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2018 Youngstown State Penguins football team

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.

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
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
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

Preseason edit

Award watch lists edit

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

Preseason MVFC poll edit

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)
1 North Dakota State 390 (39)
2 South Dakota State 270
3 Northern Iowa 258
4 Youngstown State 248
5 Illinois State 248
6 South Dakota 206
7 Western Illinois 163
8 Southern Illinois 139
9 Missouri State 90
10 Indiana State 41

Preseason All-MVFC Teams edit

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

Schedule edit

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 Illinois 
  • 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
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries edit

Butler edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 0 0 16 23
No. 25 Penguins 7 0 14 0 21
See also: 2018 Butler Bulldogs football team

At West Virginia edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Penguins 0 7 10 0 17
No. 14 (FBS) Mountaineers 7 14 21 10 52
See also: 2018 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Valparaiso edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 7 0 0 0 7
Penguins 7 14 14 7 42
See also: 2018 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

At Western Illinois edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Penguins 7 0 10 21 38
Leathernecks 6 10 14 15 45
See also: 2018 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Southern Illinois edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 7 0 7 14
Penguins 3 3 0 11 17
See also: 2018 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

At South Dakota State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Penguins 7 0 0 0 7
No. 2 Jackrabbits 9 7 7 13 36
See also: 2018 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

South Dakota edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 0 0 10 7 17
Penguins 19 3 0 7 29
See also: 2018 South Dakota Coyotes football team

Indiana State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 3 13 7 20 43
Penguins 7 3 7 0 17
See also: 2018 Indiana State Sycamores football team

At North Dakota State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Penguins 0 0 7 0 7
No. 1 Bison 0 7 0 10 17
See also: 2018 North Dakota State Bison football team

Northern Iowa edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Panthers 0 7 3 0 10
Penguins 7 7 14 3 31
See also: 2018 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

At Illinois State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Penguins 3 10 8 7 28
Redbirds 7 7 7 14 35
See also: 2018 Illinois State Redbirds football team

Ranking movements edit

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

References edit

  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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