2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team

2016 Youngstown State Penguins football
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS No. 13
FCS Coaches No. 12–T
2016 record 10–3 (6–2 MVFC)
Head coach Bo Pelini (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Shane Montgomery
Defensive coordinator Ron Stoops, Jr.
Home stadium Stambaugh Stadium
(Capacity: 20,630)
2016 MVFC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#4 North Dakota State +^   7 1         11 1  
#7 South Dakota State +^   7 1         9 3  
#13 Youngstown State ^   6 2         10 3  
Illinois State ^   4 4         6 6  
Northern Iowa   4 4         5 6  
Western Illinois   3 5         6 5  
South Dakota   3 5         4 7  
Missouri State   2 6         4 7  
Indiana State   2 6         4 7  
Southern Illinois   2 6         4 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team represents Youngstown State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by head coach Bo Pelini and play their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 7:30 PM Duquesne* Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH ESPN3 W 45–10   12,219
September 10 2:00 PM at West Virginia* No. 20 Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV RTPT L 21–38   56,261
September 17 4:00 PM Robert Morris* No. 20 Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN3 W 38–6   19,033
October 1 4:00 PM South Dakota No. 20 Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN3 W 30–20   15,151
October 8 3:00 PM at No. 23 Illinois State No. 15 Hancock StadiumNormal, IL ESPN3 W 20–6   12,570
October 15 7:00 PM No. 21 Northern Iowa No. 14 Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN3 W 14–10   13,373
October 22 3:00 PM at No. 7 South Dakota State No. 13 Dana J. Dykhouse StadiumBrookings, SD ESPN3 L 10–24   17,730
October 29 4:00 PM Indiana Statedagger No. 15 Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN3 W 13–10   15,082
November 5 3:30 PM at No. 4 North Dakota State No. 15 FargodomeFargo, ND ESPN3 L 3–24   18,332
November 12 12:00 PM Southern Illinois No. 17 Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN3 W 21–14   11,262
November 19 3:00 PM at Missouri State No. 15 Robert W. Plaster StadiumSpringfield, MO ESPN3 W 65–20   5,070
November 26 5:00 PM No. 23 Samford* No. 13 Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH (FCS Playoffs First Round) ESPN3 W 38–24   5,322
December 3 2:00 PM at No. 2 Jacksonville State* No. 13 JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL (FCS Playoffs Second Round) ESPN3 W 40–24   18,838
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

Duquesne

1 2 3 4 Total
Dukes 3 7 0 0 10
Penguins 10 14 7 14 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2014 YSU, 34–23

at West Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Penguins 0 14 0 7 21
Mountaineers 7 7 17 7 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 1938 WVU, 27–6

Robert Morris

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonials 0 0 6 0 6
#20 Penguins 14 3 14 7 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2015 YSU, 21–14 OT

South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 3 0 3 14 20
#20 Penguins 10 10 0 10 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–0 2015 YSU, 31–3

at Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
#15 Penguins 0 3 0 17 20
#23 Redbirds 0 0 6 0 6
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–13 2015 ILST, 31–29

Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Panthers 0 10 0 0 10
#14 Penguins 0 0 0 14 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–21 2015 UNI, 22–20

at South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Penguins 3 0 0 7 10
#7 Jackrabbits 14 3 7 0 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–11 2015 SDSU, 38–8

Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 10 0 0 0 10
#15 Penguins 0 6 0 7 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–5 2015 INST, 27–24

at North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
#15 Penguins 0 3 0 0 3
#4 Bison 17 0 0 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–6 2015 NDSU, 27–24

Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 0 7 7 14
#17 Penguins 7 7 0 7 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–12–1 2015 SIU, 38–31

at Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
#15 Penguins 14 20 17 14 65
Bears 0 10 0 10 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–5 2015 YSU, 47–7

FCS Playoffs

First Round–Samford

1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Bulldogs 7 0 0 17 24
#13 Penguins 7 3 14 14 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2002 YSU, 37–29

Second Round–Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Penguins 17 3 14 6 40
#2 Gamecocks 7 10 7 0 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS RV 20 20 16 20 15 14 13 15 15 17 15 13  
Coaches RV 22 20 17 15 13 12 12 14 13 15 14 12–T

References

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