2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team

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2016 Youngstown State Penguins football
Youngstown State Penguins logo.svg
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 2
FCS CoachesNo. 2
Record12–4 (6–2 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Shane Montgomery (7th season)
Defensive coordinator Carl Pelini (2nd season)
Home stadium Stambaugh Stadium
Seasons
  2015
2017  
2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 North Dakota State +^  7 1   12 2  
No. 6 South Dakota State +^  7 1   9 4  
No. 2 Youngstown State ^  6 2   12 4  
Illinois State ^  4 4   6 6  
Northern Iowa  4 4   5 6  
Western Illinois  3 5   6 5  
South Dakota  3 5   4 7  
Indiana State  2 6   4 7  
Missouri State  2 6   4 7  
Southern Illinois  2 6   4 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Bo Pelini and played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Youngstown State finished the season 12–4 overall with a 6–2 mark in MVFC play to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated Samford, Jacksonville State, Wofford, and Eastern Washington to advance to the National Championship Game, where they lost to James Madison.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:30 pm Duquesne * ESPN3 W 45–1012,219
September 102:00 pmat West Virginia *No. 20 RTPT L 21–3856,261
September 174:00 pm Robert Morris *No. 20
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN3W 38–619,033
October 14:00 pm South Dakota No. 20
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN3W 30–2015,151
October 83:00 pmat No. 23 Illinois State No. 15ESPN3W 20–612,570
October 157:00 pmNo. 21 Northern Iowa No. 14
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN3W 14–1013,373
October 223:00 pmat No. 7 South Dakota State No. 13ESPN3L 10–2417,730
October 294:00 pm Indiana State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 15
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN3W 13–1015,082
November 53:30 pmat No. 4 North Dakota State No. 15ESPN3L 3–2418,332
November 1212:00 pm Southern Illinois No. 17
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN3W 21–1411,262
November 193:00 pmat Missouri State No. 15ESPN3W 65–205,070
November 265:00 pmNo. 23 Samford *No. 13
ESPN3W 38–245,322
December 32:00 pmat No. 2 Jacksonville State *No. 13ESPN3W 40–2418,838
December 102:00 pmNo. 19 Wofford *No. 13
ESPN3W 30–23 2OT8,066
December 176:30 pmat No. 3 Eastern Washington *No. 13 ESPNU W 40–385,233
January 7, 201712:00 pmvs. No. 5 James Madison *No. 13 ESPN2 L 14–2814,423
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2Darius Shackleford Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 4Damoun PattersonJr
WR 5Alvin BaileyJr
QB 6Hunter WellsJr
QB 7Nathan Mays Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 8Robert ByrdSo
WR 9I'tavious HarvinJr
WR 9Isiah ScottSo
QB 11Trent HosickJr
QB 12Ricky DavisJr
WR 13Stefan Derrick IIJr
WR 16Jermiah BraswellFr
TB 20Jody WebbSr
WR 21Darien TownsendJr
WR 23Donovan McWilson Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 24Devon McNuttFr
RB 28London PearsonFr
RB 29Martin RuizSr
TB 30Joe Alessi Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 36Zack Torbert Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 37Tevin McCasterSo
C 51Cole McKenry Redshirt.svg  Fr
G 54Jarred JonesFr
G 60Gavin WigginsSo
OT 61Justin SpencerJr
G 64Norman FoxFr
G 67Brock EisenhuthSr
OT 68Connor SharpSo
C 69Cole NewsomeJr
C 70Vitas HrynkiewiczSo
OT 71Cameron FraserJr
OT 72James Wilson Redshirt.svg  Fr
G 74Jacob Zinni Redshirt.svg  Fr
G 75Jason Sims Redshirt.svg  Fr
OT 77Dylan ColucciSr
OT 78Jeff RotheramSo
WR 80Lasander WashingtonJr
WR 81Ryan Emans Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 82Samuel St. SurinFr
TE 83 Kevin Rader Jr
TE 86Shane KuhnJr
WR 87Brad GoodJr
TE 88Jacob WoodSr
WR 89Tre'von Williams Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 95Anthony ParenteJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 1Eric ThompsonSr
DE 2Joshmere DawsonSr
FS 3LeRoy AlexanderSr
LB 4Jonathan PollockFr
LB 5Lee WrightJr
LB 6Jamar PinnockSr
CB 7Kenny BishopSr
CB 8Nate DortchSr
DE 9 Avery Moss Sr
S 10Kyle Hegedus Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 11 Derek Rivers Fr
FS 14Solomon WarfieldJr
CB 15Avery LarkinSo
FS 16Jalyn PowellJr
DB 17Billy Nicoe HurstJr
CB 18D. J. ThomasJr
CB 19Chrispin LeeSo
DT 21Jamal SmithFr
CB 22Darius HallFr
LB 25Nathan PittmanSo
SS 26Jameel SmithSr
SS 27Kieran WinnFr
LB 28Malachi NewellFr
CB 31David Rivers IIISr
DE 33Johnson LouigeneSo
CB 34Mike Nash Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 35Christiaan Randall-Posey Redshirt.svg  Fr
FS 38Logan RheaSo
LB 40Jaylin KellySr
LB 41Curtis Parks Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 42Armand DellovadeSo
LB 45Cole KochmanJr
DE 50Shereif Bynum Redshirt.svg  Fr
DT 52Savon SmithSo
DT 53Justin MetzelFr
DT 55Giacamo CappabiancaFr
DE 59Simon Smith Redshirt.svg  Fr
DT 66Cody SquiricSo
DT 76Lamont RaglandSo
DT 90Wesley ThompsonFr
DT 92Donald MesierJr
DT 97Rickey Hagood IISr
DE 98Fazson ChapmanJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 39Nate NeedhamFr
PK 49Connor McFaddenJr
LS 57Steven WethliSo
P, TE 85Mark Schuler Redshirt.svg  Fr
PK 99Zak KennedySo
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Duquesne

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Dukes370010
Penguins101471445

At West Virginia

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#20 Penguins0140721
Mountaineers7717738

Robert Morris

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Colonials00606
#20 Penguins14314738

South Dakota

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Coyotes3031420
#20 Penguins101001030

At Illinois State

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#15 Penguins0301720
#23 Redbirds00606

Northern Iowa

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#21 Panthers0100010
#14 Penguins0001414

At South Dakota State

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#13 Penguins300710
#7 Jackrabbits1437024

Indiana State

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Sycamores1000010
#15 Penguins060713

At North Dakota State

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#15 Penguins03003
#4 Bison1700724

Southern Illinois

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Salukis007714
#17 Penguins770721

At Missouri State

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#15 Penguins1420171465
Bears01001020

FCS Playoffs

First Round–Samford

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#23 Bulldogs7001724
#13 Penguins73141438

Second Round–Jacksonville State

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#13 Penguins17314640
#2 Gamecocks7107024

Quarterfinals–Wofford

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#19 Terriers90770023
#13 Penguins013730730

Semifinals–Eastern Washington

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#13 Penguins71032040
#3 Eagles10147738

Championship–James Madison

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#13 Penguins070714
#5 Dukes1477028

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS RV2020162015141315151715132
Coaches RV222017151312121413151412–T2

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