2012 Youngstown State Penguins football team

2012 Youngstown State Penguins football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record7–4 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorShane Montgomery (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Tresey (1st season)
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   7 1     14 1  
No. 14 South Dakota State ^   6 2     9 4  
No. 8 Illinois State ^   5 3     9 4  
Indiana State   5 3     7 4  
Southern Illinois   5 3     6 5  
Youngstown State   4 4     7 4  
Northern Iowa   4 4     5 6  
Missouri State   3 5     3 8  
Western Illinois   1 7     3 8  
South Dakota   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Eric Wolford and played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16:00 pmat Pittsburgh*No. 13ESPN3W 31–1740,837
September 84:00 pmValparaiso*No. 6My YTV (Tape Delayed)W 59–015,347
September 154:00 pmAlbany*No. 5
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
My YTV (Tape Dealyed)W 31–2415,840
September 227:00 pmNo. 8 Northern IowaNo. 4
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN3/ My YTV (Tape Delayed)W 42–3519,277
October 62:00 pmat No. 1 North Dakota StateNo. 3WFMJ/ESPN3L 7–4819,065[1]
October 132:00 pmat No. 14 Illinois StateNo. 8WBCB/ESPN3L 28–355,557
October 204:00 pmSouthern IllinoisNo. 15
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
My YTV (Tape Delayed)L 21–3813,079
October 273:00 pmat South Dakota StateNo. 22WFMJ/ESPN3L 28–4114,966
November 32:00 pmSouth Dakota
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN3/My YTV (Tape Delayed)W 13–1011,076
November 102:00 pmat Western IllinoisWFMJ/ESPN3W 31–73,286
November 172:00 pmNo. 18 Indiana State
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
My YTV/ESPN3W 27–69,610

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
Sports Network136543381522RV
Coaches1810833391621RV

References

  1. ^ "Bison exact revenge, NDSU does no wrong in win over Penguins". The Bismarck Tribune. October 7, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.