2019 Youngstown State Penguins football team
The 2019 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-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 6–6, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in eighth place.
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Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
Record | 6–6 (2–6 MVFC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Brian Crist (5th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Donald D’Alesio (4th season) |
Home stadium | Stambaugh Stadium (Capacity: 20,630) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 North Dakota State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 16 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Northern Iowa ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Illinois State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 South Dakota State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
MVFC poll
In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Penguins were predicted to finish in seventh place.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | North Dakota State | 392 (32) |
2 | South Dakota State | 348 (4) |
3 | Illinois State | 289 (3) |
4 | Indiana State | 279 (1) |
5 | Northern Iowa | 266 |
6 | South Dakota | 176 |
7 | Youngstown State | 153 |
8 | Western Illinois | 128 |
9 | Southern Illinois | 89 |
10 | Missouri State | 80 |
Preseason All–MVFC team
The Penguins did not have any players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[2]
Schedule
YSU has scheduled 12 games in the 2019 season instead of the 11 normally allowed for FCS programs. Under a standard provision of NCAA rules, all FCS teams are allowed to schedule 12 regular-season games in years in which the period starting with Labor Day weekend and ending with the last Saturday of November contains 14 Saturdays.[3]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 24 | vs. Samford* | ESPN | W 45–22 | 12,560 | ||
September 7 | Howard* | ESPN+ | W 54–28 | 12,390 | ||
September 14 | Duquesne* |
| ESPN+ | W 34–14 | 15,991 | |
September 28 | Robert Morris* | No. 22 |
| ESPN+ | W 45–10 | 12,659 |
October 5 | at No. 13 Northern Iowa | No. 18 | ESPN3 | L 14–21 | 10,137 | |
October 12 | No. 3 South Dakota State | No. 19 |
| ESPN+ | L 28–38 | 12,381 |
October 19 | at Southern Illinois | No. 19 | ESPN+ | L 10–35 | 7,670 | |
October 26 | Western Illinois |
| ESPN+ | W 59–14 | 10,437 | |
November 2 | No. 1 North Dakota State |
| ESPN+ | L 17–56 | 11,102 | |
November 9 | at South Dakota | ESPN+ | L 21–56 | 4,561 | ||
November 16 | at Indiana State | ESPN+ | L 17–24 | 3,645 | ||
November 23 | No. 7 Illinois State |
| ESPN+ | W 21–3 | 9,190 | |
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Game summaries
Vs. Samford
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Penguins | 14 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 45 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 |
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Howard
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bison | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Penguins | 6 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 54 |
Duquesne
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Dukes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Penguins | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
Robert Morris
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Colonials | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
No. 22 Penguins | 7 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
At Northern Iowa
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 18 Penguins | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
No. 13 Panthers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
South Dakota State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 3 Jackrabbits | 3 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 38 |
No. 19 Penguins | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
At Southern Illinois
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 19 Penguins | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Salukis | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
Western Illinois
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Leathernecks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Penguins | 28 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 59 |
North Dakota State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 1 Bison | 21 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 56 |
Penguins | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
At South Dakota
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Penguins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Coyotes | 21 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
At Indiana State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Penguins | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Sycamores | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Illinois State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 7 Redbirds | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Penguins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
STATS FCS | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | |
Coaches | — | RV | RV | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — |
References
- "North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown". www.valleynewslive.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- "MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team". valley-football.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- "Bylaw 17.10.5.1: Number of Contests, Maximum Limitations—Institutional" (PDF). 2018–19 NCAA Division I Manual. NCAA. July 2018. p. 273. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- "2019 Youngstown State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- Kelley, Kevin (January 9, 2019). "Youngstown State releases 2019 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- "2019 Youngstown State Football Schedule". Youngstown State Athletics.