1999 Youngstown State Penguins football team

The 1999 Youngstown State Penguins football team was an American football team represented Youngstown State University in the Gateway Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 14th season under head coach Jim Tressel, the team compiled a 12–3 record (5–1 against conference opponents) and lost to Georgia Southern in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.[1] It was Youngstown State's sixth appearance in the national championship game during the 1990s.

1999 Youngstown State Penguins football
NCAA Division I-AA runner up
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 2
Record12–3 (5–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
1999 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Illinois State $^  6 –0   11 –3  
No. 2 Youngstown State ^  5 –1   12 –3  
No. 15 Northern Iowa  3 –3   8 –3  
Western Illinois  2 –4   7 –4  
Southwest Missouri State  2 –4   5 –6  
Indiana State  2 –4   3 –8  
Southern Illinois  1 –5   5 –6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Tailback Adrian Brown received the team's most valuable player award.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Brown with 1,589 rushing yards and 108 points scored, Jeff Ryan with 2,573 passing yards, Elliott Giles with 1,301 receiving yards, and Ian Dominelli with 224 tackles (including 92 solo tackles).[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2 No. 4 (D-II) Slippery Rock*No. 21
W 44–14
September 11at Western Michigan*No. 19
L 28–46
September 18 No. 20 (D-II) IUP*No. 20
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 13–7
September 25 No. 13 Western IllinoisNo. 18
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 28–2416,032[4]
October 2at Indiana StateNo. 13
W 31–28
October 9at Southern IllinoisNo. 11
W 43–37 OT7,700[5]
October 16Cal Poly*daggerNo. 10
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 10–7
October 23at No. 7 Northern IowaNo. 9
W 29–2010,163
October 30 No. 11 Illinois StateNo. 8
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
L 28–3115,414[6]
November 6Southwest Missouri StateNo. 14
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 17–14
November 13at No. 19 Villanova*No. 10
W 28–218,773[7]
November 27at No. 8 Montana*No. 9
W 30–27
December 4 No. 16 North Carolina A&T*No. 9
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 41–3
December 11Florida A&M*No. 9
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
W 27–24
December 18vs. No. 2 Georgia Southern*No. 9
L 24–5920,052

References
  1. "2018 YSU Football Media Guide" (PDF). Youngstown State University. p. 44. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  2. 2018 Media Guide, p. 45.
  3. 2018 Media Guide, pp. 31-33.
  4. "Youngstown State charges past Western Illinois". Quad-City Times. September 26, 1999. p. 13S. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Cunningham, Steve (October 10, 1999). "Not clicking". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Reinhardt, Randy (October 31, 1999). "Gateway Champs". The Pantagraph. p. F1. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Youngstown State retains mastery over Villanova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 14, 1999. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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