1985 Youngstown State Penguins football team

The 1985 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Led by 11th-year head coach Bill Narduzzi, the Penguins compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–3 on conference play, and finished fifth in the OVC.

1985 Youngstown State Penguins football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	5–6 (4–3 OVC)
Head coach	Bill Narduzzi (11th season)
Captains	Gary Barber Robert Thompson Nick Xides
Home stadium	Stambaugh Stadium
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Middle Tennessee $^	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Akron ^	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 17 Murray State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
No. 19 Eastern Kentucky	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Youngstown State	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Austin Peay	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Tennessee Tech	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Morehead State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Eastern Michigan*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 22–27	13,702	[1]
September 14	Cincinnati*	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 27–29	12,124	[2]
September 21	Florida A&M*	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 28–21	13,020	[3]
September 28	Eastern Kentucky	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 29–36	8,910	[4]
October 5	Northeastern*	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 23–18		[5]
October 12	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	W 23–16	8,239	[6]
October 19	Austin Peay	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 35–14		[7]
October 26	at No. 7 Northern Iowa*	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 26–50	14,330	[8]
November 2	at No. 1 Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 21–28 2OT	8,000	[9]
November 9	at No. T–9 Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (Steel Tire)	L 5–30	16,001	[10]
November 22	Morehead State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 20–17	4,173	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "EMU beats Youngstown in wild finale, 27–22". Detroit Free Press. September 8, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "UC wins on Taylor's last-second run". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 15, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Youngstown St. stops Rattlers". Tallahassee Democrat. September 22, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Offense comes alive as Eastern defeats Youngstown 36–29". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 29, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Youngstown St. tops NU, 23–18". Boston Sunday Globe. October 6, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tech almost wins one, but drops 16th straight". The Tennessean. October 13, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Penguins pop Peay, 35–14". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 20, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Panthers roll to lopsided victory". The Daily Nonpareil. October 27, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Team of destiny; Undefeated MTSU survives double OT war". The Tennessean. November 3, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Zips bomb Youngstown 30–5". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 10, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Touchdown at 0:45 trips Morehead 20–17". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 23, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.