2017 Youngstown State Penguins football team
American college football season
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The 2017 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2017 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.[1] They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Headcoach
- Bo Pelini (3rd season)
OffensivecoordinatorShane Montgomery (8th season)
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–4 MVFC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Shane Montgomery (8th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Carl Pelini (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Stambaugh Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 North Dakota State $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 South Dakota State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Northern Iowa ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Western Illinois ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 South Dakota ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh* | No. 9 | ACCN Extra | L 21–28 OT | 40,012 | |
| September 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Robert Morris* | No. 8 | ESPN3 | W 30–0 | 13,900 | |
| September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut* | No. 6 |
| ESPN3 | W 59–9 | 15,377 |
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 South Dakota State | No. 6 |
| ESPN3 | W 19–7 | 17,450 |
| October 7 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 7 South Dakota | No. 3 | ESPN3 | L 28–31 | 10,056 | |
| October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 North Dakota State | No. 8 |
| ESPN3 | L 24–27 OT | 16,408 |
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at Northern Iowa | No. 9 | ESPN3 | L 14–19 | 12,146 | |
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 16 Illinois State | No. 21 |
| ESPN3 | L 0–35 | 12,723 |
| November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | ESPN3 | W 66–24 | 3,047 | ||
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Southern Illinois | ESPN3 | W 28–20 | 3,147 | ||
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Missouri State |
| ESPN3 | W 38–10 | 9,362 | |
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Game summaries
At Pittsburgh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| No. 9 Penguins | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Panthers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Robert Morris
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Colonials | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 8 Penguins | 6 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 30 |
Central Connecticut
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Devils | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| No. 6 Penguins | 14 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 59 |
South Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 4 Jackrabbits | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 6 Penguins | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
At South Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 3 Penguins | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| No. 7 Coyotes | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
North Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| No. 2 Bison | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| No. 8 Penguins | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
At Northern Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 9 Penguins | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Panthers | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
Illinois State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 16 Redbirds | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| No. 21 Penguins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
At Indiana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Penguins | 28 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 66 |
| Sycamores | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
At Southern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Penguins | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Salukis | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Penguins | 10 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 38 |