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1990 Youngstown State Penguins football
1990 Youngstown State Penguins football
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 17–20 vs. UCF
Conference	Independent
Record	11–1
Head coach	Jim Tressel (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jim Bollman (2nd season)
Home stadium	Stambaugh Stadium
	Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 2 Youngstown State ^		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 7 William & Mary ^		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Georgia Southern ^		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 18 UCF ^		–		9	–	3	–	0
Liberty		–		7	–	4	–	0
Samford		–		6	–	4	–	1
James Madison		–		5	–	6	–	0
Nicholls State		–		5	–	6	–	0
Arkansas State		–		3	–	7	–	1
Western Kentucky		–		2	–	8	–	0
Towson		–		2	–	9	–	0
Northeastern		–		1	–	10	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Youngstown State Penguins football team was an American football team represented Youngstown State University as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jim Tressel, the team compiled an 11–1 record and lost to UCF in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.^[1]

Wide receiver Ray Ellington received the team's most valuable player award.^[2] The team's statistical leaders included Ray Issac with 1,597 passing yards, Archie Herring with 904 rushing yards, Ray Ellington with 696 receiving yards, Jeff Wilkins with 86 points scored, and Derek Pixley with 96 tackles (including 60 solo tackles).^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	Bloomsburg*	No. 13	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 43–7
September 8	No. 8 (D-II) Edinboro*	No. 13	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 31–27
September 15	at Northeastern*	No. 13	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 37–3
September 22	Eastern Michigan*	No. 15	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 24–14
September 29	Akron*	No. 12	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH (Steel Tire)	W 28–23
October 6	at Western Kentucky*	No. 6т	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 17–14	14,500
October 13	at Liberty*	No. 7	Willard May Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 34–6
October 20	at James Madison*	No. 6	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 31–15	12,812
November 3	Ohio*	No. 5	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 27–0
November 10	at Towson State*	No. 4	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	W 13–0
November 17	Maine*	No. 3	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 38–17
November 24	No. 18 UCF*	No. 2	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 17–20	12,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "2018 YSU Football Media Guide" (PDF). Youngstown State University. p. 43. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 45.
^ 2018 Media Guide, pp. 31-33.