1983 Youngstown State Penguins football team

1983 Youngstown State Penguins football
1983 Youngstown State Penguins football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach	Bill Narduzzi (9th season);
Home stadium	Stambaugh Stadium
	Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

The 1983 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Led by ninth-year head coach Bill Narduzzi, the Penguins compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–5 on conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the OVC.

1983 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky $^	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
No. 16 Middle Tennessee	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Akron	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Murray State	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Austin Peay	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Youngstown State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Tennessee Tech	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Morehead State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Eastern Kentucky	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 23–28	13,349	^[1]
September 17	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	W 34–22		^[2]
September 24	Western Illinois*	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 42–14		^[3]
October 1	at Eastern Illinois*	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 20–21		^[4]
October 8	Western Kentucky*	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 24–13	6,134	^[5]
October 15	Austin Peay	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 41–19		^[6]
October 22	at Northern Iowa*	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 13–23	7,311	^[7]
October 29	at No. 9 Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 24–35	5,500	^[8]
November 5	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (rivalry)	L 21–49		^[9]
November 12	Murray State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 7–19	2,400	^[10]
November 19	Morehead State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 20–27		^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "Eastern uses field goals to defeat Youngstown". The Courier-Journal. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Youngstown outraces Tennessee Tech 34–22". The Tennessean. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Youngstown St. 42, W. Illinois 14". The Leaf-Chronicle. September 25, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rafferty hurls E. Illinois by Youngstown State". The Des Moines Register. October 2, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Youngstown whips Western". Messenger-Inquirer. October 9, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Governors snowballed by Penguins". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 16, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Miller passes UNI to victory". The Daily Nonpareil. October 23, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Raiders rally to beat Youngstown". The Daily News-Journal. October 30, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Zips zap Penguins". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 6, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Murray adapts to game conditions, Penguin challenge". The Paducah Sun. November 13, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Morehead ices Penguins". Dayton Daily News. November 20, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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