1993 Youngstown State Penguins football team

The 1993 Youngstown State Penguins football team was an American football team represented Youngstown State University in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth season under head coach Jim Tressel, the team compiled a 13–2 record and defeated Marshall in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.^[1] It was Youngstown State's second national championship in three years.

1993 Youngstown State Penguins football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, W 17–5 vs. Marshall
Conference	Independent
Record	13–2
Head coach	Jim Tressel (8th season)
Home stadium	Stambaugh Stadium
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Troy State ^			–					11	–	0	–	1
Youngstown State ^			–					10	–	2	–	0
UAB			–					9	–	2	–	0
Wagner			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 12 UCF ^			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 24 Towson			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Western Kentucky			–					8	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					6	–	3	–	1
Saint Mary's			–					6	–	3	–	1
Davidson			–					6	–	4	–	0
Central Connecticut State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Liberty			–					5	–	5	–	0
Marist			–					5	–	5	–	0
Samford			–					5	–	6	–	0
Duquesne			–					4	–	6	–	0
Saint Francis			–					3	–	7	–	0
Charleston Southern			–					3	–	8	–	0
Monmouth			–					2	–	5	–	0
Buffalo			–					1	–	10	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Tailback Tamron Smith received the team's most valuable player award.^[2] The team's statistical leaders included Smith with 1,433 rushing yards and 120 points scored, Darnell Clark with 1,822 all-purpose yards, Mark Brungard with 1,504 passing yards, and Leon Jones with 177 tackles (including 103 solo tackles).^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Western Michigan	No. 3	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 17–3
September 11	at Stephen F. Austin	No. 2	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 15–35
September 18	Morgan State	No. 10	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 56–27
October 2	at Eastern Kentucky	No. 8	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	W 26–22
October 9	Delaware State	No. 6	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 42–28
October 16	Liberty	No. 4	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 42–0		[4]
October 23	Samford	No. 3	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 24–7
October 30	Buffalo	No. 1	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 38–12	8,456
November 6	Indiana State	No. 1	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 17–10
November 13	at Illinois State	No. 1	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 10–13
November 20	at Akron	No. 7	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (Steel Tire)	W 19–0
November 27	No. 12 UCF	No. 7	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 56–30	7,408
December 4	No. 2 Georgia Southern	No. 7	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I–AA Quarterfinal)	W 34–14	9,503	[5]
December 11	No. 11 Idaho	No. 7	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I–AA Semifinal)	W 35–16	9,644	[6]
December 18	at No. 9 Marshall	No. 7	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game)	W 17–5	29,218	[7]
Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

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. 18-19, and 31-33.
4. "Youngstown hands LU a shutout". The News and Advance. October 17, 1993. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. John Seaburn (December 5, 1993). "Youngstown in familiar spot". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. E7 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Roland Queen (December 12, 1993). "Youngstown in title game". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Milan Zban (December 19, 1993). "Penguins are Kings of the Hill". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. D1, D10 – via Newspapers.com.