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The 1993 Youngstown State Penguins football team was an American football team represented Youngstown State University in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth season under head coach Jim Tressel, the team compiled a 13–2 record and defeated Marshall in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.[1] It was Youngstown State's second national championship in three years.

ConferenceIndependent
Sports NetworkNo. 7
Record13–2
Headcoach
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1993 Youngstown State Penguins football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 7
Record13–2
Head coach
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
Seasons
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1993 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Troy State ^ – 11–0–1
Youngstown State ^ – 10–2–0
UAB – 9–2–0
Wagner – 9–2–0
No. 12 UCF ^ – 9–3–0
No. 24 Towson State – 8–2–0
No. 19 Western Kentucky – 8–3–0
Hofstra – 6–3–1
Saint Mary's – 6–3–1
Davidson – 6–4–0
Central Connecticut State – 5–5–0
Liberty – 5–5–0
Marist – 5–5–0
Samford – 5–6–0
Duquesne – 4–6–0
Saint Francis (PA) – 3–7–0
Charleston Southern – 3–8–0
Monmouth – 2–5–0
Buffalo – 1–10–0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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Tailback Tamron Smith received the team's most valuable player award.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Smith with 1,433 rushing yards and 120 points scored, Darnell Clark with 1,822 all-purpose yards, Mark Brungard with 1,504 passing yards, and Leon Jones with 177 tackles (including 103 solo tackles).[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Western MichiganNo. 3W 17–329,084[4]
September 11at Stephen F. AustinNo. 2L 15–35[5]
September 18Morgan StateNo. 10W 56–2714,284[6]
October 2at Eastern KentuckyNo. 8W 26–22[7]
October 9Delaware StatedaggerNo. 6
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 42–28[8]
October 16LibertyNo. 4
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 42–0[9]
October 23SamfordNo. 3
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 24–715,194[10]
October 30BuffaloNo. 1
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 38–128,456[11]
November 6Indiana StateNo. 1
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 17–10[12]
November 13at Illinois StateNo. 1L 10–135,195[13]
November 20at AkronNo. 7W 19–08,000[14]
November 27 No. 12 UCFNo. 7
W 56–307,408[15]
December 4 No. 2 Georgia SouthernNo. 7
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I–AA Quarterfinal)
W 34–149,503[16]
December 11 No. 11 IdahoNo. 7
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I–AA Semifinal)
W 35–169,644[17]
December 18vs. No. 9 MarshallNo. 7W 17–529,218[18]
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