2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team
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* |
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Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH |
ESPN3 |
W 45–10 |
12,219 |
September 10 |
2:00 PM |
at West Virginia* |
No. 20 |
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, 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 Stadium • Normal, 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 Stadium • Brookings, SD |
ESPN3 |
L 10–24 |
17,730 |
October 29 |
4:00 PM |
Indiana State |
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 |
Fargodome • Fargo, 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 Stadium • Springfield, 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 Stadium • Jacksonville, AL (FCS Playoffs Second Round) |
ESPN3 |
W 40–24 |
18,838 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #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 |
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Coaches |
RV |
22 |
20 |
17 |
15 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
13 |
15 |
14 |
12–T |
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