter Payton Award, given annually to the most outstanding offensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision.