American college football season
The 2017 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2017 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.[1] They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh* | No. 9 | | ACCN Extra | L 21–28 OT | 40,012 |
September 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Robert Morris* | No. 8 | | ESPN3 | W 30–0 | 13,900 |
September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut* | No. 6 | - Stambaugh Stadium
- Youngstown, OH
| ESPN3 | W 59–9 | 15,377 |
September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 South Dakota State | No. 6 | - Stambaugh Stadium
- Youngstown, OH
| ESPN3 | W 19–7 | 17,450 |
October 7 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 7 South Dakota | No. 3 | | ESPN3 | L 28–31 | 10,056 |
October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 North Dakota State | No. 8 | - Stambaugh Stadium
- Youngstown, OH
| ESPN3 | L 24–27 OT | 16,408 |
October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at Northern Iowa | No. 9 | | ESPN3 | L 14–19 | 12,146 |
October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 16 Illinois State | No. 21 | - Stambaugh Stadium
- Youngstown, OH
| ESPN3 | L 0–35 | 12,723 |
November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | | | ESPN3 | W 66–24 | 3,047 |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Southern Illinois | | | ESPN3 | W 28–20 | 3,147 |
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Missouri State | | - Stambaugh Stadium
- Youngstown, OH
| ESPN3 | W 38–10 | 9,362 |
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Game summaries[edit]
At Pittsburgh[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
No. 9 Penguins | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Panthers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Robert Morris[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Colonials | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 8 Penguins | 6 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 30 |
Central Connecticut[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Devils | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
No. 6 Penguins | 14 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 59 |
South Dakota State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 4 Jackrabbits | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 6 Penguins | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
At South Dakota[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 3 Penguins | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
No. 7 Coyotes | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
North Dakota State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
No. 2 Bison | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
No. 8 Penguins | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
At Northern Iowa[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 9 Penguins | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Panthers | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
Illinois State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 16 Redbirds | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
No. 21 Penguins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
At Indiana State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Penguins | 28 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 66 |
Sycamores | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
At Southern Illinois[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Penguins | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Salukis | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
Missouri State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Penguins | 10 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
Ranking movements[edit]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
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Coaches | 8 | 6–T | 5 | 5 | 5–T | 3 | 8 | 9 | 19 | RV | — | — | — | — |
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National championship seasons in bold |