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1992 Youngstown State Penguins football team

The 1992 Youngstown State Penguins football team was an American football team represented Youngstown State University as an independent during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jim Tressel, the team compiled an 11–3–1 record and lost to Marshall in the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.[1] Youngstown appeared in the Division I-AA national championship game six times, and won the championship four times, during the 1990s.

1992 Youngstown State Penguins football
NCAA Division I-AA runner up
ConferenceIndependent
Record11–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 William & Mary   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Youngstown State ^   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 9 Samford ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
Georgia Southern   –   7 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Liberty   –   7 – 4 – 0
UCF   –   6 – 4 – 0
Northeastern   –   5 – 5 – 1
Towson State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Hofstra   –   4 – 6 – 0
Western Kentucky   –   4 – 6 – 0
James Madison   –   4 – 7 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Quarterback Nick Cochran received the team's most valuable player award.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Cochran with 2,196 passing yards, Tamron Smith with 1,403 rushing yards and 126 points scored, and Leon Jones with 125 tackles (including 75 solo tackles).[3]

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5ClarionNo. 2
W 48–7
September 12Delaware StateNo. 2
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 42–20
September 19at Southwest Texas StateNo. 1
W 23–2011,217[4]
September 26James MadisonNo. 1
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
L 49–5216,826[5]
October 3at Indiana StateNo. 7
W 30–24
October 10Illinois StateNo. 7
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 34–10
October 17at NortheasternNo. 6
L 23–28
October 31Eastern IllinoisNo. 11
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 28–19
November 7at OhioNo. 9
W 28–20
November 14at AkronNo. 7
T 10–10
November 21No. 20 Georgia SouthernNo. 7
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 21–108,984
November 28No. 10 VillanovaNo. 7
W 23–209,465[6]
December 51:00 p.m.at No. 1 The CitadelNo. 7
W 42–1713,021
December 12at No. 3 Northern IowaNo. 7
W 19–7
December 1912:00 p.m.at No. 6 MarshallNo. 7
CBSL 28–3131,304

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. ^ "An 81-yard nightmare ends SWT upset bid". Austin American-Statesman. September 20, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "JMU topples No. 1 Penguins". Daily Press. September 27, 1992. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Penguins knock off Villanova". The Newark Advocate. November 29, 1992. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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