1991 Youngstown State Penguins football team

1991 Youngstown State Penguins football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, W 25–17 vs. Marshall
Conference	Independent
Record	12–3
Head coach	Jim Tressel (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Don Treadwell (1st as OC, 6th overall season)
Home stadium	Stambaugh Stadium
Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	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.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	Edinboro	No. 9	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 24–0
September 14	at Delaware State	No. 8	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE		L 29–33
September 21	Morgan State		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 57–22
September 28	Northeastern		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 59–7
October 5	at Stephen F. Austin		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX		W 16–9
October 12	at Akron	No. 18	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (Steel Tire)		L 24–38
October 19	Liberty		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		L 8–10		^[1]
November 2	at No. 20 Georgia Southern		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		W 19–17	16,461
November 9	James Madison		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 28–21
November 16	Slippery Rock	No. 16	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 40–21
November 23	at Towson State	No. 14	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD		W 27–17
November 30	No. 7 Villanova	No. 13	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)		W 17–16
December 7	at No. 1 Nevada	No. 13	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)		W 30–28	13,476
December 14	No. 10 Samford	No. 13	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)		W 10–0	17,033	^[2]
December 21	vs. No. 8 Marshall	No. 13	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA National Championship Game)	CBS	W 25–17	12,667
Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

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

v t e 1991 Youngstown State Penguins football—NCAA Division I-AA national champions
Trenton Boykin Ray Isaac Jeff Wilkins Ryan Wood Head coach: Jim Tressel Assistant coaches: Jon Heacock Doug Phillips Mark Snyder Don Treadwell

v t e Youngstown State Penguins football
Venues	Rayen Stadium (1938–1981) Stambaugh Stadium (1982–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Steel Tire (Akron; 1940–1995)
Culture & lore	Pete and Penny "Red and White" 1941 Oklahoma City game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
<span style="color:white">Seasons</span>	1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football champions
1970s	1978: Florida A&M 1979: Eastern Kentucky
1980s	1980: Boise State 1981: Idaho State 1982: Eastern Kentucky 1983: Southern Illinois 1984: Montana State 1985: Georgia Southern 1986: Georgia Southern 1987: Northeast Louisiana 1988: Furman 1989: Georgia Southern
1990s	1990: Georgia Southern 1991: Youngstown State 1992: Marshall 1993: Youngstown State 1994: Youngstown State 1995: Montana 1996: Marshall 1997: Youngstown State 1998: UMass 1999: Georgia Southern
2000s	2000: Georgia Southern 2001: Montana 2002: Western Kentucky 2003: Delaware 2004: James Madison 2005: Appalachian State 2006: Appalachian State 2007: Appalachian State 2008: Richmond 2009: Villanova
2010s	2010: Eastern Washington 2011: North Dakota State 2012: North Dakota State 2013: North Dakota State 2014: North Dakota State 2015: North Dakota State 2016: James Madison 2017: North Dakota State 2018: North Dakota State 2019: North Dakota State
2020s	2020: Sam Houston State 2021: North Dakota State 2022: South Dakota State 2023: South Dakota State

v t e 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants
Appalachian State Delaware Eastern Kentucky James Madison Marshall McNeese State Middle Tennessee Nevada New Hampshire Northern Iowa Sam Houston State Samford Villanova Weber State Western Illinois Youngstown State
Champion – Youngstown State Penguins

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