1986 Youngstown State Penguins football team

American college football season

1986 Youngstown State Penguins football

Conference| Ohio Valley Conference
Record| 2–9 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach|

* Jim Tressel (1st season)

Home stadium| Stambaugh Stadium

Seasons

<- 1985

1987 ->

1986 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 10 Eastern Kentucky ^  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 3  | - | 1
No. 18 Murray State $^  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 1
Akron | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Middle Tennessee | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Morehead State | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Austin Peay | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Youngstown State | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Tennessee Tech | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 10  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Led by first-year head coach Jim Tressel, the Penguins compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the OVC.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 6| Nicholls State*|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| L 17–34| | [1]
September 13| Eastern Michigan*|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| L 17–18| 8,507| [2]
September 20| at Northeastern*|

* Parsons Field
* Brookline, MA

| L 21–23| 1,200| [3]
September 27| at Southern Illinois*|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| L 17–24| 15,100| [4]
October 11| Tennessee Tech|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| W 30–6| | [5]
October 18| at Austin Peay|

* Municipal Stadium
* Clarksville, TN

| L 10–13| | [6]
October 25| at Eastern Kentucky|

* Hanger Field
* Richmond, KY

| L 17–38| 16,300| [7]
November 1| Middle Tennessee|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| L 14–49| 5,906| [8]
November 8| at Murray State|

* Roy Stewart Stadium
* Murray, KY

| L 14–17| 2,582| [9]
November 15| at Morehead State|

* Jayne Stadium
* Morehead, KY

| L 24–27| 6,500| [10]
November 22| Akron|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH (rivalry)

| W 40–39| 8,143| [11]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "Nicholls gets first victory". Daily World. September 7, 1986. Retrieved December 7, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "EMU's last-gasp rally wins, 18–17". Detroit Free Press. September 14, 1986. Retrieved December 7, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "NU lances Youngstown on last-minute field goal". Boston Sunday Globe. September 21, 1985. Retrieved December 7, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Second-half rally sparks Salukis". Southern Illinoisan. September 28, 1986. Retrieved December 7, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Youngstown State earns first victory of season". Omaha World-Herald. October 12, 1986. Retrieved December 7, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "McMillan boot gives Govs 13–10 win over Penguins". The Tennessean. October 19, 1986. Retrieved December 7, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Eastern rallies to 38–17 win". The Courier-Journal. October 26, 1986. Retrieved December 7, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Raiders unload on Penguins 49–14". The Daily News-Journal. November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 7, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Phantom field goal figures in Murray's 17–14 victory". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1986. Retrieved December 7, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Morehead St. tops Youngstown". The Lima News. November 16, 1986. Retrieved December 7, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Penguins edge Zips". Dayton Daily News. November 22, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.

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Youngstown State Penguins football

Venues|

* Rayen Stadium (1938–1981)
* Stambaugh Stadium (1982–present)

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* Steel Tire (Akron; 1940–1995)

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* 1941 Oklahoma City game

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