1993 Youngstown State Penguins football team

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1993 Youngstown State Penguins football
Youngstown State Penguins logo.svg
NCAA Division I-AA champion
ConferenceIndependent
1993 record13–2
Head coach
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Troy State ^     11 0 1
Youngstown State ^     10 2 0
UAB     9 2 0
Wagner     9 2 0
No. 12 UCF ^     9 3 0
No. 24 Towson     8 2 0
No. 19 Western Kentucky     8 3 0
Hofstra     6 3 1
Saint Mary's     6 3 1
Davidson     6 4 0
Central Connecticut     5 5 0
Liberty     5 5 0
Marist     5 5 0
Samford     5 6 0
Duquesne     4 6 0
Saint Francis     3 7 0
Charleston Southern     3 8 0
Monmouth     2 5 0
Buffalo     1 10 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Youngstown State Penguins football team was an American football team represented Youngstown State University in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth season under head coach Jim Tressel, the team compiled a 13–2 record and defeated Marshall in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.[1] It was Youngstown State's second national championship in three years.

Tailback Tamron Smith received the team's most valuable player award.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Smith with 1,433 rushing yards and 120 points scored, Darnell Clark with 1,822 all-purpose yards, Mark Brungard with 1,504 passing yards, and Leon Jones with 177 tackles (including 103 solo tackles).[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Western MichiganW 17–3
September 11at Stephen F. AustinL 15–35
September 18Morgan StateW 56–27
October 2at Eastern KentuckyW 26–22
October 9Delaware Statedagger
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 42–28
October 16Liberty
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 42–0
October 23Samford
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 24–7
October 30Buffalo
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 38–128,456
November 6Indiana State
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 17–10
November 13at Illinois StateL 10–13
November 20at AkronW 19–0
November 27UCF
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)
W 56–307,408
December 4Georgia Southern
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I–AA Quarterfinal)
W 34–149,503[4]
December 11Idaho
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I–AA Semifinal)
W 35–169,644[5]
December 18at MarshallW 17–529,218[6]
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ "2018 YSU Football Media Guide" (PDF). Youngstown State University. p. 43. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  2. ^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 45.
  3. ^ 2018 Media Guide, pp. 18-19, and 31-33.
  4. ^ John Seaburn (December 5, 1993). "Youngstown in familiar spot". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. E7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Roland Queen (December 12, 1993). "Youngstown in title game". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Milan Zban (December 19, 1993). "Penguins are Kings of the Hill". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. D1, D10 – via Newspapers.com.
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