2012 Youngstown State Penguins football team

2012 Youngstown State Penguins football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record7–4 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorShane Montgomery (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Tresey (1st season)
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   7 1     14 1  
No. 14 South Dakota State ^   6 2     9 4  
No. 8 Illinois State ^   5 3     9 4  
Indiana State   5 3     7 4  
Southern Illinois   5 3     6 5  
Youngstown State   4 4     7 4  
Northern Iowa   4 4     5 6  
Missouri State   3 5     3 8  
Western Illinois   1 7     3 8  
South Dakota   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Eric Wolford, the Penguins compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MVFC. Youngstown State played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium in Youngstown, Ohio.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16:00 pmat Pittsburgh*No. 13ESPN3W 31–1740,837
September 84:00 pmValparaiso*No. 6My YTV (tape delayed)W 59–015,347
September 154:00 pmAlbany*No. 5
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
My YTV (tape delayed)W 31–2415,840
September 227:00 pmNo. 8 Northern IowaNo. 4
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN3/ My YTV (tape delayed)W 42–3519,277
October 62:00 pmat No. 1 North Dakota StateNo. 3WFMJ, ESPN3L 7–4819,065[1]
October 132:00 pmat No. 14 Illinois StateNo. 8WBCB, ESPN3L 28–355,557
October 204:00 pmSouthern IllinoisNo. 15
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
My YTV (tape delayed)L 21–3813,079
October 273:00 pmat South Dakota StateNo. 22WFMJ/ESPN3L 28–4114,966
November 32:00 pmSouth Dakota
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN, My YTV (tape delayed)W 13–1011,076
November 102:00 pmat Western IllinoisWFMJ, ESPN3W 31–73,286
November 172:00 pmNo. 18 Indiana State
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
My YTV, ESPN3W 27–69,610

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
Sports Network136543381522RV
Coaches1810833391621RV

References

  1. ^ "Bison exact revenge, NDSU does no wrong in win over Penguins". The Bismarck Tribune. October 7, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Youngstown State Penguins Schedule 2012". ESPN. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  3. ^ "2012 Football Schedule". Youngstown State University Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2026.