2011 Youngstown State Penguins football team

2011 Youngstown State Penguins football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach	Eric Wolford (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Shane Montgomery (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Rick Kravitz (2nd season)
Home stadium	Stambaugh Stadium

2011 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State +^		7	–	1					14	–	1
No. 6 Northern Iowa +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 20 Illinois State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Indiana State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Youngstown State		4	–	4					6	–	5
South Dakota State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Southern Illinois		2	–	6					4	–	7
Missouri State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Western Illinois		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2011 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Penguins were led by second-year head coach Eric Wolford and played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:30 pm	at No. 17 (FBS) Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	BTN	L 6–28	75,910
September 10	4:00 pm	Valparaiso*	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 77–13	14,117
September 17	4:00 pm	Illinois State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 34–27	18,543
September 24	2:00 pm	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		L 35–37	6,523
October 8	4:00 pm	South Dakota State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		L 28–35	16,209
October 15	3:00 pm	at Southern Illinois	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL		W 35–23	12,796
October 22	4:00 pm	Saint Francis (PA)*	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 49–23	11,313
October 29	1:00 pm	Western Illinois	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 56–14	11,583
November 5	5:00 pm	at No. 6 Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		L 17–21	11,523
November 12	4:00 pm	at No. 1 North Dakota State	Fargodome Fargo, ND		W 27–24	18,450
November 19	1:00 pm	Missouri State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		L 34–38	11,102
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time