2015 Youngstown State Penguins football team

2015 Youngstown State Penguins football
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
2015 record 5–6 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach Bo Pelini (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Shane Montgomery
Defensive coordinator Ron Stoops, Jr.
Home stadium Stambaugh Stadium
(Capacity: 20,630)
2015 MVFC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1 North Dakota State +^   7 1         13 2  
#5 Illinois State +^   7 1         10 3  
#8 Northern Iowa ^   5 3         9 5  
#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 FCS 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

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 1:00 PM at Pittsburgh* No. 14 Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA ESPN3 L 37–45   49,969
September 12 7:00 PM Robert Morris* No. 17 Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH ESPN3/MyYTV W 21–14 OT  16,622[1]
September 19 4:00 PM Saint Francis (PA)* No. 16 Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN3/MyYTV W 48–3   17,428
October 3 3:00 PM at South Dakota No. 10 DakotaDomeVermillion, SD ESPN3 W 31–3   10,015
October 10 7:00 PM No. 4 Illinois State No. 9 Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN3/MyYTV L 29–31   17,715
October 17 4:00 PM No. 7 South Dakota Statedagger No. 11 Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH MVC TV/ESPN3 L 8–38   14,974
October 24 7:00 PM at Southern Illinois No. 16 Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL ESPN3 L 31–38 OT  8,459
October 31 2:00 PM at No. 23 Western Illinois No. 25 Hanson FieldMacomb, IL ESPN3 W 23–21   2,610
November 7 2:00 PM Missouri State No. 21 Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH MVC TV/ESPN3 W 47–7   11,077
November 14 2:00 PM No. 2 North Dakota State No. 20 Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN3/MyYTV L 24–27   11,309
November 21 1:05 PM at Indiana State Memorial StadiumTerre Haute, IN ESPN3 L 24–27   1,121
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS 14 17 16 13 10 9 11 16 25 21 20 RV RV NR 
Coaches 16 17 16 12 10 7 12 17 24–T 21 21 RV NR NR

References

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