2023 Youngstown State Penguins football team

2023 Youngstown State Penguins football
2023 Youngstown State Penguins football
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 28–45 at Villanova
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 21
FCS Coaches	No. 23
Record	8–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach	Doug Phillips (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Troy Rothenbuhler (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jahmal Brown (2nd season)
Home stadium	Stambaugh Stadium
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Doug Phillips, the Penguins played their games at Stambaugh Stadium in Youngstown, Ohio. The Youngstown State Penguins football team drew an average home attendance of 10,065 in 2023.

2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 South Dakota State $^	8	–	0	15	–	0
No. 4 South Dakota ^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 3 North Dakota State ^	5	–	3	11	–	4
No. 19 Youngstown State ^	5	–	3	8	–	5
No. 16 North Dakota ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
Northern Iowa	5	–	3	6	–	5
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^	4	–	4	8	–	5
Illinois State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Missouri State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Murray State	1	–	7	2	–	9
Indiana State	1	–	7	1	–	10
Western Illinois	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of January 10, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:30 p.m.	Valparaiso*		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	W 52–10	8,593
September 9	12:00 p.m.	at No. 5 (FBS) Ohio State*	No. 25	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	BTN	L 7–35	102,897
September 16	2:00 p.m.	Robert Morris*	No. 25	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	W 48–28	12,826
September 30	2:00 p.m.	at Northern Iowa	No. 23	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN+	L 41–44	10,346
October 7	6:00 p.m.	No. 6 Southern Illinois		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	W 31–3	9,767
October 14	2:00 p.m.	at No. 10 South Dakota	No. 23	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	L 31–34	3,608
October 21	2:00 p.m.	Illinois State	No. 25	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	W 41–38	10,022
October 28	2:00 p.m.	Missouri State	No. 24	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	W 44–28	9,880
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at Indiana State	No. 22	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	W 19–7	4,798
November 11	12:00 p.m.	No. 1 South Dakota State	No. 22	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	L 0–34	9,303
November 18	2:00 p.m.	at Murray State	No. 25	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+	W 34–17	5,957
November 25	5:00 p.m.	Duquesne*	No. 21	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN+	W 40–7	3,866
December 2	12:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Villanova*	No. 21	Villanova Stadium Philadelphia, PA (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	L 28–45	2,015
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

No. 25 Youngstown State Penguins (1–0) vs No. 5 (FBS) Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Penguins	7	0	0	0	7
No. 5 (FBS) Buckeyes	14	14	7	0	35

Date: September 9, 2023
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT/9:00 a.m. PDT
Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: SW at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 102,897
Referee: David Siegle
TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline)

Game information

13:34 OSU - Marvin Harrison Jr. 71-yard pass from Kyle McCord (Jayden Fielding kick) - 7-0 Ohio State, Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:20
7:42 YSU - Mitch Davidson 1-yard run (Andrew Lastovka kick) - 7-7, Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:52
1:20 OSU - Marvin Harrison Jr. 39-yard pass from Kyle McCord (Jayden Fielding kick) - 14-7 Ohio State, Drive: 4 plays, 93 yards, 1:22

9:07 OSU - TreVeyon Henderson 13-yard run (Jayden Fielding kick) - 21-7 Ohio State, Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 4:51
3:06 OSU - Emeka Egbuka 28-yard pass from Kyle McCord (Jayden Fielding kick) - 28-7 Ohio State, Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 4:37

1:40 OSU - TreVeyon Henderson 30-yard run (Jayden Fielding kick) - 35-7 Ohio State, Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 1:43

^ "2023 Youngstown State Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

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