# 2017 Youngstown State Penguins football team

The 2017 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Bo Pelini and played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh* | No. 9 | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA | ACCN Extra | L 21–28 $^{OT}$ | 40,012 |
| September 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Robert Morris* | No. 8 | Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH | ESPN3 | W 30–0 | 13,900 |
| September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut* | No. 6 | Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH | ESPN3 | W 59–9 | 15,377 |
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 South Dakota State | No. 6 | Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH | ESPN3 | W 19–7 | 17,450 |
| October 7 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 7 South Dakota | No. 3 | DakotaDomeVermillion, SD | ESPN3 | L 28–31 | 10,056 |
| October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 North Dakota State | No. 8 | Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH | ESPN3 | L 24–27 $^{OT}$ | 16,408 |
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at Northern Iowa | No. 9 | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | ESPN3 | L 14–19 | 12,146 |
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 16 Illinois State | No. 21 | Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH | ESPN3 | L 0–35 | 12,723 |
| November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | | Memorial StadiumTerre Haute, IN | ESPN3 | W 66–24 | 3,047 |
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Southern Illinois | | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL | ESPN3 | W 28–20 | 3,147 |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Missouri State | | Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH | ESPN3 | W 38–10 | 9,362 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### At Pittsburgh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| No. 9 Penguins | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Panthers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 |

### Robert Morris

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonials | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 8 Penguins | 6 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 30 |

### Central Connecticut

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| No. 6 Penguins | 14 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 59 |

### South Dakota State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 4 Jackrabbits | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 6 Penguins | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 |

### At South Dakota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 3 Penguins | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| No. 7 Coyotes | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |

### North Dakota State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| No. 2 Bison | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| No. 8 Penguins | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |

### At Northern Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Penguins | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Panthers | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 19 |

### Illinois State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 16 Redbirds | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| No. 21 Penguins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### At Indiana State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Penguins | 28 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 66 |
| Sycamores | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |

### At Southern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Penguins | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Salukis | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |

### Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Penguins | 10 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 38 |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Coaches | 8 | 6–T | 5 | 5 | 5–T | 3 | 8 | 9 | 19 | RV | — | — | — | — |