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2018 Youngstown State Penguins football
2018 Youngstown State Penguins football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach	Bo Pelini (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Brian Crist (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Richard McNutt (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Donald D'Alesio (1st season)
Home stadium	Stambaugh Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^	8	–	0	15	–	0
No. 3 South Dakota State ^	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^	5	–	3	7	–	6
Indiana State	5	–	3	7	–	4
Western Illinois	4	–	4	5	–	6
Illinois State	3	–	5	6	–	5
Youngstown State	3	–	5	4	–	7
South Dakota	3	–	5	4	–	7
Missouri State	2	–	6	4	–	7
Southern Illinois	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Bo Pelini and played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award	Player	Position	Year
Walter Payton Award^[1]	Tevin McCaster	RB	SR

Preseason MVFC poll

The MVFC released their preseason poll on July 29, 2018, with the Penguins predicted to finish in fourth place.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	North Dakota State	390 (39)
2	South Dakota State	270
3	Northern Iowa	258
4	Youngstown State	248
5	Illinois State	248
6	South Dakota	206
7	Western Illinois	163
8	Southern Illinois	139
9	Missouri State	90
10	Indiana State	41

Preseason All-MVFC Teams

The Penguins placed six players on the preseason all-MVFC teams.^[3]

Offense

1st team

Tevin McCaster – RB

Vitas Hrynkiewicz – OL

Gavin Wiggins – OL

Steven Wethli – LS

Defense

1st team

Armand Dellovade – LB

2nd team

Bryce Gibson – DB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	2:00 p.m.	Butler*	No. 25	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	L 21–23	11,219
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at No. 14 (FBS) West Virginia*		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	AT&TSN Pitt	L 17–52	58,446
September 15	2:00 p.m.	Valparaiso*		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	W 42–7	14,913
September 29	4:00 p.m.	at Western Illinois		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN3	L 38–45	4,352
October 6	6:00 p.m.	Southern Illinois		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	W 17–14	14,581
October 13	3:00 p.m.	at No. 2 South Dakota State		Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN+	L 7–36	14,357
October 20	6:00 p.m.	South Dakota		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	W 29–17	11,112
October 27	2:00 p.m.	Indiana State		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	L 17–43	9,090
November 3	3:30 p.m.	at No. 1 North Dakota State		Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN+	L 7–17	18,028
November 10	12:00 p.m.	No. 22 Northern Iowa		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	W 31–10	8,407
November 17	1:00 p.m.	at Illinois State		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN+	L 28–35	5,583
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Butler

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	0	16	23
No. 25 Penguins	7	0	14	0	21

At West Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins	0	7	10	0	17
No. 14 (FBS) Mountaineers	7	14	21	10	52

Valparaiso

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	0	0	0	7
Penguins	7	14	14	7	42

At Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins	7	0	10	21	38
Leathernecks	6	10	14	15	45

Southern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	7	0	7	14
Penguins	3	3	0	11	17

At South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins	7	0	0	0	7
No. 2 Jackrabbits	9	7	7	13	36

South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	0	0	10	7	17
Penguins	19	3	0	7	29

Indiana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	3	13	7	20	43
Penguins	7	3	7	0	17

At North Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins	0	0	7	0	7
No. 1 Bison	0	7	0	10	17

Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Panthers	0	7	3	0	10
Penguins	7	7	14	3	31

At Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins	3	10	8	7	28
Redbirds	7	7	7	14	35

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	25	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	24	RV	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
^ "North Dakota State Picked to Win 2018 MVFC Title".
^ "Preseason All-Conf and Team (PDF) - Missouri Valley Football Conference" (PDF).

[1] "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.

[2] "North Dakota State Picked to Win 2018 MVFC Title".

[3] "Preseason All-Conf and Team (PDF) - Missouri Valley Football Conference" (PDF).

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2018 Youngstown State Penguins football team