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1986 Youngstown State Penguins football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record2–9 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Nicholls State*
L 17–34[1]
September 13Eastern Michigan*
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
L 17–188,507[2]
September 20at Northeastern*
L 21–231,200[3]
September 27at Southern Illinois*
L 17–2415,100[4]
October 11Tennessee Tech
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 30–6[5]
October 18at Austin Peay
L 10–13[6]
October 25at Eastern Kentucky
L 17–3816,300[7]
November 1Middle Tennessee
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
L 14–495,906[8]
November 8at Murray State
L 14–172,582[9]
November 15at Morehead State
L 24–276,500[10]
November 22Akron
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH (rivalry)
W 40–398,143[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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