2021 Youngstown State Penguins football team
American college football season
The 2021 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by second-year head coach Doug Phillips , the Penguins compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for ninth place in the MVFC. Youngstown State played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium in Youngstown, Ohio .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. Incarnate Word * ESPN+ W 44–41 OT 8,637
September 11 12:00 p.m. at Michigan State * BTN L 14–4270,103
September 25 6:00 p.m. Western Illinois Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH ESPN+ L 35–3813,751
October 2 5:00 p.m. at No. 15 Northern Iowa ESPN+ L 7–348,771
October 9 2:00 p.m. No. 16 Missouri State Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH ESPN+ W 41–3312,444
October 23 1:00 p.m. at Indiana State ESPN+ L 17–285,479
October 30 2:00 p.m. No. 10 South Dakota State Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH ESPN+ L 16–479,423
November 6 1:00 p.m. at North Dakota ESPN+ L 21–248,441
November 13 12:00 p.m. No. 5 North Dakota State Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH ESPN+ L 17–498,307
November 20 1:00 p.m. at No. 17 Southern Illinois ESPN+ W 35-184,935
Game summaries
vs Incarnate Word
Incarnate Word Cardinals at Youngstown State Penguins
Quarter
Total
Cardinals
7
14
13 7 0 41
Penguins
14
10
7 10 3 44
at Stambaugh Stadium , Youngstown, OH
Date : September 2Game time : 7:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Temperature: 69 • Wind: E 7 mph • Weather: SunnyGame attendance : 8,637Referee : Art BrownTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Drae Smith (play-by-play), Chris Sammarone (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
YSU – 6:22 Bryce Oliver 5 yard pass from Demeatric Crenshaw, Colt McFadden kickYSU 7–0 Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:12
YSU – 4:34 Demeatric Crenshaw 3 yard run, Colt McFadden kickYSU 14–0 Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 0:56
UIW – 0:56 Kevin Brown 29 yard run, Carson Mohr kickYSU 14–7 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:38
Second Quarter
YSU – 10:21 Colt McFadden 27 yard field goalYSU 17–7 Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 5:26
UIW – 8:56 Darion Chafin 38 yard pass from Cam Ward , Carson Mohr kickYSU 17–14 Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:25
UIW – 4:18 Taylor Grimes 9 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kickUIW 21–17 Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:27
YSU – 2:20 Jaleel McLaughlin 72 yard run, Colt McFadden kickYSU 24–21 Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:54
Third Quarter
YSU – 7:00 Jaleel McLaughlin 11 yard run, Colt McFadden kickYSU 31–21 Drive: 15 plays, 82 yards, 7:55
UIW – 3:49 Kevin Brown 1 yard run, Carson Mohr kick failedYSU 31–27 Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:05
UIW – 0:48 Darion Chafin 20 yard pass from Cameron Ward, John Scifers kickUIW 34–31 Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 0:54
Fourth Quarter
YSU – 2:15 Demeatric Crenshaw 9 yard run, Colt McFadden kickYSU 38–34 Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:17
UIW – 0:39 Trevor Begue 2 yard pass from Cameron Ward, John Scifers kickUIW 41–38 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:36
YSU – 0:00 Colt McFadden 41 yard field goalTied 41–41 Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:25
Overtime
YSU – 0:00 Colt McFadden 27 yard field goalYSU 44–41 Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 0:00
Passing
UIW – Cam Ward 28/47, 352 YDS, 4 TD
YSU – Demeatric Crenshaw 9/12, 112 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing
Receiving
UIW – Trevor Begue 5 REC, 81 YDS, 1 TD
YSU – Jaleel McLaughlin 2 REC, 46 YDS
at Michigan State
Youngstown State Penguins (1–0) at Michigan State Spartans (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Penguins
0
7
7 0 14
Spartans
14
21
7 0 42
at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
Date : September 11, 2021Game time : 12:01 p.m.Game weather : 75°F, Wind: 7 mph N, SunnyGame attendance : 70,103Referee : Kole KunueppelTV announcers (BTN ) : Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), Coley Harvey (sideline)Sources [ 1]
Game information
First Quarter
(14:50) MSU TD: Jayden Reed 75-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Matt Coghlin kick)MSU 7–0 ; 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:10
(07:54) MSU TD: Payton Thorne 10-yard run (Matt Coghlin kick)MSU 14–0 ; 6 plays, 58 yard, 2:01
Second Quarter
(12:52) MSU TD: Jayden Reed 85-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Matt Coghlin kick)MSU 21–0 ; 3 plays, 98 yards, 1:07
(10:12) MSU TD: Elijah Collins 20-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Matt Coghlin kick)MSU 28–-0 ; 4 plays, 52 yards 1:51
(04:10) YSU TD: Demeatric Crenshaw 6-yard run (Colt McFadden kick)MSU 28–7 ; 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:02
(00:17) MSU TD: Kenneth Walker III 6-yard run (Matt Coghlin kick)MSU 35–7 ; 11 plays, 68 yards, 3:47
Third Quarter
(10:54) YSU TD: Christian Turner 26-yard run (Colt McFadden kick)MSU 35–14 ; 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:06
(04:32) MSU TD: Jalen Nailor 16-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Matt Coghlin kick)MSU 42–14 ; 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:07
Passing
YSU – Demeatric Crenshaw: 10/23, 81 yards, 1 INT
MSU – Payton Thorne : 15/21, 280 yards, 4 TD
Rushing
YSU – Demeatric Crenshaw: 18 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD
MSU – Jordon Simmons: 16 carries, 123 yards
Receiving
YSU – Luke Hensley, 4 receptions, 35 yards
MSU – Jayden Reed : 4 receptions, 181 yards, 2 TD
vs Western Illinois
at No. 15 Northern Iowa
vs No. 16 Missouri State
Game Five: #16 Missouri State Bears (3–1) at Youngstown State Penguins (1–3)
Quarter
Total
No. 16 Missouri State
0
3
7 23 33
Youngstown State
6
11
3 21 41
at Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH
Date : Saturday, October 9, 2021Game time : 2:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : 64 °F (18 °C), Winds W 10 mph; SunnyGame attendance : 12,444Referee : Art Brown • Umpire: Joel Schult • Linesman: Frank Spryszak • Line judge: Brett Carpenter • Back judge: Chris Curry • Field judge: Marcus Cameron • Side judge: Jared FleschTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Drae Smith and Chris Sammarone
Game information
First Quarter
(12:28) YSU - Samuel St. Surin 28 yard pass from Demeatric Crenshaw, PAT failed (Drive: 2 plays, 44 yards, 00:36; YSU 6-0 )
Second Quarter
(10:56) YSU - Colt McFadden 45 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 05:47; YSU 9-0 )
(07:06) MSU - Jose Pizano 36 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 03:50; YSU 9-3 )
(00:12) YSU - Jorge Portorreal 8 yard pass from Demeatric Crenshaw, 2pt conversion good (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 03:53; YSU 17-3 )
Third Quarter
(11:47) MSU - Ty Scott 21 yard pass from Jason Shelley, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 03:08; YSU 17-10 )
(03:16) YSU - Colt McFadden 28 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 05:51; YSU 20-10 )
Fourth Quarter
(10:02) MSU - Jose Pizano 32 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 02:43; YSU 20-13 )
(04:38) MSU - Ron Tiavaasue 7 yard pass from Jason Shelley, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 03:58; TIED 20-20 )
(04:17) YSU - Jaleel McLaughlin 22 yard run, Colt McFadden kick (Drive: 1 play, 22 yards, 00:06; YSU 27-20 )
(02:08) YSU - Jaleel McLaughlin 60 yard run, Colt McFadden kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 00:49; YSU 34-20 )
(01:06) MSU - Ty Scott 27 yard pass from Jason Shelley, Jose Pizano kick (Drives: 6 plays, 68 yards, 00:56 YSU 34-27 )
(00:40) YSU - Demeatric Crenshaw 73 yard run, Colt McFadden kick (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 00:24; YSU 41-27 )
(00:00) MSU - Cairo Payne 12 yard pass from Jason Shelley, No PAT (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 00:40; YSU 41-33 )
Statistics
MSU
YSU
First downs
30
21
Total yards
503
476
Rushes/yards
27/131
50/377
Passing yards
372
99
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
27-49-2
10-19-0
Time of possession
26:47
33:13
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Missouri State
Passing
Jason Shelley
27/48, 372 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Jason Shelley
11 carries, 93 yards
Receiving
Ty Scott
8 catches, 121 yards, 2 TD
Youngstown State
Passing
Demeatric Crenshaw
10/19, 99 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Demeatric Crenshaw
22 carries, 202 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Samuel St. Surin
2 catches, 39 yards, 1 TD
at Indiana State
vs No. 10 South Dakota State
at North Dakota
vs No. 5 North Dakota State
North Dakota State Bison (8-1) vs. Youngstown State Penguins (2-6)
Quarter
Total
No. 5 Bison
7
14
14 14 49
Penguins
0
3
7 7 17
at Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, OH
Date : November 13, 2021Game time : 12:00 p.m. (ET)Game weather : Cloudy; 39 °F (4 °C); NE 10 mphGame attendance : 8,307TV : ESPN+[1]
Statistics
North Dakota State
Youngstown State
First downs
20
13
Plays–yards
59-623
65-288
Rushes–yards
45-454
32-59
Passing yards
169
229
Passing: comp –att –int
10-14-0
17-33-1
Time of possession
29:14
30:46
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
North Dakota State
Passing
Cam Miller
10/14, 169 yds, 2 TD
Rushing
TK Marshall
3 car, 146 yds, TD
Receiving
Christian Watson
4 rec, 91 yds, TD
Youngstown State
Passing
Mitch Davidson
10/22, 166 yds, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
Jaleel McLaughlin
11 car, 52 yds
Receiving
Drew Ogletree
5 rec, 70 yds
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
NDSU
YSU
1st
11:45
7
69
3:06
NDSU
Hunter Luepke (#44) 49-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good
7
0
2nd
10:52
16
80
8:08
NDSU
TaMerik Williams (#22) 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good
14
0
2nd
6::48
9
49
4:04
YSU
44-yard field goal by Colt McFadden (#19)
14
3
2nd
6:29
1
71
0:12
NDSU
Christian Watson (#1) 71-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good
21
3
3rd
13:16
1
50
0:11
NDSU
TaMerik Williams (#22) 50-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good
28
3
3rd
4:07
8
70
4:07
NDSU
Noah Gindorff (#87) 1-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good
35
3
3rd
1:04
8
77
2:56
YSU
Bryce Oliver (#0) 2-yard touchdown reception from Mitch Davidson (#14), Colt McFadden (#19) kick good
35
10
4th
10:19
8
60
3:57
YSU
Bryce Oliver (#0) 2-yard touchdown reception from Mitch Davidson (#14), Colt McFadden (#19) kick good
35
17
4th
5:44
2
65
0:44
NDSU
Jalen Bussey (#21) 61-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good
42
17
4th
1:21
2
86
0:58
NDSU
TK Marshall (#28) 84-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good
49
17
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
49
17
at No. 17 Southern Illinois
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