2023 Youngstown State Penguins football team

2023 Youngstown State Penguins football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 21
FCS CoachesNo. 23
Record8–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTroy Rothenbuhler (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorJahmal Brown (2nd season)
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 South Dakota State $^   8 – 0     15 – 0  
No. 4 South Dakota ^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 3 North Dakota State ^   5 – 3     11 – 4  
No. 19 Youngstown State ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 16 North Dakota ^   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Northern Iowa   5 – 3     6 – 5  
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Illinois State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Missouri State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Murray State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Indiana State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Western Illinois   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of November 22, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Doug Phillips, the Penguins played their games at Stambaugh Stadium in Youngstown, Ohio.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:30 p.m.Valparaiso*
ESPN+W 52–108,593
September 912:00 p.m.at No. 5 (FBS) Ohio State*No. 25
BTNL 7–35102,897
September 162:00 p.m.Robert Morris*No. 25
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN+W 48–2812,826
September 302:00 p.m.at Northern IowaNo. 23
ESPN+L 41–4410,346
October 76:00 p.m.No. 6 Southern Illinois
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN+W 31–39,767
October 142:00 p.m.at No. 10 South DakotaNo. 23
ESPN+L 31–343,608
October 212:00 p.m.Illinois StatedaggerNo. 25
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN+W 41–3810,022
October 282:00 p.m.Missouri StateNo. 24
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN+W 44–289,880
November 41:00 p.m.at Indiana StateNo. 22
ESPN+W 19–74,798
November 1112:00 p.m.No. 1 South Dakota StateNo. 22
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN+L 0–349,303
November 182:00 p.m.at Murray StateNo. 25
ESPN+W 34–175,957
November 255:00 p.m.Duquesne*No. 21
ESPN+W 40–73,866
December 212:00 p.m.at No. 6 Villanova*No. 21
ESPN+L 28–452,015
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

vs Valparaiso

See also: 2023 Valparaiso Beacons football team

at No. 5 (FBS) Ohio State

See also: 2023 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
No. 25 Youngstown State Penguins (1–0) vs No. 5 (FBS) Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 25 Penguins 7 0 007
No. 5 (FBS) Buckeyes 14 14 7035

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH

  • Date: September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT/9:00 a.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: SW at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 102,897
  • Referee: David Siegle
  • TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • 13:34 OSU - Marvin Harrison Jr. 71-yard pass from Kyle McCord (Jayden Fielding kick) - 7-0 Ohio State, Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:20
  • 7:42 YSU - Mitch Davidson 1-yard run (Andrew Lastovka kick) - 7-7, Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:52
  • 1:20 OSU - Marvin Harrison Jr. 39-yard pass from Kyle McCord (Jayden Fielding kick) - 14-7 Ohio State, Drive: 4 plays, 93 yards, 1:22
Second quarter
  • 9:07 OSU - TreVeyon Henderson 13-yard run (Jayden Fielding kick) - 21-7 Ohio State, Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 4:51
  • 3:06 OSU - Emeka Egbuka 28-yard pass from Kyle McCord (Jayden Fielding kick) - 28-7 Ohio State, Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 4:37
Third quarter
  • 1:40 OSU - TreVeyon Henderson 30-yard run (Jayden Fielding kick) - 35-7 Ohio State, Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 1:43

vs Robert Morris

See also: 2023 Robert Morris Colonials football team

at Northern Iowa

See also: 2023 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

vs No. 6 Southern Illinois

See also: 2023 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

at No. 10 South Dakota

See also: 2023 South Dakota Coyotes football team

vs Illinois State

See also: 2023 Illinois State Redbirds football team

vs Missouri State

See also: 2023 Missouri State Bears football team

at Indiana State

See also: 2023 Indiana State Sycamores football team

vs South Dakota State

See also: 2023 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

at Murray State

See also: 2023 Murray State Racers football team

Rankings

See also: 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRV25252423RV23252422
CoachesRV25RV2419RV20TRVRVRV

References

  1. ^ "2023 Youngstown State Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 25, 2023.


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