1986 Youngstown State Penguins football team

1986 Youngstown State Penguins football
1986 Youngstown State Penguins football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	2–9 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach	Jim Tressel (1st season);
Home stadium	Stambaugh Stadium
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 Eastern Kentucky ^	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	3	–	1
No. 18 Murray State $^	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	1
Akron	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Middle Tennessee	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Morehead State	3	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Austin Peay	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Youngstown State	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Tennessee Tech	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Led by first-year head coach Jim Tressel, the Penguins compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the OVC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Nicholls State*	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 17–34		^[1]
September 13	Eastern Michigan*	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 17–18	8,507	^[2]
September 20	at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 21–23	1,200	^[3]
September 27	at Southern Illinois*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 17–24	15,100	^[4]
October 11	Tennessee Tech	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 30–6		^[5]
October 18	at Austin Peay	Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	L 10–13		^[6]
October 25	at Eastern Kentucky	Hanger Field Richmond, KY	L 17–38	16,300	^[7]
November 1	Middle Tennessee	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 14–49	5,906	^[8]
November 8	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 14–17	2,582	^[9]
November 15	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	L 24–27	6,500	^[10]
November 22	Akron	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH (rivalry)	W 40–39	8,143	^[11]
*Non-conference game

^ "Nicholls gets first victory". Daily World. September 7, 1986. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "EMU's last-gasp rally wins, 18–17". Detroit Free Press. September 14, 1986. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NU lances Youngstown on last-minute field goal". Boston Sunday Globe. September 21, 1985. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Second-half rally sparks Salukis". Southern Illinoisan. September 28, 1986. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Youngstown State earns first victory of season". Omaha World-Herald. October 12, 1986. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McMillan boot gives Govs 13–10 win over Penguins". The Tennessean. October 19, 1986. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Eastern rallies to 38–17 win". The Courier-Journal. October 26, 1986. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Raiders unload on Penguins 49–14". The Daily News-Journal. November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Phantom field goal figures in Murray's 17–14 victory". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1986. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Morehead St. tops Youngstown". The Lima News. November 16, 1986. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Penguins edge Zips". Dayton Daily News. November 22, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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