2021 Youngstown State Penguins football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record3–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTroy Rothenbuhler (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Schaefer (2nd season)
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.Incarnate Word*ESPN+W 44–41 OT8,637
September 1112:00 p.m.at Michigan State*BTNL 14–4270,103
September 256:00 p.m.Western Illinois
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN+L 35–3813,751
October 25:00 p.m.at No. 15 Northern IowaESPN+L 7–348,771
October 92:00 p.m. No. 16 Missouri State
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN+W 41–3312,444
October 231:00 p.m.at Indiana StateESPN+L 17–285,479
October 302:00 p.m. No. 10 South Dakota State
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN+L 16–479,423
November 61:00 p.m.at North DakotaESPN+L 21–248,441
November 1312:00 p.m. No. 5 North Dakota State
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN+L 17–498,307
November 201:00 p.m.at No. 17 Southern IllinoisESPN+W 35-184,935

Game summaries

vs Incarnate Word

See also: 2021 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

at Michigan State

See also: 2021 Michigan State Spartans football team

Youngstown State Penguins (1–0) at Michigan State Spartans (1–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Penguins 0 7 7014
Spartans 14 21 7042

at Spartan StadiumEast 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

vs Western Illinois

See also: 2021 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

at No. 15 Northern Iowa

See also: 2021 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

vs No. 16 Missouri State

See also: 2021 Missouri State Bears football team

at Indiana State

See also: 2021 Indiana State Sycamores football team

vs No. 10 South Dakota State

See also: 2021 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

at North Dakota

See also: 2021 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

vs No. 5 North Dakota State

See also: 2021 North Dakota State Bison football team

at No. 17 Southern Illinois

See also: 2021 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

References

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