2019 Youngstown State Penguins football team
American college football season
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The 2019 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Bo Pelini and played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 6–6, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in eighth place.
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record6–6 (2–6 MVFC)
Headcoach
- Bo Pelini (5th season)
OffensivecoordinatorBrian Crist (2nd season)
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Record | 6–6 (2–6 MVFC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Brian Crist (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Donald D'Alesio (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Stambaugh Stadium |
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| No. 1 North Dakota State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 16 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Northern Iowa ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Illinois State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 South Dakota State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Schedule
YSU has scheduled 12 games in the 2019 season instead of the 11 normally allowed for FCS programs. Under a standard provision of NCAA rules, all FCS teams are allowed to schedule 12 regular-season games in years in which the period starting with Labor Day weekend and ending with the last Saturday of November contains 14 Saturdays.[3]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 24 | vs. Samford* | ESPN | W 45–22 | 12,560 | ||
| September 7 | Howard* | ESPN+ | W 54–28 | 12,390 | ||
| September 14 | Duquesne* |
| ESPN+ | W 34–14 | 15,991 | |
| September 28 | Robert Morris* | No. 22 |
| ESPN+ | W 45–10 | 12,659 |
| October 5 | at No. 13 Northern Iowa | No. 18 | ESPN3 | L 14–21 | 10,137 | |
| October 12 | No. 3 South Dakota State | No. 19 |
| ESPN+ | L 28–38 | 12,381 |
| October 19 | at Southern Illinois | No. 19 | ESPN+ | L 10–35 | 7,670 | |
| October 26 | Western Illinois |
| ESPN+ | W 59–14 | 10,437 | |
| November 2 | No. 1 North Dakota State |
| ESPN+ | L 17–56 | 11,102 | |
| November 9 | at South Dakota | ESPN+ | L 21–56 | 4,561 | ||
| November 16 | at Indiana State | ESPN+ | L 17–24 | 3,645 | ||
| November 23 | No. 7 Illinois State |
| ESPN+ | W 21–3 | 9,190 | |
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Game summaries
Vs. Samford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Penguins | 14 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 45 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 |
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Howard
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Penguins | 6 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 54 |
Duquesne
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Dukes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Penguins | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
Robert Morris
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Colonials | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 22 Penguins | 7 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
At Northern Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 18 Penguins | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 13 Panthers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
South Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 3 Jackrabbits | 3 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 38 |
| No. 19 Penguins | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
At Southern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 19 Penguins | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Salukis | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
Western Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leathernecks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Penguins | 28 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 59 |
North Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 1 Bison | 21 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 56 |
| Penguins | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
At South Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Penguins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Coyotes | 21 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
At Indiana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Penguins | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Sycamores | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Illinois State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 7 Redbirds | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Penguins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |