1990 Youngstown State Penguins football team

American college football season

1990 Youngstown State Penguins football

NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 17–20 vs. UCF

Conference| Independent
Record| 11–1
Head coach|

* Jim Tressel (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| Jim Bollman (2nd season)
Home stadium| Stambaugh Stadium

Seasons

<- 1989

1991 ->

1990 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 2 Youngstown State ^  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 7 William & Mary ^  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 3 Georgia Southern ^  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 18 UCF ^  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
Liberty |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Samford |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
James Madison |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Nicholls State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Arkansas State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 1
Western Kentucky |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Towson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Northeastern |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0

* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Youngstown State Penguins football team was an American football team represented Youngstown State University as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jim Tressel, the team compiled an 11–1 record and lost to UCF in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.[1]

Wide receiver Ray Ellington received the team's most valuable player award.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Ray Issac with 1,597 passing yards, Archie Herring with 904 rushing yards, Ray Ellington with 696 receiving yards, Jeff Wilkins with 86 points scored, and Derek Pixley with 96 tackles (including 60 solo tackles).[3]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 1| Bloomsburg|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| W 43–7| |
September 8| Edinboro|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| W 31–27| |
September 15| at Northeastern|

* Parsons Field
* Brookline, MA

| W 37–3| |
September 22| Eastern Michigan|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| W 24–14| |
September 29| Akron|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| W 28–23| |
October 6| at Western Kentucky|

* Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
* Bowling Green, KY

| W 17–14| 14,500|
October 13| at Liberty|

* Williams Stadium
* Lynchburg, VA

| W 34–6| |
October 20| at James Madison|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| W 31–15| 12,812| [4]
November 3| Ohio|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| W 27–0| |
November 10| at Towson State|

* Minnegan Stadium
* Towson, MD

| W 13–0| |
November 17| Maine|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| W 38–17| |
November 24| UCF|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)

| L 17–20| 12,500|

* Homecoming

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2018 YSU Football Media Guide" (PDF). Youngstown State University. p. 43. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
2. ^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 45.
3. ^ 2018 Media Guide, pp. 31-33.
4. ^ "Turnovers cost JMU, 31–15". The Daily News Leader. October 21, 1990. Retrieved October 14, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.

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

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