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1991 Youngstown State Penguins football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, W 25–17 vs. Marshall
ConferenceIndependent
Record12–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Treadwell (1st season)
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
Seasons← 19901992 →
1991 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Samford ^   –   12 – 2 – 0
Hofstra   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 16 James Madison ^   –   9 – 4 – 0
No. 13 Youngstown State ^   –   12 – 3 – 0
Georgia Southern   –   7 – 4 – 0
UCF   –   6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary   –   5 – 6 – 0
Liberty   –   4 – 7 – 0
Northeastern   –   4 – 7 – 0
Western Kentucky   –   3 – 8 – 0
Arkansas State   –   1 – 10 – 0
Towson State   –   1 – 10 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Penguins were led by sixth-year head coach Jim Tressel and played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They finished the season 12–3. They received an at-large bid to the I-AA playoffs, where they defeated Villanova, Nevada, and Samford to advance to the National Championship Game, where they defeated Marshall. This was their first national championship in school history.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7EdinboroNo. 9W 24–0
September 14at Delaware StateNo. 8L 29–33
September 21Morgan State
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 57–229,313
September 28Northeastern
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 59–7
October 5at Stephen F. AustinW 16–98,212
October 12at AkronNo. 18L 24–386,335
October 19Liberty
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
L 8–10
November 2at No. 20 Georgia SouthernW 19–1716,461
November 9James Madison
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 28–21
November 16Slippery RockNo. 16
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 40–21
November 23at Towson StateNo. 14W 27–171,210
November 30No. 7 VillanovaNo. 13W 17–169,556
December 7at No. 1 NevadaNo. 13W 30–2813,476
December 14No. 10 SamfordNo. 13
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
W 10–017,033
December 21vs. No. 8 MarshallNo. 13CBSW 25–1712,667

References

  1. "Youngstown St. 24, Edinboro 0". The Pittsburgh Press. September 8, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Hornets stun Youngstown". The News Journal. September 15, 1991. Retrieved August 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Youngstown blows past Morgan, 57–22". The Baltimore Sun. September 22, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Youngstown hammers NU". Boston Sunday Globe. September 29, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Costly mistakes send 'Jacks to 16–9 defeat". Longview News-Journal. October 6, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Zips bounce back against Penguins". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 13, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Liberty 10, Youngstown St. 8". The Newark Advocate. October 20, 1991. Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Youngstown beats Southern". The Macon Telegraph. November 3, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Youngstown beats Southern". The Roanoke Times & World-News. November 3, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Youngstown 40, Slippery Rock 21". The Pittsburgh Press. November 17, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Air Towson lands short of big upset". The Baltimore Sun. November 24, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "'Nova falls, 17–16, to Youngstown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 1, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Nevada comes up short, loses to Youngstown State". The Sacramento Bee. December 8, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Youngstown State gains title game". The Akron Beacon Journal. December 15, 1991. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Youngstown St. takes IAA title". The Macon Telegraph. December 22, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Youngstown St. Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
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