1987 Youngstown State Penguins football team

The 1987 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Tressel, the Penguins compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as OVC co-champion. Youngstown State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA first round and were defeated by Northern Iowa.

1987 Youngstown State Penguins football
OVC co-champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record8–4 (5–1 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
1987 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Eastern Kentucky +^ 5 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 15 Youngstown State +^ 5 –1 –08 –4 –0
Middle Tennessee 4 –2 –06 –5 –0
Murray State 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
Tennessee Tech 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Morehead State 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
Austin Peay 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Eastern Michigan*
L 20–3517,252[1]
September 12at Bowling Green*
W 20–1710,000[2]
September 26at Marshall*
L 13–38[3]
October 3Northeastern*
W 29–14[4]
October 10at Tennessee Tech
W 18–15[5]
October 17Austin Peay
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 20–18[6]
October 24No. 16 Eastern Kentucky
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
L 7–149,060[7]
October 31at No. T–20 Middle Tennessee
W 17–1613,400[8]
November 7Murray State
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 20–13[9]
November 14Morehead StateNo. T–20
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 38–14[10]
November 20at Akron*No. 19
W 10–61,300[11]
November 28at No. 4 Northern Iowa*No. 15
L 28–313,887[12]

References
  1. "The times are a-changin': EMU wins opener, 35–20". Detroit Free Press. September 6, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Moeller 0–2 after Youngstown loss". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 13, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Marshall 38, Youngstown State 13". Austin American-Statesman. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Northeastern defeats Youngstown St., 29–14". Rutland Daily Herald. October 4, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Y'stown St. 18, Tenn. Tech 15". Kingsport Times-News. October 11, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Penguins edge past Governors". The Daily News-Journal. October 18, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Crawford's bounding 35-yard run gets Eastern in shape to edge Youngstown". The Courier-Journal. October 25, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "OVC title dream dims for MTSU". The Tennessean. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Murray ambitions shot down". The Paducah Sun. November 8, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Youngstown clinches share of OVC crown". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 15, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "A night for Penguins; Youngstown stops Zips, weather 10–6". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 21, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "UNI wins opener of playoffs". The Des Moines Register. November 29, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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