2014 Youngstown State Penguins football team

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2014 Youngstown State Penguins football
Youngstown State Penguins logo.svg
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 22
FCS CoachesNo. 25
Record7–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Shane Montgomery (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorJamie Bryant (1st season)
Home stadium Stambaugh Stadium
Seasons
  2013
2015  
2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State +^  7 1   15 1  
No. 2 Illinois State +^  7 1   13 2  
No. 10 Northern Iowa ^  6 2   9 5  
No. 12 South Dakota St. ^  5 3   9 5  
No. 19 Indiana State ^  4 4   8 6  
No. 22 Youngstown State  4 4   7 5  
Southern Illinois  3 5   6 6  
Western Illinois  3 5   5 7  
Missouri State  1 7   4 8  
South Dakota  0 8   2 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Eric Wolford and played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

Contents

On November 25, head coach Eric Wolford was fired. [1] He finished at Youngstown State with a five-year record of 31–26.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:00 pmat Illinois *No. 24 BTN L 17–2836,234
September 64:00 pm Duquesne *No. 23 MyYTV W 34–2310,525
September 134:00 pm Butler *No. 21
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
MyYTVW 44–1314,381
September 207:00 pm Saint Francis (PA) *No. 19
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
MyYTVW 52–2316,378
October 43:00 pmat Missouri State No. 18W 14–712,218
October 117:00 pm Western Illinois No. 16
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN3/
MyYTV
L 24–3012,771
October 184:00 pmNo. 14 Southern Illinois Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 21
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN3/
MyYTV
W 26–1412,698
October 253:00 pmat No. 13 South Dakota State No. 17W 30–2714,480
November 12:00 pm South Dakota No. 11
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN3/
MyYTV
W 28–178,274
November 82:00 pmat No. 12 Illinois State No. 10L 21–358,271
November 152:00 pmNo. 23 Indiana State No. 15
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN3/
MyYTV
L 24–27 OT9,642
November 223:30 pmNo. 3 North Dakota State No. 20ESPN3L 14–3818,696

^Game aired on a tape delayed basis

Ranking movements

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Coaches 212116151212101916131316202525

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References

  1. "Youngstown News, Wolford fired as YSU football coach". www.vindy.com. Archived from the original on November 28, 2014.