2018 Youngstown State Penguins football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Crist (1st as OC, 4th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRichard McNutt (1st as DC, 4th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinatorDonald D'Alesio (1st as DC, 3rd overall season)
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State $^  8 –0   15 –0  
No. 3 South Dakota State ^  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^  5 –3   7 –6  
Indiana State  5 –3   7 –4  
Western Illinois  4 –4   5 –6  
Illinois State  3 –5   6 –5  
Youngstown State  3 –5   4 –7  
South Dakota  3 –5   4 –7  
Missouri State  2 –6   4 –7  
Southern Illinois  1 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Bo Pelini and played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award Player Position Year
Walter Payton Award[1] Tevin McCaster RB SR

Preseason MVFC poll

The MVFC released their preseason poll on July 29, 2018, with the Penguins predicted to finish in fourth place.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1North Dakota State390 (39)
2South Dakota State270
3Northern Iowa258
4Youngstown State248
5Illinois State248
6South Dakota206
7Western Illinois163
8Southern Illinois139
9Missouri State90
10Indiana State41

Preseason All-MVFC Teams

The Penguins placed six players on the preseason all-MVFC teams.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12:00 p.m.Butler*No. 25
ESPN+L 21–2311,219
September 86:00 p.m.at No. 14 (FBS) West Virginia*
AT&TSN PittL 17–5258,446
September 152:00 p.m.Valparaiso*
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN+W 42–714,913
September 294:00 p.m.at Western Illinois
ESPN3L 38–454,352
October 66:00 p.m.Southern Illinoisdagger
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN+W 17–1414,581
October 133:00 p.m.at No. 2 South Dakota State
ESPN+L 7–3614,357
October 206:00 p.m.South Dakota
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN+W 29–1711,112
October 272:00 p.m.Indiana State
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN+L 17–439,090
November 33:30 p.m.at No. 1 North Dakota State
ESPN+L 7–1718,028
November 1012:00 p.m.No. 22 Northern Iowa
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN+W 31–108,407
November 171:00 p.m.at Illinois State
ESPN+L 28–355,583
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Butler

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 0 0 16 23
No. 25 Penguins 7 0 14 0 21

At West Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Penguins 0 7 10 0 17
No. 14 (FBS) Mountaineers 7 14 21 10 52

Valparaiso

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 7 0 0 0 7
Penguins 7 14 14 7 42

At Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Penguins 7 0 10 21 38
Leathernecks 6 10 14 15 45

Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 7 0 7 14
Penguins 3 3 0 11 17

At South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
Penguins 7 0 0 0 7
No. 2 Jackrabbits 9 7 7 13 36

South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 0 0 10 7 17
Penguins 19 3 0 7 29

Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 3 13 7 20 43
Penguins 7 3 7 0 17

At North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
Penguins 0 0 7 0 7
No. 1 Bison 0 7 0 10 17

Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Panthers 0 7 3 0 10
Penguins 7 7 14 3 31

At Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
Penguins 3 10 8 7 28
Redbirds 7 7 7 14 35

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS25RV———————————
Coaches24RV—RV—————————

References

  1. ↑ "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ "North Dakota State Picked to Win 2018 MVFC Title".
  3. ↑ "Preseason All-Conf and Team (PDF) - Missouri Valley Football Conference" (PDF).
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