1993 Youngstown State Penguins football team

1993 Youngstown State Penguins football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record13–2
Head coach
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Troy State ^   –   11 – 0 – 1
Youngstown State ^   –   10 – 2 – 0
UAB   –   9 – 2 – 0
Wagner   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 12 UCF ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 24 Towson   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Western Kentucky   –   8 – 3 – 0
Hofstra   –   6 – 3 – 1
Saint Mary's   –   6 – 3 – 1
Davidson   –   6 – 4 – 0
Central Connecticut State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Liberty   –   5 – 5 – 0
Marist   –   5 – 5 – 0
Samford   –   5 – 6 – 0
Duquesne   –   4 – 6 – 0
Saint Francis   –   3 – 7 – 0
Charleston Southern   –   3 – 8 – 0
Monmouth   –   2 – 5 – 0
Buffalo   –   1 – 10 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Youngstown State Penguins football team was an American football team represented Youngstown State University in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth season under head coach Jim Tressel, the team compiled a 13–2 record and defeated Marshall in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.[1] It was Youngstown State's second national championship in three years.

Tailback Tamron Smith received the team's most valuable player award.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Smith with 1,433 rushing yards and 120 points scored, Darnell Clark with 1,822 all-purpose yards, Mark Brungard with 1,504 passing yards, and Leon Jones with 177 tackles (including 103 solo tackles).[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Western MichiganNo. 3
W 17–3
September 11at Stephen F. AustinNo. 2
L 15–35
September 18Morgan StateNo. 10
W 56–27
October 2at Eastern KentuckyNo. 8
W 26–22
October 9Delaware StatedaggerNo. 6
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 42–28
October 16LibertyNo. 4
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 42–0[4]
October 23SamfordNo. 3
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 24–7
October 30BuffaloNo. 1
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 38–128,456
November 6Indiana StateNo. 1
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 17–10
November 13at Illinois StateNo. 1
L 10–13
November 20at AkronNo. 7
W 19–0
November 27 No. 12 UCFNo. 7
W 56–307,408
December 4 No. 2 Georgia SouthernNo. 7
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I–AA Quarterfinal)
W 34–149,503[5]
December 11 No. 11 IdahoNo. 7
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I–AA Semifinal)
W 35–169,644[6]
December 18at No. 9 MarshallNo. 7
W 17–529,218[7]

References

  1. ^ "2018 YSU Football Media Guide" (PDF). Youngstown State University. p. 43. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  2. ^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 45.
  3. ^ 2018 Media Guide, pp. 18-19, and 31-33.
  4. ^ "Youngstown hands LU a shutout". The News and Advance. October 17, 1993. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ John Seaburn (December 5, 1993). "Youngstown in familiar spot". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. E7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Roland Queen (December 12, 1993). "Youngstown in title game". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Milan Zban (December 19, 1993). "Penguins are Kings of the Hill". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. D1, D10 – via Newspapers.com.