2012 Youngstown State Penguins football team

2012 Youngstown State Penguins football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	7–4 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach	Eric Wolford (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Shane Montgomery (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Tresey (1st season)
Home stadium	Stambaugh Stadium
Seasons ←  2011 2013  →

2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^		7	–	1					14	–	1
No. 14 South Dakota State ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 8 Illinois State ^		5	–	3					9	–	4
Indiana State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Southern Illinois		5	–	3					6	–	5
Youngstown State		4	–	4					7	–	4
Northern Iowa		4	–	4					5	–	6
Missouri State		3	–	5					3	–	8
Western Illinois		1	–	7					3	–	8
South Dakota		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Eric Wolford and played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	6:00 pm	at Pittsburgh *	No. 13	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	W 31–17	40,837
September 8	4:00 pm	Valparaiso *	No. 6	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	My YTV (Tape Delayed)	W 59–0	15,347
September 15	4:00 pm	Albany *	No. 5	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	My YTV (Tape Dealyed)	W 31–24	15,840
September 22	7:00 pm	No. 8 Northern Iowa	No. 4	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3/ My YTV (Tape Delayed)	W 42–35	19,277
October 6	2:00 pm	at No. 1 North Dakota State	No. 3	Fargodome Fargo, ND	WFMJ/ESPN3	L 7–48	19,065	[1]
October 13	2:00 pm	at No. 14 Illinois State	No. 8	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	WBCB/ESPN3	L 28–35	5,557
October 20	4:00 pm	Southern Illinois	No. 15	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	My YTV (Tape Delayed)	L 21–38	13,079
October 27	3:00 pm	at South Dakota State	No. 22	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD	WFMJ/ESPN3	L 28–41	14,966
November 3	2:00 pm	South Dakota		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3/My YTV (Tape Delayed)	W 13–10	11,076
November 10	2:00 pm	at Western Illinois		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	WFMJ/ESPN3	W 31–7	3,286
November 17	2:00 pm	No. 18 Indiana State		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	My YTV/ESPN3	W 27–6	9,610
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
Sports Network	13	6	5	4	3	3	8	15	22	RV
Coaches	18	10	8	3	3	3	9	16	21	RV

References

1. "Bison exact revenge, NDSU does no wrong in win over Penguins". The Bismarck Tribune. October 7, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.