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2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team

2016 Youngstown State Penguins football
Youngstown State Penguins logo.svg
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS No. 2
FCS Coaches No. 2
2016 record 12–4 (6–2 MVFC)
Head coach Bo Pelini (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Shane Montgomery
Defensive coordinator Ron Stoops, Jr.
Home stadium Stambaugh Stadium
(Capacity: 20,630)
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 MVFC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#3 North Dakota State +^   7 1         12 2  
#6 South Dakota State +^   7 1         9 4  
#2 Youngstown State ^   6 2         12 4  
Illinois State ^   4 4         6 6  
Northern Iowa   4 4         5 6  
Western Illinois   3 5         6 5  
South Dakota   3 5         4 7  
Missouri State   2 6         4 7  
Indiana State   2 6         4 7  
Southern Illinois   2 6         4 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second year head coach Bo Pelini and played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Youngstown State finished the season 12–4 overall with a 6–2 mark in MVFC play to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated Samford, Jacksonville State, Wofford, and Eastern Washington to advance to the National Championship Game, where they lost to James Madison.



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