The 1999 Youngstown State Penguins football team was an American football team represented Youngstown State University in the Gateway Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 14th season under head coach Jim Tressel, the team compiled a 12–3 record (5–1 against conference opponents) and lost to Georgia Southern in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.[1] It was Youngstown State's sixth appearance in the national championship game during the 1990s.
| 1999 Youngstown State Penguins football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA runner up | |
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, L 24–59 vs. Georgia Southern | |
| Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
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| Sports Network | No. 2 |
| Record | 12–3 (5–1 Gateway) |
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| Home stadium | Stambaugh Stadium |
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| No. 3 Illinois State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Youngstown State ^ | 5 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Northern Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tailback Adrian Brown received the team's most valuable player award.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Brown with 1,589 rushing yards and 108 points scored, Jeff Ryan with 2,573 passing yards, Elliott Giles with 1,301 receiving yards, and Ian Dominelli with 224 tackles (including 92 solo tackles).[3]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 2 | No. 4 (D-II) Slippery Rock* | No. 21 | W 44–14 | 16,552 | [4] | |||
| September 11 | at Western Michigan* | No. 19 | L 28–46 | 35,874 | [5] | |||
| September 18 | No. 20 (D-II) IUP* | No. 20 |
| W 13–7 | 15,022 | [6] | ||
| September 25 | No. 13 Western Illinois | No. 18 |
| W 28–24 | 16,032 | [7] | ||
| October 2 | at Indiana State | No. 13 | W 31–28 | 4,364 | [8] | |||
| October 9 | at Southern Illinois | No. 11 | W 43–37 OT | 7,700 | [9] | |||
| October 16 | Cal Poly* | No. 10 |
| W 10–7 | 19,682 | [10] | ||
| October 23 | at No. 7 Northern Iowa | No. 9 | W 29–20 | 10,163 | ||||
| October 30 | No. 11 Illinois State | No. 8 |
| L 28–31 | 15,414 | [11] | ||
| November 6 | Southwest Missouri State | No. 14 |
| W 17–14 | 13,332 | [12] | ||
| November 13 | at No. 19 Villanova* | No. 10 | W 28–21 | 8,773 | [13] | |||
| November 27 | at No. 8 Montana* | No. 9 | W 30–27 | 17,261 | [14] | |||
| December 4 | No. 16 North Carolina A&T* | No. 9 |
| W 41–3 | 16,955 | [15] | ||
| December 11 | Florida A&M* | No. 9 |
| W 27–24 | 17,846 | [16] | ||
| December 18 | vs. No. 2 Georgia Southern* | No. 9 | L 24–59 | 20,052 | ||||
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References edit
- ^ "2018 YSU Football Media Guide" (PDF). Youngstown State University. p. 44. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 45.
- ^ 2018 Media Guide, pp. 31-33.
- ^ "1999 Slippery Rock Football". 1999 – via stats.ncaa.org.
- ^ "Western Michigan 46, Youngstown State 28". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 12, 1999. p. 11. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1999 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Indiana-PA)". 1999 – via stats.ncaa.org.
- ^ "Youngstown State charges past Western Illinois". Quad-City Times. September 26, 1999. p. 13S. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Indiana State Athletics Department (November 22, 1999). "1999 Indiana State Football Sycamores Cumulative Season Statistics" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ Cunningham, Steve (October 10, 1999). "Not clicking". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 19. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ |"Youngstown State 10, Cal Poly 7". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. 38. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 31, 1999). "Gateway Champs". The Pantagraph. p. 55. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Youngstown State 17, Southwest Missouri State 14". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. 34. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Youngstown State retains mastery over Villanova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 14, 1999. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penguins 30, Griz 27". Great Falls Tribune. November 28, 1999. p. 31. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs". The Akron Beacon Journal. December 5, 1999. p. 42. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs". The Akron Beacon Journal. December 12, 1999. p. 36. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via newspapers.com.