2014 Youngstown State Penguins football team

The 2014 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Eric Wolford and played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

2014 Youngstown State Penguins football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 22
FCS CoachesNo. 25
Record7–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorShane Montgomery (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorJamie Bryant (1st season)
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State +^   7 1     15 1  
No. 2 Illinois State +^   7 1     13 2  
No. 10 Northern Iowa ^   6 2     9 5  
No. 12 South Dakota St. ^   5 3     9 5  
No. 19 Indiana State ^   4 4     8 6  
No. 22 Youngstown State   4 4     7 5  
Southern Illinois   3 5     6 6  
Western Illinois   3 5     5 7  
Missouri State   1 7     4 8  
South Dakota   0 8     2 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

On November 25, head coach Eric Wolford was fired.[1] He finished at Youngstown State with a five-year record of 31–26.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:00 pmat Illinois*No. 24BTNL 17–2836,234
September 64:00 pmDuquesne*No. 23MyYTVW 34–2310,525
September 134:00 pmButler*No. 21
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
MyYTVW 44–1314,381
September 207:00 pmSaint Francis (PA)*No. 19
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
MyYTVW 52–2316,378
October 43:00 pmat Missouri StateNo. 18W 14–712,218
October 117:00 pmWestern IllinoisNo. 16
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN3/
MyYTV
L 24–3012,771
October 184:00 pmNo. 14 Southern Illinois No. 21
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN3/
MyYTV
W 26–1412,698
October 253:00 pmat No. 13 South Dakota StateNo. 17W 30–2714,480
November 12:00 pmSouth DakotaNo. 11
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN3/
MyYTV
W 28–178,274
November 82:00 pmat No. 12 Illinois StateNo. 10L 21–358,271
November 152:00 pmNo. 23 Indiana StateNo. 15
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
ESPN3/
MyYTV
L 24–27 OT9,642
November 223:30 pmNo. 3 North Dakota StateNo. 20ESPN3L 14–3818,696

^Game aired on a tape delayed basis

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
Sports Network242321191818162117111015202122
Coaches212116151212101916131316202525

References

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  1. ^ "Youngstown News, Wolford fired as YSU football coach". www.vindy.com. Archived from the original on November 28, 2014.