1990 Youngstown State Penguins football team

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1990 Youngstown State Penguins football
ConferenceIndependent
Record11–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Bollman (2nd season)
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Youngstown State ^   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 7 William & Mary ^   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 3 Georgia Southern ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 18 UCF ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
Liberty   –   7 – 4 – 0
Samford   –   6 – 4 – 1
James Madison   –   5 – 6 – 0
Nicholls State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Arkansas State   –   3 – 7 – 1
Western Kentucky   –   2 – 8 – 0
Towson   –   2 – 9 – 0
Northeastern   –   1 – 10 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Youngstown State Penguins football team was an American football team represented Youngstown State University as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jim Tressel, the team compiled an 11–1 record and lost to UCF in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.[1]

Wide receiver Ray Ellington received the team's most valuable player award.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Ray Issac with 1,597 passing yards, Archie Herring with 904 rushing yards, Ray Ellington with 696 receiving yards, Jeff Wilkins with 86 points scored, and Derek Pixley with 96 tackles (including 60 solo tackles).[3]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Bloomsburg
W 43–7
September 8Edinboro
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 31–27
September 15at Northeastern
W 37–3
September 22Eastern Michigan
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 24–14
September 29Akron
W 28–23
October 6at Western Kentucky
W 17–1414,500
October 13at Liberty
W 34–6[4]
October 20at James Madison
W 31–1512,812[5]
November 3Ohiodagger
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 27–0
November 10at Towson State
W 13–0
November 17Maine
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 38–17
November 24UCF
L 17–2012,500
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  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. 31-33.
  4. ^ "Penguins stay on ground, pound LU". The News and Daily Advance. October 14, 1990. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Turnovers cost JMU, 31–15". The Daily News Leader. October 21, 1990. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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