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* |
#14 |
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA |
ESPN3 |
L 37–45 |
49,969 |
September 12 |
7:00 PM |
Robert Morris* |
#17 |
Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH |
ESPN3/MyYTV |
W 21–14 OT |
16,622[1] |
September 19 |
4:00 PM |
Saint Francis (PA)* |
#16 |
Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH |
ESPN3/MyYTV |
W 48–3 |
17,428 |
October 3 |
3:00 PM |
at South Dakota |
#10 |
DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD |
ESPN3 |
W 31–3 |
10,015 |
October 10 |
7:00 PM |
#4 Illinois State |
#9 |
Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH |
ESPN3/MyYTV |
L 29–31 |
17,715 |
October 17 |
4:00 PM |
#7 South Dakota State |
#11 |
Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH |
MVC TV/ESPN3 |
L 8–38 |
14,974 |
October 24 |
7:00 PM |
at Southern Illinois |
#16 |
Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL |
ESPN3 |
L 31–38 OT |
8,459 |
October 31 |
2:00 PM |
at #23 Western Illinois |
#25 |
Hanson Field • Macomb, IL |
ESPN3 |
W 23–21 |
2,610 |
November 7 |
2:00 PM |
Missouri State |
#21 |
Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH |
MVC TV/ESPN3 |
W 47–7 |
11,077 |
November 14 |
2:00 PM |
#2 North Dakota State |
#20 |
Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH |
ESPN3/MyYTV |
L 24–27 |
11,309 |
November 21 |
1:05 PM |
at Indiana State |
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Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN |
ESPN3 |
L 24–27 |
1,121 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #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.
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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
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