2023 Youngstown State Penguins football team

American college football season

2023 Youngstown State Penguins football

NCAA Division I Second Round, L 28–45 at Villanova

Conference| Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS| No. 21
FCS Coaches| No. 23
Record| 8–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach|

* Doug Phillips (4th season)

Offensive coordinator| Troy Rothenbuhler (4th season)
Defensive coordinator| Jahmal Brown (2nd season)
Home stadium| Stambaugh Stadium

Seasons

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2024 ->

2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 1 South Dakota State $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 15  | - | 0  |
No. 4 South Dakota ^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 3 North Dakota State ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 4  |
No. 19 Youngstown State ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
No. 16 North Dakota ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Northern Iowa |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^  |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Illinois State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Missouri State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Murray State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Indiana State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |
Western Illinois |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 11  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Doug Phillips, the Penguins played their games at Stambaugh Stadium in Youngstown, Ohio. The Youngstown State Penguins football team drew an average home attendance of 10,065 in 2023.

## Schedule

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

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August 31| 7:30 p.m.| Valparaiso*| |

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| ESPN+| W 52–10| 8,593
September 9| 12:00 p.m.| at No. 5 (FBS) Ohio State*| No. 25|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| BTN| L 7–35| 102,897
September 16| 2:00 p.m.| Robert Morris*| No. 25|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| ESPN+| W 48–28| 12,826
September 30| 2:00 p.m.| at Northern Iowa| No. 23|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| ESPN+| L 41–44| 10,346
October 7| 6:00 p.m.| No. 6 Southern Illinois| |

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| ESPN+| W 31–3| 9,767
October 14| 2:00 p.m.| at No. 10 South Dakota| No. 23|

* DakotaDome
* Vermillion, SD

| ESPN+| L 31–34| 3,608
October 21| 2:00 p.m.| Illinois State| No. 25|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| ESPN+| W 41–38| 10,022
October 28| 2:00 p.m.| Missouri State| No. 24|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| ESPN+| W 44–28| 9,880
November 4| 1:00 p.m.| at Indiana State| No. 22|

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN

| ESPN+| W 19–7| 4,798
November 11| 12:00 p.m.| No. 1 South Dakota State| No. 22|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| ESPN+| L 0–34| 9,303
November 18| 2:00 p.m.| at Murray State| No. 25|

* Roy Stewart Stadium
* Murray, KY

| ESPN+| W 34–17| 5,957
November 25| 5:00 p.m.| Duquesne*| No. 21|

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

| ESPN+| W 40–7| 3,866
December 2| 12:00 p.m.| at No. 6 Villanova*| No. 21|

* Villanova Stadium
* Philadelphia, PA (NCAA Division I Second Round)

| ESPN+| L 28–45| 2,015

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

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## Game summaries

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### vs Valparaiso

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See also: 2023 Valparaiso Beacons football team

### at No. 5 (FBS) Ohio State

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See also: 2023 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

No. 25 Youngstown State Penguins (1–0) vs No. 5 (FBS) Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0) – Game summary

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No. 25 Penguins | 7 | 0 | 0| 0| 7
No. 5 (FBS) Buckeyes | 14 | 14 | 7| 0| 35

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

* Date: September 9
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: SW at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 102,897
* Referee: David Siegle
* TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline reporter)
* Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

* (13:34) OSU – Marvin Harrison Jr. 71-yard pass from Kyle McCord, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:20; Ohio State 7–0)
* (7:42) YSU – Mitch Davidson 1-yard run, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:52; Tied 7–7)
* (1:20) OSU – Marvin Harrison Jr. 39-yard pass from Kyle McCord, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 4 plays, 93 yards, 1:22; Ohio State 14–7)

Second quarter

* (9:07) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 13-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 4:51; Ohio State 21–7)
* (3:06) OSU – Emeka Egbuka 28-yard pass from Kyle McCord, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 4:37; Ohio State 28–7)

Third quarter

* (1:40) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 30-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 1:43; Ohio State 35–7)

Fourth quarter

* No scoring plays

Statistics | YSU | OSU

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First downs | 12 | 23
Plays–yards | 59–234 | 60–482
Rushes–yards | 33–99 | 27–123
Passing yards | 135 | 359
Passing: comp–att–int | 17–26–1 | 21–33–0
Time of possession | 34:00 | 26:00
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Youngstown State  | Passing  | Mitch Davidson  | 12/18, 98 yards
Rushing  | Tyshon King  | 12 carries, 66 yards
Receiving  | Max Tomczak  | 3 receptions, 53 yards
Ohio State  | Passing  | Kyle McCord | 14/20, 258 yards, 3 TD
Rushing  | TreVeyon Henderson | 5 carries, 56 yards, 2 TD
Receiving  | Marvin Harrison Jr. | 7 receptions, 160 yards, 2 TD

### vs Robert Morris

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See also: 2023 Robert Morris Colonials football team

### at Northern Iowa

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See also: 2023 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

### vs No. 6 Southern Illinois

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See also: 2023 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

### at No. 10 South Dakota

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See also: 2023 South Dakota Coyotes football team

### vs Illinois State

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See also: 2023 Illinois State Redbirds football team

### vs Missouri State

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See also: 2023 Missouri State Bears football team

### at Indiana State

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See also: 2023 Indiana State Sycamores football team

### vs South Dakota State

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See also: 2023 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

### at Murray State

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See also: 2023 Murray State Racers football team

## Rankings

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See also: 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| Final
STATS FCS| RV| 25| 25| 24| 23| RV| 23| 25| 24| 22| | | |
Coaches| RV| 25| RV| 24| 19| RV| 20T| RV| RV| RV| | | |

## References

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1. ^ "2023 Youngstown State Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

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