2015 Youngstown State Penguins football team

2015 Youngstown State Penguins football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorShane Montgomery (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorCarl Pelini (1st season)
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State +^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 5 Illinois State +^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 8 Northern Iowa ^   5 – 3     9 – 5  
No. 15 South Dakota State ^   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Western Illinois ^   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Indiana State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Youngstown State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
South Dakota   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Southern Illinois   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Missouri State   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-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 5–6, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 51:00 pmat Pittsburgh*No. 14
ESPN3L 37–4549,969
September 127:00 pmRobert Morris*No. 17
ESPN3/MyYTVW 21–14 OT16,622[1]
September 194:00 pmSaint Francis (PA)*No. 16
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN3/MyYTVW 48–317,428
October 33:00 pmat South DakotaNo. 10
ESPN3W 31–310,015
October 107:00 pmNo. 4 Illinois StateNo. 9
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN3/MyYTVL 29–3117,715
October 174:00 pmNo. 7 South Dakota StatedaggerNo. 11
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
MVC TV/ESPN3L 8–3814,974
October 247:00 pmat Southern IllinoisNo. 16
ESPN3L 31–38 OT8,459
October 312:00 pmat No. 23 Western IllinoisNo. 25
ESPN3W 23–212,610
November 72:00 pmMissouri StateNo. 21
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
MVC TV/ESPN3W 47–711,077
November 142:00 pmNo. 2 North Dakota StateNo. 20
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN3/MyYTVL 24–2711,309
November 211:05 pmat Indiana State
ESPN3L 24–271,121
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS141716131091116252120RVRV—
Coaches16171612107121724–T2121RV——

References

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  1. ^ "Youngstown St–Robert Morris Box Score". Youngstown State University Department of Athletics. September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
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