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American college football season
The 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Bo Pelini and played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Youngstown State finished the season 12–4 overall with a 6–2 mark in MVFC play to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated Samford, Jacksonville State, Wofford, and Eastern Washington to advance to the National Championship Game, where they lost to James Madison.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 7:30 pm | Duquesne* | | | ESPN3 | W 45–10 | 12,219 |
September 10 | 2:00 pm | at West Virginia* | No. 20 | | RTPT | L 21–38 | 56,261 |
September 17 | 4:00 pm | Robert Morris* | No. 20 | - Stambaugh Stadium
- Youngstown, OH
| ESPN3 | W 38–6 | 19,033 |
October 1 | 4:00 pm | South Dakota | No. 20 | - Stambaugh Stadium
- Youngstown, OH
| ESPN3 | W 30–20 | 15,151 |
October 8 | 3:00 pm | at No. 23 Illinois State | No. 15 | | ESPN3 | W 20–6 | 12,570 |
October 15 | 7:00 pm | No. 21 Northern Iowa | No. 14 | - Stambaugh Stadium
- Youngstown, OH
| ESPN3 | W 14–10 | 13,373 |
October 22 | 3:00 pm | at No. 7 South Dakota State | No. 13 | | ESPN3 | L 10–24 | 17,730 |
October 29 | 4:00 pm | Indiana State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 15 | - Stambaugh Stadium
- Youngstown, OH
| ESPN3 | W 13–10 | 15,082 |
November 5 | 3:30 pm | at No. 4 North Dakota State | No. 15 | | ESPN3 | L 3–24 | 18,332 |
November 12 | 12:00 pm | Southern Illinois | No. 17 | - Stambaugh Stadium
- Youngstown, OH
| ESPN3 | W 21–14 | 11,262 |
November 19 | 3:00 pm | at Missouri State | No. 15 | | ESPN3 | W 65–20 | 5,070 |
November 26 | 5:00 pm | No. 23 Samford* | No. 13 | | ESPN3 | W 38–24 | 5,322 |
December 3 | 2:00 pm | at No. 2 Jacksonville State* | No. 13 | | ESPN3 | W 40–24 | 18,838 |
December 10 | 2:00 pm | No. 19 Wofford* | No. 13 | | ESPN3 | W 30–23 2OT | 8,066 |
December 17 | 6:30 pm | at No. 3 Eastern Washington* | No. 13 | | ESPNU | W 40–38 | 5,233 |
January 7, 2017 | 12:00 pm | vs. No. 5 James Madison* | No. 13 | | ESPN2 | L 14–28 | 14,423 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Dukes
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
Penguins
|
10
|
14
|
7
|
14 |
45 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#20 Penguins
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
Mountaineers
|
7
|
7
|
17
|
7 |
38 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Colonials
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
0 |
6 |
#20 Penguins
|
14
|
3
|
14
|
7 |
38 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Coyotes
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
14 |
20 |
#20 Penguins
|
10
|
10
|
0
|
10 |
30 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#15 Penguins
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
17 |
20 |
#23 Redbirds
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
0 |
6 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#21 Panthers
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
#14 Penguins
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
14 |
At South Dakota State
[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#13 Penguins
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
10 |
#7 Jackrabbits
|
14
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
24 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Sycamores
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
#15 Penguins
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
7 |
13 |
At North Dakota State
[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#15 Penguins
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
#4 Bison
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
24 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
14 |
#17 Penguins
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#15 Penguins
|
14
|
20
|
17
|
14 |
65 |
Bears
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
10 |
20 |
First Round–Samford
[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#23 Bulldogs
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
17 |
24 |
#13 Penguins
|
7
|
3
|
14
|
14 |
38 |
Second Round–Jacksonville State
[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#13 Penguins
|
17
|
3
|
14
|
6 |
40 |
#2 Gamecocks
|
7
|
10
|
7
|
0 |
24 |
Quarterfinals–Wofford
[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT | 2OT |
Total |
#19 Terriers
|
9
|
0
|
7
|
7 | 0 | 0 |
23 |
#13 Penguins
|
0
|
13
|
7
|
3 | 0 | 7 |
30 |
Semifinals–Eastern Washington
[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#13 Penguins
|
7
|
10
|
3
|
20 |
40 |
#3 Eagles
|
10
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
38 |
Championship–James Madison
[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#13 Penguins
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
#5 Dukes
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
28 |
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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 | RV | 20 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 2 |
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Coaches | RV | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12–T | 2 |
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