American college football season
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
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | 6:00 pm | at Pittsburgh* | No. 13 | | ESPN3 | W 31–17 | 40,837 | |
September 8 | 4:00 pm | Valparaiso* | No. 6 | | My YTV (Tape Delayed) | W 59–0 | 15,347 | |
September 15 | 4:00 pm | Albany* | No. 5 | - Stambaugh Stadium
- Youngstown, OH
| My YTV (Tape Dealyed) | W 31–24 | 15,840 | |
September 22 | 7:00 pm | No. 8 Northern Iowa | No. 4 | - Stambaugh Stadium
- Youngstown, OH
| ESPN3/ My YTV (Tape Delayed) | W 42–35 | 19,277 | |
October 6 | 2:00 pm | at No. 1 North Dakota State | No. 3 | | WFMJ/ESPN3 | L 7–48 | 19,065 | [1] |
October 13 | 2:00 pm | at No. 14 Illinois State | No. 8 | | WBCB/ESPN3 | L 28–35 | 5,557 | |
October 20 | 4:00 pm | Southern Illinois | No. 15 | - Stambaugh Stadium
- Youngstown, OH
| My YTV (Tape Delayed) | L 21–38 | 13,079 | |
October 27 | 3:00 pm | at South Dakota State | No. 22 | | WFMJ/ESPN3 | L 28–41 | 14,966 | |
November 3 | 2:00 pm | South Dakota | | - Stambaugh Stadium
- Youngstown, OH
| ESPN3/My YTV (Tape Delayed) | W 13–10 | 11,076 | |
November 10 | 2:00 pm | at Western Illinois | | | WFMJ/ESPN3 | W 31–7 | 3,286 | |
November 17 | 2:00 pm | No. 18 Indiana State | | - Stambaugh Stadium
- Youngstown, OH
| My YTV/ESPN3 | W 27–6 | 9,610 | |
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Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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Sports Network | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | RV | | | | | | | |
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Coaches | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 21 | RV | | | | | | | |
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