2021 Youngstown State Penguins football team

American college football season

2021 Youngstown State Penguins football

Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	3–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach	Doug Phillips (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Troy Rothenbuhler (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Schaefer (2nd season)
Home stadium	Stambaugh Stadium
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^	7	–	1	14	–	1
No. 14 Missouri State ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 16 Southern Illinois ^	5	–	3	8	–	5
No. 18 South Dakota ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
No. 4 South Dakota State ^	5	–	3	11	–	4
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^	4	–	4	6	–	6
Indiana State	3	–	5	5	–	6
North Dakota	3	–	5	5	–	6
Western Illinois	2	–	6	2	–	9
Illinois State	2	–	6	4	–	7
Youngstown State	2	–	6	3	–	7

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Doug Phillips, the Penguins compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for ninth place in the MVFC. Youngstown State played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium in Youngstown, Ohio.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Incarnate Word*	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	W 44–41 ^OT	8,637
September 11	12:00 p.m.	at Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	BTN	L 14–42	70,103
September 25	6:00 p.m.	Western Illinois	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	L 35–38	13,751
October 2	5:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN+	L 7–34	8,771
October 9	2:00 p.m.	No. 16 Missouri State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	W 41–33	12,444
October 23	1:00 p.m.	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, Indiana	ESPN+	L 17–28	5,479
October 30	2:00 p.m.	No. 10 South Dakota State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	L 16–47	9,423
November 6	1:00 p.m.	at North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	ESPN+	L 21–24	8,441
November 13	12:00 p.m.	No. 5 North Dakota State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	L 17–49	8,307
November 20	1:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Southern Illinois	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	W 35-18	4,935
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

vs Incarnate Word

at Michigan State

Youngstown State Penguins (1–0) at Michigan State Spartans (1–0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins	0	7	7	0	14
Spartans	14	21	7	0	42

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI

Date: September 11, 2021
Game time: 12:01 p.m.
Game weather: 75°F, Wind: 7 mph N, Sunny
Game attendance: 70,103
Referee: Kole Kunueppel
TV announcers (BTN): Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), Coley Harvey (sideline)
Sources^[1]

Game information

First Quarter

(14:50) MSU TD: Jayden Reed 75-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Matt Coghlin kick)
MSU 7–0; 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:10
(07:54) MSU TD: Payton Thorne 10-yard run (Matt Coghlin kick)
MSU 14–0; 6 plays, 58 yard, 2:01

Second Quarter

(12:52) MSU TD: Jayden Reed 85-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Matt Coghlin kick)
MSU 21–0; 3 plays, 98 yards, 1:07
(10:12) MSU TD: Elijah Collins 20-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Matt Coghlin kick)
MSU 28–-0; 4 plays, 52 yards 1:51
(04:10) YSU TD: Demeatric Crenshaw 6-yard run (Colt McFadden kick)
MSU 28–7; 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:02
(00:17) MSU TD: Kenneth Walker III 6-yard run (Matt Coghlin kick)
MSU 35–7; 11 plays, 68 yards, 3:47

Third Quarter

(10:54) YSU TD: Christian Turner 26-yard run (Colt McFadden kick)
MSU 35–14; 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:06
(04:32) MSU TD: Jalen Nailor 16-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Matt Coghlin kick)
MSU 42–14; 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:07

Passing

YSU – Demeatric Crenshaw: 10/23, 81 yards, 1 INT
MSU – Payton Thorne: 15/21, 280 yards, 4 TD

Rushing

YSU – Demeatric Crenshaw: 18 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD
MSU – Jordon Simmons: 16 carries, 123 yards

Receiving

YSU – Luke Hensley, 4 receptions, 35 yards
MSU – Jayden Reed: 4 receptions, 181 yards, 2 TD

vs Western Illinois

at No. 15 Northern Iowa

vs No. 16 Missouri State

at Indiana State

vs No. 10 South Dakota State

at North Dakota

vs No. 5 North Dakota State

at No. 17 Southern Illinois

References

^ "Football vs Youngstown State on 9/11/2021 - Box Score".

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