1991 Youngstown State Penguins football team

1991 Youngstown State Penguins football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record12–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Treadwell (1st season)
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Samford ^   –   12 – 2 – 0
Hofstra   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 16 James Madison ^   –   9 – 4 – 0
No. 13 Youngstown State ^   –   12 – 3 – 0
Georgia Southern   –   7 – 4 – 0
UCF   –   6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary   –   5 – 6 – 0
Liberty   –   4 – 7 – 0
Northeastern   –   4 – 7 – 0
Western Kentucky   –   3 – 8 – 0
Arkansas State   –   1 – 10 – 0
Towson   –   1 – 10 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Penguins were led by sixth-year head coach Jim Tressel and played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They finished the season 12–3. They received an at-large bid to the I-AA playoffs, where they defeated Villanova, Nevada, and Samford to advance to the National Championship Game, where they defeated Marshall. This was their first national championship in school history.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7EdinboroNo. 9
W 24–0
September 14at Delaware StateNo. 8
L 29–33[1]
September 21Morgan State
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 57–22
September 28Northeastern
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 59–7
October 5at Stephen F. Austin
W 16–9
October 12at AkronNo. 18
L 24–38
October 19Libertydagger
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
L 8–10[2]
November 2at No. 20 Georgia Southern
W 19–1716,461
November 9James Madison
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 28–21
November 16Slippery RockNo. 16
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 40–21
November 23at Towson StateNo. 14
W 27–17
November 30No. 7 VillanovaNo. 13
W 17–16
December 7at No. 1 NevadaNo. 13
W 30–2813,476
December 14No. 10 SamfordNo. 13
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
W 10–017,033[3]
December 21vs. No. 8 MarshallNo. 13
CBSW 25–1712,667

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References

  1. ^ "Hornets stun Youngstown". The News Journal. September 15, 1991. Retrieved August 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Liberty 10, Youngstown St. 8". The Newark Advocate. October 20, 1991. Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Youngstown State gains title game". The Akron Beacon Journal. December 15, 1991. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Youngstown St. Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2020.