2014 Youngstown State Penguins football team
| 2014 Youngstown State Penguins football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 22 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 25 |
| Record | 7–5 (4–4 MVFC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Shane Montgomery (5th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jamie Bryant (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Stambaugh Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 North Dakota State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 15 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Illinois State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Northern Iowa ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 South Dakota St. ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Indiana State ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Youngstown State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2014 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Eric Wolford in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Penguins compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the MVFC. Youngstown State played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium in Youngstown, Ohio.
Wolford was fired on November 25.[1] He finished his five-year tenure at Youngstown State with a record of 31–26.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 12:00 pm | at Illinois* | No. 24 | BTN | L 17–28 | 36,234 | |
| September 6 | 4:00 pm | Duquesne* | No. 23 | MyYTV | W 34–23 | 10,525 | |
| September 13 | 4:00 pm | Butler* | No. 21 |
| MyYTV | W 44–13 | 14,381 |
| September 20 | 7:00 pm | Saint Francis (PA)* | No. 19 |
| MyYTV | W 52–23 | 16,378 |
| October 4 | 3:00 pm | at Missouri State | No. 18 | W 14–7 | 12,218 | ||
| October 11 | 7:00 pm | Western Illinois | No. 16 |
| ESPN3, MyYTV | L 24–30 | 12,771 |
| October 18 | 4:00 pm | No. 14 Southern Illinois | No. 21 |
| ESPN3, MyYTV | W 26–14 | 12,698 |
| October 25 | 3:00 pm | at No. 13 South Dakota State | No. 17 | W 30–27 | 14,480 | ||
| November 1 | 2:00 pm | South Dakota | No. 11 |
| ESPN3, MyYTV | W 28–17 | 8,274 |
| November 8 | 2:00 pm | at No. 12 Illinois State | No. 10 | L 21–35 | 8,271 | ||
| November 15 | 2:00 pm | No. 23 Indiana State | No. 15 |
| ESPN3, MyYTV | L 24–27 OT | 9,642 |
| November 22 | 3:30 pm | No. 3 North Dakota State | No. 20 | ESPN3 | L 14–38 | 18,696 | |
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^Game aired on a tape delayed basis
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Rankings
| Week | |||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| Sports Network | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Coaches | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 25 |
References
- ^ "Youngstown News, Wolford fired as YSU football coach". www.vindy.com. Archived from the original on November 28, 2014.
- ^ "Youngstown State Penguins Schedule 2014". ESPN. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
- ^ "2014 Football Schedule". Youngstown State University Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2026.