2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team

2016 Youngstown State Penguins football

FCS Championship Game, L 14–28 vs. James Madison
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 2
FCS Coaches	No. 2
2016 record	12–4 (6–2 MVFC)
Head coach	Bo Pelini (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Shane Montgomery (2nd striaght 7th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Carl Pelini (2nd season)
Home stadium	Stambaugh Stadium (Capacity: 20,630)

2016 MVFC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#3 North Dakota State +^		7	–	1		12	–	2
#6 South Dakota State +^		7	–	1		9	–	4
#2 Youngstown State ^		6	–	2		12	–	4
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 represented Youngstown State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second year head coach Bo Pelini and played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Youngstown State finished the season 12–4 overall with a 6–2 mark in MVFC play to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated Samford, Jacksonville State, Wofford, and Eastern Washington to advance to the National Championship Game, where they lost to James Madison.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 PM	Duquesne*		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
December 10	2:00 PM	No. 19 Wofford*	No. 13	Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)	ESPN3	W 30–23 ^2OT	8,066
December 17	6:30 PM	at No. 3 Eastern Washington*	No. 13	Roos Field • Cheney, WA (FCS Playoffs Semifinals)	ESPNU	W 40–38	5,233
January 7, 2017	12:00 PM	vs. No. 5 James Madison*	No. 13	Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX (FCS National Championship Game)	ESPN2	L 14–28	14,423
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

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

Quarterfinals–Wofford

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
#19 Terriers	9	0	7	7	0	0	23
#13 Penguins	0	13	7	3	0	7	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1996	YSU, 28–0

Semifinals–Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Penguins	7	10	3	20	40
#3 Eagles	10	14	7	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1997 I-AA Playoffs	YSU, 25–14

Championship–James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Penguins	0	7	0	7	14
#5 Dukes	14	7	7	0	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	2006 FCS Playoffs	YSU, 35–31

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	2
Coaches	RV	22	20	17	15	13	12	12	14	13	15	14	12–T	2

References

Youngstown State Penguins football
Venues	Stambaugh Stadium (1982–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Steel Tire (Akron; 1940–1995)
Culture & lore	1941 Oklahoma City game Pete and Penny "Red and White"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

2016 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
Cal Poly Central Arkansas Charleston Southern Chattanooga The Citadel Eastern Washington Illinois State Jacksonville State James Madison Lehigh New Hampshire North Carolina A&T North Dakota North Dakota State Richmond Saint Francis (PA) Samford Sam Houston State San Diego South Dakota State Villanova Weber State Wofford Youngstown State
Champion – James Madison

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