2015 Youngstown State Penguins football team

2015 Youngstown State Penguins football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach	Bo Pelini (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Shane Montgomery (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Carl Pelini (1st season)
Home stadium	Stambaugh Stadium
Seasons ←  2014 2016  →

2015 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State +^		7	–	1					13	–	2
No. 5 Illinois State +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 8 Northern Iowa ^		5	–	3					9	–	5
No. 15 South Dakota State ^		5	–	3					8	–	4
Western Illinois ^		5	–	3					7	–	6
Indiana State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Youngstown State		3	–	5					5	–	6
South Dakota		3	–	5					5	–	6
Southern Illinois		2	–	6					3	–	8
Missouri State		0	–	8					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-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 5–6, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:00 pm	at Pittsburgh *	No. 14	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	L 37–45	49,969
September 12	7:00 pm	Robert Morris *	No. 17	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3/MyYTV	W 21–14 OT	16,622 [1]
September 19	4:00 pm	Saint Francis (PA) *	No. 16	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3/MyYTV	W 48–3	17,428
October 3	3:00 pm	at South Dakota	No. 10	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN3	W 31–3	10,015
October 10	7:00 pm	No. 4 Illinois State	No. 9	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3/MyYTV	L 29–31	17,715
October 17	4:00 pm	No. 7 South Dakota State	No. 11	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	MVC TV/ESPN3	L 8–38	14,974
October 24	7:00 pm	at Southern Illinois	No. 16	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 31–38 OT	8,459
October 31	2:00 pm	at No. 23 Western Illinois	No. 25	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN3	W 23–21	2,610
November 7	2:00 pm	Missouri State	No. 21	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	MVC TV/ESPN3	W 47–7	11,077
November 14	2:00 pm	No. 2 North Dakota State	No. 20	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3/MyYTV	L 24–27	11,309
November 21	1:05 pm	at Indiana State		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN3	L 24–27	1,121
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	14	17	16	13	10	9	11	16	25	21	20	RV	RV	—
Coaches	16	17	16	12	10	7	12	17	24–T	21	21	RV	—	—

References

1. "Youngstown St–Robert Morris Box Score". Youngstown State University Department of Athletics. September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.