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1985 Youngstown State Penguins football team

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1985 Youngstown State Penguins football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–6 (4–3 OVC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Gary Barber
  • Robert Thompson
  • Nick Xides
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Middle Tennessee $^ 7 0 0 11 1 0
No. 10 Akron ^ 5 2 0 8 4 0
No. 17 Murray State 5 2 0 7 3 1
No. 19 Eastern Kentucky 5 2 0 8 3 0
Youngstown State 4 3 0 5 6 0
Austin Peay 2 5 0 5 6 0
Tennessee Tech 1 6 0 1 10 0
Morehead State 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Led by 11th-year head coach Bill Narduzzi, the Penguins compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–3 on conference play, and finished fifth in the OVC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Eastern Michigan*L 22–2713,702[1]
September 14Cincinnati*L 27–2912,124[2]
September 21Florida A&M*
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 28–2113,020[3]
September 28Eastern Kentucky
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
L 29–368,910[4]
October 5Northeastern*
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 23–18[5]
October 12at Tennessee TechW 23–168,239[6]
October 19Austin Peaydagger
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 35–14[7]
October 26at No. 7 Northern Iowa*L 26–5014,330[8]
November 2at No. 1 Middle TennesseeL 21–28 2OT8,000[9]
November 9at No. T–9 AkronL 5–3016,001[10]
November 22Morehead State
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 20–174,173[11]

References

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  1. ^ "EMU beats Youngstown in wild finale, 27–22". Detroit Free Press. September 8, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UC wins on Taylor's last-second run". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 15, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Youngstown St. stops Rattlers". Tallahassee Democrat. September 22, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Offense comes alive as Eastern defeats Youngstown 36–29". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 29, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Youngstown St. tops NU, 23–18". Boston Sunday Globe. October 6, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tech almost wins one, but drops 16th straight". The Tennessean. October 13, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Penguins pop Peay, 35–14". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 20, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Panthers roll to lopsided victory". The Daily Nonpareil. October 27, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Team of destiny; Undefeated MTSU survives double OT war". The Tennessean. November 3, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Zips bomb Youngstown 30–5". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 10, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Touchdown at 0:45 trips Morehead 20–17". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 23, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.