Results
| NCAAF | 12/02 17:00 | 8 | Youngstown State v Villanova | L | 28-45 | |
| NCAAF | 11/25 22:00 | 7 | Duquesne v Youngstown State | W | 7-40 | |
| NCAAF | 11/18 19:00 | 1 | Youngstown State v Murray State | W | 34-17 | |
| NCAAF | 11/11 17:00 | 1 | [1] South Dakota State v Youngstown State [27] | L | 34-0 | |
| NCAAF | 11/04 17:00 | 1 | Youngstown State v Indiana State | W | 19-7 | |
| NCAAF | 10/28 18:00 | 1 | Missouri State v Youngstown State | W | 28-44 | |
| NCAAF | 10/21 18:00 | 1 | Illinois State v Youngstown State | W | 38-41 | |
| NCAAF | 10/14 18:00 | 1 | Youngstown State v South Dakota | L | 31-34 | |
| NCAAF | 10/07 22:00 | 1 | Southern Illinois v Youngstown State | W | 3-31 | |
| NCAAF | 09/30 18:00 | 1 | [30] Youngstown State v Northern Iowa [77] | L | 41-44 | |
| NCAAF | 09/16 18:00 | 1 | Robert Morris v Youngstown State | W | 28-48 | |
| NCAAF | 09/09 16:00 | 1 |
[7] Youngstown State
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Ohio State
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L | 7-35 |
The Youngstown State football team is a Division I FCS program that represents Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio. The team competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference and has a rich history of success, including four national championships in the 1990s. The team plays its home games at Stambaugh Stadium, which has a seating capacity of over 20,000. The team's mascot is Pete the Penguin, and its colors are red and white. The team is known for its hard-nosed, physical style of play and has produced numerous NFL players, including Ron Jaworski, Jeff Wilkins, and Derek Rivers. The team is led by head coach Doug Phillips, who took over the program in 2021.