2023 Youngstown State Penguins football team

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2023 Youngstown State Penguins football
Youngstown State Penguins logo.svg
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 21
FCS CoachesNo. 23
Record8–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTroy Rothenbuhler (4th season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinatorJahmal Brown (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJohn Haneline (1st season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Stambaugh Stadium
Seasons
←  2022
2024  →
2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 South Dakota State $^  8 –0   15 –0  
No. 4 South Dakota ^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 3 North Dakota State ^  5 –3   11 –4  
No. 19 Youngstown State ^  5 –3   8 –5  
No. 16 North Dakota ^  5 –3   7 –5  
Northern Iowa  5 –3   6 –5  
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^  4 –4   8 –5  
Illinois State  4 –4   6 –5  
Missouri State  3 –5   4 –7  
Murray State  1 –7   2 –9  
Indiana State  1 –7   1 –10  
Western Illinois  0 –8   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Doug Phillips, the Penguins played their games at Stambaugh Stadium in Youngstown, Ohio. The Youngstown State Penguins football team drew an average home attendance of 10,065 in 2023.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:30 p.m. Valparaiso *
 ESPN+ W 52–108,593
September 912:00 p.m.at No. 5 (FBS) Ohio State *No. 25
 BTN L 7–35102,897
September 162:00 p.m. Robert Morris *No. 25
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN+W 48–2812,826
September 302:00 p.m.at Northern Iowa No. 23
ESPN+L 41–4410,346
October 76:00 p.m.No. 6 Southern Illinois
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN+W 31–39,767
October 142:00 p.m.at No. 10 South Dakota No. 23
ESPN+L 31–343,608
October 212:00 p.m. Illinois State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 25
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN+W 41–3810,022
October 282:00 p.m. Missouri State No. 24
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN+W 44–289,880
November 41:00 p.m.at Indiana State No. 22
ESPN+W 19–74,798
November 1112:00 p.m.No. 1 South Dakota State No. 22
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN+L 0–349,303
November 182:00 p.m.at Murray State No. 25
ESPN+W 34–175,957
November 255:00 p.m. Duquesne *No. 21
ESPN+W 40–73,866
December 212:00 p.m.at No. 6 Villanova *No. 21
ESPN+L 28–452,015
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

vs Valparaiso

at No. 5 (FBS) Ohio State

No. 25 Youngstown State Penguins (1–0) vs No. 5 (FBS) Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
No. 25 Penguins70007
No. 5 (FBS) Buckeyes14147035

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 9
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: SW at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 102,897
  • Referee: David Siegle
  • TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline reporter)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:34) OSU – Marvin Harrison Jr. 71-yard pass from Kyle McCord, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:20; Ohio State 7–0)
  • (7:42) YSU – Mitch Davidson 1-yard run, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:52; Tied 7–7)
  • (1:20) OSU – Marvin Harrison Jr. 39-yard pass from Kyle McCord, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 4 plays, 93 yards, 1:22; Ohio State 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (9:07) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 13-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 4:51; Ohio State 21–7)
  • (3:06) OSU – Emeka Egbuka 28-yard pass from Kyle McCord, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 4:37; Ohio State 28–7)
Third quarter
  • (1:40) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 30-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 1:43; Ohio State 35–7)
Fourth quarter
  • No scoring plays
StatisticsYSUOSU
First downs1223
Plays–yards59–23460–482
Rushes–yards33–9927–123
Passing yards135359
Passing: comp–att–int17–26–121–33–0
Time of possession34:0026:00
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Youngstown StatePassingMitch Davidson12/18, 98 yards
RushingTyshon King12 carries, 66 yards
ReceivingMax Tomczak3 receptions, 53 yards
Ohio StatePassing Kyle McCord 14/20, 258 yards, 3 TD
Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 5 carries, 56 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Marvin Harrison Jr. 7 receptions, 160 yards, 2 TD

vs Robert Morris

at Northern Iowa

vs No. 6 Southern Illinois

at No. 10 South Dakota

vs Illinois State

vs Missouri State

at Indiana State

vs South Dakota State

at Murray State

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS RV25252423RV23252422
Coaches RV25RV2419RV20TRVRVRV

References

  1. ↑ "2023 Youngstown State Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 25, 2023.


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