2021 Youngstown State Penguins football team

American college football season

2021 Youngstown State Penguins football

Conference| Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record| 3–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach|

* Doug Phillips (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| Troy Rothenbuhler (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator| Joe Schaefer (2nd season)
Home stadium| Stambaugh Stadium

Seasons

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2022 ->

2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 1 North Dakota State $^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 14  | - | 1  |
No. 14 Missouri State ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
No. 16 Southern Illinois ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
No. 18 South Dakota ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
No. 4 South Dakota State ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 4  |
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^  |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Indiana State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
North Dakota |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Western Illinois |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Illinois State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Youngstown State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Doug Phillips, the Penguins compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for ninth place in the MVFC. Youngstown State played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium in Youngstown, Ohio.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 2| 7:00 p.m.| Incarnate Word*|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| ESPN+| W 44–41 OT| 8,637
September 11| 12:00 p.m.| at Michigan State*|

* Spartan Stadium
* East Lansing, MI

| BTN| L 14–42| 70,103
September 25| 6:00 p.m.| Western Illinois|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| ESPN+| L 35–38| 13,751
October 2| 5:00 p.m.| at No. 15 Northern Iowa|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| ESPN+| L 7–34| 8,771
October 9| 2:00 p.m.|  No. 16 Missouri State|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| ESPN+| W 41–33| 12,444
October 23| 1:00 p.m.| at Indiana State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, Indiana

| ESPN+| L 17–28| 5,479
October 30| 2:00 p.m.|  No. 10 South Dakota State|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| ESPN+| L 16–47| 9,423
November 6| 1:00 p.m.| at North Dakota|

* Alerus Center
* Grand Forks, ND

| ESPN+| L 21–24| 8,441
November 13| 12:00 p.m.|  No. 5 North Dakota State|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| ESPN+| L 17–49| 8,307
November 20| 1:00 p.m.| at No. 17 Southern Illinois|

* Saluki Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| ESPN+| W 35-18| 4,935

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Game summaries

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### vs Incarnate Word

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See also: 2021 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Youngstown State Penguins

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| OT| Total

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Cardinals | 7 | 14 | 13| 7| 0| 41
Penguins | 14 | 10 | 7| 10| 3| 44

at Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, OH

* Date: September 2
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 69 • Wind: E 7 mph • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 8,637
* Referee: Art Brown
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Drae Smith (play-by-play), Chris Sammarone (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter

* YSU – 6:22 Bryce Oliver 5 yard pass from Demeatric Crenshaw, Colt McFadden kick
YSU 7–0 Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:12
* YSU – 4:34 Demeatric Crenshaw 3 yard run, Colt McFadden kick
YSU 14–0 Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 0:56
* UIW – 0:56 Kevin Brown 29 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
YSU 14–7 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:38

Second Quarter

* YSU – 10:21 Colt McFadden 27 yard field goal
YSU 17–7 Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 5:26
* UIW – 8:56 Darion Chafin 38 yard pass from Cam Ward, Carson Mohr kick
YSU 17–14 Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:25
* UIW – 4:18 Taylor Grimes 9 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 21–17 Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:27
* YSU – 2:20 Jaleel McLaughlin 72 yard run, Colt McFadden kick
YSU 24–21 Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:54

Third Quarter

* YSU – 7:00 Jaleel McLaughlin 11 yard run, Colt McFadden kick
YSU 31–21 Drive: 15 plays, 82 yards, 7:55
* UIW – 3:49 Kevin Brown 1 yard run, Carson Mohr kick failed
YSU 31–27 Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:05
* UIW – 0:48 Darion Chafin 20 yard pass from Cameron Ward, John Scifers kick
UIW 34–31 Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 0:54

Fourth Quarter

* YSU – 2:15 Demeatric Crenshaw 9 yard run, Colt McFadden kick
YSU 38–34 Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:17
* UIW – 0:39 Trevor Begue 2 yard pass from Cameron Ward, John Scifers kick
UIW 41–38 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:36
* YSU – 0:00 Colt McFadden 41 yard field goal
Tied 41–41 Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:25

Overtime

* YSU – 0:00 Colt McFadden 27 yard field goal
YSU 44–41 Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 0:00

Passing

* UIW – Cam Ward 28/47, 352 YDS, 4 TD
* YSU – Demeatric Crenshaw 9/12, 112 YDS, 1 TD

Rushing

* UIW – Kevin Brown 19 ATT, 118 YDS, 2 TD
* YSU – Jaleel McLaughlin 29 ATT, 242 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving

* UIW – Trevor Begue 5 REC, 81 YDS, 1 TD
* YSU – Jaleel McLaughlin 2 REC, 46 YDS

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### at Michigan State

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See also: 2021 Michigan State Spartans football team

Youngstown State Penguins (1–0) at Michigan State Spartans (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Penguins | 0 | 7 | 7| 0| 14
Spartans | 14 | 21 | 7| 0| 42

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI

* Date: September 11, 2021
* Game time: 12:01 p.m.
* Game weather: 75°F, Wind: 7 mph N, Sunny
* Game attendance: 70,103
* Referee: Kole Kunueppel
* TV announcers (BTN): Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), Coley Harvey (sideline)
* Sources[1]

Game information

First Quarter

* (14:50) MSU TD: Jayden Reed 75-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Matt Coghlin kick)
MSU 7–0; 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:10
* (07:54) MSU TD: Payton Thorne 10-yard run (Matt Coghlin kick)
MSU 14–0; 6 plays, 58 yard, 2:01

Second Quarter

* (12:52) MSU TD: Jayden Reed 85-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Matt Coghlin kick)
MSU 21–0; 3 plays, 98 yards, 1:07
* (10:12) MSU TD: Elijah Collins 20-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Matt Coghlin kick)
MSU 28–-0; 4 plays, 52 yards 1:51
* (04:10) YSU TD: Demeatric Crenshaw 6-yard run (Colt McFadden kick)
MSU 28–7; 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:02
* (00:17) MSU TD: Kenneth Walker III 6-yard run (Matt Coghlin kick)
MSU 35–7; 11 plays, 68 yards, 3:47

Third Quarter

* (10:54) YSU TD: Christian Turner 26-yard run (Colt McFadden kick)
MSU 35–14; 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:06
* (04:32) MSU TD: Jalen Nailor 16-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Matt Coghlin kick)
MSU 42–14; 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:07

Passing

* YSU – Demeatric Crenshaw: 10/23, 81 yards, 1 INT
* MSU – Payton Thorne: 15/21, 280 yards, 4 TD

Rushing

* YSU – Demeatric Crenshaw: 18 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD
* MSU – Jordon Simmons: 16 carries, 123 yards

Receiving

* YSU – Luke Hensley, 4 receptions, 35 yards
* MSU – Jayden Reed: 4 receptions, 181 yards, 2 TD

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### vs Western Illinois

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See also: 2021 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

### at No. 15 Northern Iowa

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See also: 2021 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

### vs No. 16 Missouri State

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See also: 2021 Missouri State Bears football team

Game Five: #16 Missouri State Bears (3–1) at Youngstown State Penguins (1–3)

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No. 16 Missouri State | 0 | 3 | 7| 23| 33
Youngstown State | 6 | 11 | 3| 21| 41

at Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH

* Date: Saturday, October 9, 2021
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), Winds W 10 mph; Sunny
* Game attendance: 12,444
* Referee: Art Brown • Umpire: Joel Schult • Linesman: Frank Spryszak • Line judge: Brett Carpenter • Back judge: Chris Curry • Field judge: Marcus Cameron • Side judge: Jared Flesch
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Drae Smith and Chris Sammarone

Game information

First Quarter

* (12:28) YSU - Samuel St. Surin 28 yard pass from Demeatric Crenshaw, PAT failed (Drive: 2 plays, 44 yards, 00:36; YSU 6-0)

Second Quarter

* (10:56) YSU - Colt McFadden 45 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 05:47; YSU 9-0)
* (07:06) MSU - Jose Pizano 36 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 03:50; YSU 9-3)
* (00:12) YSU - Jorge Portorreal 8 yard pass from Demeatric Crenshaw, 2pt conversion good (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 03:53; YSU 17-3)

Third Quarter

* (11:47) MSU - Ty Scott 21 yard pass from Jason Shelley, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 03:08; YSU 17-10)
* (03:16) YSU - Colt McFadden 28 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 05:51; YSU 20-10)

Fourth Quarter

* (10:02) MSU - Jose Pizano 32 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 02:43; YSU 20-13)
* (04:38) MSU - Ron Tiavaasue 7 yard pass from Jason Shelley, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 03:58; TIED 20-20)
* (04:17) YSU - Jaleel McLaughlin 22 yard run, Colt McFadden kick (Drive: 1 play, 22 yards, 00:06; YSU 27-20)
* (02:08) YSU - Jaleel McLaughlin 60 yard run, Colt McFadden kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 00:49; YSU 34-20)
* (01:06) MSU - Ty Scott 27 yard pass from Jason Shelley, Jose Pizano kick (Drives: 6 plays, 68 yards, 00:56 YSU 34-27)
* (00:40) YSU - Demeatric Crenshaw 73 yard run, Colt McFadden kick (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 00:24; YSU 41-27)
* (00:00) MSU - Cairo Payne 12 yard pass from Jason Shelley, No PAT (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 00:40; YSU 41-33)

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First downs | 30 | 21
Total yards | 503 | 476
Rushes/yards | 27/131 | 50/377
Passing yards | 372 | 99
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 27-49-2 | 10-19-0
Time of possession | 26:47 | 33:13
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Missouri State | Passing | Jason Shelley | 27/48, 372 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing | Jason Shelley | 11 carries, 93 yards
Receiving | Ty Scott | 8 catches, 121 yards, 2 TD
Youngstown State | Passing | Demeatric Crenshaw | 10/19, 99 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Demeatric Crenshaw | 22 carries, 202 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Samuel St. Surin | 2 catches, 39 yards, 1 TD

### at Indiana State

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See also: 2021 Indiana State Sycamores football team

### vs No. 10 South Dakota State

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See also: 2021 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

### at North Dakota

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See also: 2021 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

### vs No. 5 North Dakota State

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See also: 2021 North Dakota State Bison football team

North Dakota State Bison (8-1) vs. Youngstown State Penguins (2-6)

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No. 5 Bison | 7 | 14 | 14| 14| 49
Penguins | 0 | 3 | 7| 7| 17

at Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, OH

* Date: November 13, 2021
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. (ET)
* Game weather: Cloudy; 39 °F (4 °C); NE 10 mph
* Game attendance: 8,307
* TV: ESPN+
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Statistics  | North Dakota State  | Youngstown State

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First downs | 20 | 13
Plays–yards | 59-623 | 65-288
Rushes–yards | 45-454 | 32-59
Passing yards | 169 | 229
Passing: comp–att–int | 10-14-0 | 17-33-1
Time of possession | 29:14 | 30:46
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North Dakota State  | Passing | Cam Miller | 10/14, 169 yds, 2 TD
Rushing | TK Marshall | 3 car, 146 yds, TD
Receiving | Christian Watson | 4 rec, 91 yds, TD
Youngstown State  | Passing | Mitch Davidson | 10/22, 166 yds, 2 TD, INT
Rushing | Jaleel McLaughlin | 11 car, 52 yds
Receiving | Drew Ogletree | 5 rec, 70 yds
Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | NDSU  | YSU
1st  | 11:45  | 7  | 69  | 3:06  | NDSU  | Hunter Luepke (#44) 49-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good  | 7  | 0
2nd  | 10:52  | 16  | 80  | 8:08  | NDSU  | TaMerik Williams (#22) 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good  | 14  | 0
2nd  | 6::48  | 9  | 49  | 4:04  | YSU  | 44-yard field goal by Colt McFadden (#19)  | 14  | 3
2nd  | 6:29  | 1  | 71  | 0:12  | NDSU  | Christian Watson (#1) 71-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good  | 21  | 3
3rd  | 13:16  | 1  | 50  | 0:11  | NDSU  | TaMerik Williams (#22) 50-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good  | 28  | 3
3rd  | 4:07  | 8  | 70  | 4:07  | NDSU  | Noah Gindorff (#87) 1-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good  | 35  | 3
3rd  | 1:04  | 8  | 77  | 2:56  | YSU  | Bryce Oliver (#0) 2-yard touchdown reception from Mitch Davidson (#14), Colt McFadden (#19) kick good  | 35  | 10
4th  | 10:19  | 8  | 60  | 3:57  | YSU  | Bryce Oliver (#0) 2-yard touchdown reception from Mitch Davidson (#14), Colt McFadden (#19) kick good  | 35  | 17
4th  | 5:44  | 2  | 65  | 0:44  | NDSU  | Jalen Bussey (#21) 61-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good  | 42  | 17
4th  | 1:21  | 2  | 86  | 0:58  | NDSU  | TK Marshall (#28) 84-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good  | 49  | 17
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 49  | 17

### at No. 17 Southern Illinois

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See also: 2021 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

## References

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1. ^ "Football vs Youngstown State on 9/11/2021 - Box Score".

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