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1992 Youngstown State Penguins football team

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1992 Youngstown State Penguins football
NCAA Division I-AA runner up
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, L 28–31 vs. Marshall
Conference	Independent
Record	11–3–1
Head coach	Jim Tressel (7th season)
Home stadium	Stambaugh Stadium
Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No.13William & Mary		–		9	–	2	–	0
No.7Youngstown State ^		–		9	–	2	–	1
No.9Samford ^		–		9	–	3	–	0
Georgia Southern		–		7	–	4	–	0
No.19Liberty		–		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

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.

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

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5		Clarion	No. 2	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 48–7
September 12		Delaware State	No. 2	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 42–20
September 19		atSouthwest Texas State	No. 1	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX		W 23–20	11,217	^[4]
September 26		James Madison	No. 1	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		L 49–52	16,826	^[5]
October 3		atIndiana State	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		W 30–24
October 10		Illinois State	No. 7	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 34–10
October 17		atNortheastern	No. 6	Parsons Field Brookline, MA		L 23–28
October 31		Eastern Illinois	No. 11	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 28–19
November 7		atOhio	No. 9	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		W 28–20
November 14		atAkron	No. 7	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (Steel Tire)		T 10–10
November 21		No. 20Georgia Southern	No. 7	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 21–10	8,984
November 28		No. 10Villanova	No. 7	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)		W 23–20	9,465	^[6]
December 5	1:00 p.m.	at No. 1The Citadel	No. 7	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)		W 42–17	13,021
December 12		at No. 3Northern Iowa	No. 7	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)		W 19–7	14,682
December 19	12:00 p.m.	at No. 6Marshall	No. 7	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game)	CBS	L 28–31	31,304
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

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^ "2018 YSU Football Media Guide" (PDF). Youngstown State University. p. 43. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 45.

^ 2018 Media Guide, pp. 31-33.

^ "An 81-yard nightmare ends SWT upset bid". Austin American-Statesman. September 20, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "JMU topples No. 1 Penguins". Daily Press. September 27, 1992. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Penguins knock off Villanova". The Newark Advocate. November 29, 1992. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Youngstown State Penguins football
Venues	Rayen Stadium (1938–1981) Stambaugh Stadium (1982–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Steel Tire (Akron; 1940–1995)
Culture & lore	Pete and Penny "Red and White" 1941 Oklahoma City game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

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