1999 Youngstown State Penguins football team
American college football season
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The 1999 Youngstown State Penguins football team was an American football team represented Youngstown State University in the Gateway Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 14th season under head coach Jim Tressel, the team compiled a 12–3 record (5–1 against conference opponents) and lost to Georgia Southern in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.[1] It was Youngstown State's sixth appearance in the national championship game during the 1990s.
- Jim Tressel (14th season)
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NCAA Division I-AA runner up | |
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, L 24–59 vs. Georgia Southern | |
| Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
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| Sports Network | No. 2 |
| Record | 12–3 (5–1 Gateway) |
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| Home stadium | Stambaugh Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Illinois State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Youngstown State ^ | 5 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Northern Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tailback Adrian Brown received the team's most valuable player award.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Brown with 1,589 rushing yards and 108 points scored, Jeff Ryan with 2,573 passing yards, Elliott Giles with 1,301 receiving yards, and Ian Dominelli with 224 tackles (including 92 solo tackles).[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 2 | No. 4 (D-II) Slippery Rock* | No. 21 | W 44–14 | 16,552 | [4] | |||
| September 11 | at Western Michigan* | No. 19 | L 28–46 | 35,874 | [5] | |||
| September 18 | No. 20 (D-II) IUP* | No. 20 |
| W 13–7 | 15,022 | [6] | ||
| September 25 | No. 13 Western Illinois | No. 18 |
| W 28–24 | 16,032 | [7] | ||
| October 2 | at Indiana State | No. 13 | W 31–28 | 4,364 | [8] | |||
| October 9 | at Southern Illinois | No. 11 | W 43–37 OT | 7,700 | [9] | |||
| October 16 | Cal Poly* | No. 10 |
| W 10–7 | 19,682 | [10] | ||
| October 23 | at No. 7 Northern Iowa | No. 9 | W 29–20 | 10,163 | ||||
| October 30 | No. 11 Illinois State | No. 8 |
| L 28–31 | 15,414 | [11] | ||
| November 6 | Southwest Missouri State | No. 14 |
| W 17–14 | 13,332 | [12] | ||
| November 13 | at No. 19 Villanova* | No. 10 | W 28–21 | 8,773 | [13] | |||
| November 27 | at No. 8 Montana* | No. 9 | W 30–27 | 17,261 | [14] | |||
| December 4 | No. 16 North Carolina A&T* | No. 9 |
| W 41–3 | 16,955 | [15] | ||
| December 11 | No. 14 Florida A&M* | No. 9 |
| W 27–24 | 17,846 | [16] | ||
| December 18 | vs. No. 2 Georgia Southern* | No. 9 | L 24–59 | 20,052 | [17] | |||
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