2018 Youngstown State Penguins football team

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2018 Youngstown State Penguins football
Youngstown State Penguins logo.svg
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Crist (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRichard McNutt (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorDonald D'Alesio (1st season)
Home stadium Stambaugh Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State $^  8 0   15 0  
No. 3 South Dakota State ^  6 2   10 3  
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^  5 3   7 6  
Indiana State  5 3   7 4  
Western Illinois  4 4   5 6  
Illinois State  3 5   6 5  
Youngstown State  3 5   4 7  
South Dakota  3 5   4 7  
Missouri State  2 6   4 7  
Southern Illinois  1 7   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-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 4–7, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.

Contents

Preseason

Award watch lists

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Walter Payton Award [1] Tevin McCasterRBSR

Preseason MVFC poll

The MVFC released their preseason poll on July 29, 2018, with the Penguins predicted to finish in fourth place. [2]

Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1North Dakota State390 (39)
2South Dakota State270
3Northern Iowa258
4Youngstown State248
5Illinois State248
6South Dakota206
7Western Illinois163
8Southern Illinois139
9Missouri State90
10Indiana State41

Preseason All-MVFC Teams

The Penguins placed six players on the preseason all-MVFC teams. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12:00 p.m. Butler *No. 25 ESPN+ L 21–2311,219
September 86:00 p.m.at No. 14 (FBS) West Virginia * AT&TSN Pitt L 17–5258,446
September 152:00 p.m. Valparaiso *
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN+W 42–714,913
September 294:00 p.m.at Western Illinois ESPN3 L 38–454,352
October 66:00 p.m. Southern Illinois Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN+W 17–1414,581
October 133:00 p.m.at No. 2 South Dakota State ESPN+L 7–3614,357
October 206:00 p.m. South Dakota
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN+W 29–1711,112
October 272:00 p.m. Indiana State
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN+L 17–439,090
November 33:30 p.m.at No. 1 North Dakota State ESPN+L 7–1718,028
November 1012:00 p.m.No. 22 Northern Iowa
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN+W 31–108,407
November 171:00 p.m.at Illinois State ESPN+L 28–355,583
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Butler

1234Total
Bulldogs7001623
No. 25 Penguins7014021

At West Virginia

1234Total
Penguins0710017
No. 14(FBS)Mountaineers714211052

Valparaiso

1234Total
Crusaders70007
Penguins71414742

At Western Illinois

1234Total
Penguins70102138
Leathernecks610141545

Southern Illinois

1234Total
Salukis070714
Penguins3301117

At South Dakota State

1234Total
Penguins70007
No. 2 Jackrabbits9771336

South Dakota

1234Total
Coyotes0010717
Penguins1930729

Indiana State

1234Total
Sycamores31372043
Penguins737017

At North Dakota State

1234Total
Penguins00707
No. 1 Bison0701017

Northern Iowa

1234Total
No. 22 Panthers073010
Penguins7714331

At Illinois State

1234Total
Penguins3108728
Redbirds7771435

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS 25RV
Coaches 24RVRV

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References

  1. "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  2. "North Dakota State Picked to Win 2018 MVFC Title".
  3. "Preseason All-Conf and Team (PDF) - Missouri Valley Football Conference" (PDF).