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1991 Youngstown State Penguins football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record12–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Treadwell (1st season)
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Samford ^   –   12 – 2 – 0
Hofstra   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 16 James Madison ^   –   9 – 4 – 0
No. 13 Youngstown State ^   –   12 – 3 – 0
Georgia Southern   –   7 – 4 – 0
UCF   –   6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary   –   5 – 6 – 0
Liberty   –   4 – 7 – 0
Northeastern   –   4 – 7 – 0
Western Kentucky   –   3 – 8 – 0
Arkansas State   –   1 – 10 – 0
Towson   –   1 – 10 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Penguins were led by sixth-year head coach Jim Tressel and played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They finished the season 12–3. They received an at-large bid to the I-AA playoffs, where they defeated Villanova, Nevada, and Samford to advance to the National Championship Game, where they defeated Marshall. This was their first national championship in school history.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7EdinboroNo. 9
W 24–0
September 14at Delaware StateNo. 8
L 29–33[1]
September 21Morgan State
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 57–22
September 28Northeastern
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 59–7
October 5at Stephen F. Austin
W 16–9
October 12at AkronNo. 18
L 24–38
October 19Libertydagger
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
L 8–10[2]
November 2at No. 20 Georgia Southern
W 19–1716,461
November 9James Madison
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 28–21
November 16Slippery RockNo. 16
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 40–21
November 23at Towson StateNo. 14
W 27–17
November 30No. 7 VillanovaNo. 13
W 17–16
December 7at No. 1 NevadaNo. 13
W 30–2813,476
December 14No. 10 SamfordNo. 13
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
W 10–017,033[3]
December 21vs. No. 8 MarshallNo. 13
CBSW 25–1712,667

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References

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  1. ^ "Hornets stun Youngstown". The News Journal. September 15, 1991. Retrieved August 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Liberty 10, Youngstown St. 8". The Newark Advocate. October 20, 1991. Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Youngstown State gains title game". The Akron Beacon Journal. December 15, 1991. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Youngstown St. Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
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