1981 Youngstown State Penguins football team

1981 Youngstown State Penguins football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–4 (5–3 OVC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jeff Gergel
  • Brett Modic
Home stadiumRayen Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Eastern Kentucky $^ 8 – 0 – 0 12 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Murray State 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Youngstown State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Tennessee Tech 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Middle Tennessee 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Western Kentucky 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Akron 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Austin Peay 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Morehead State 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Bill Narduzzi, the Penguins compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–3 on conference play, and finished tied for second in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Cincinnati*
W 16–138,304[1]
September 12Eastern Kentucky
L 6–26[2]
September 19Murray State
  • Rayen Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
L 9–13[3]
October 3at Akron
W 34–7[4]
October 10Western Kentuckydagger
  • Rayen Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
L 14–354,029[5]
October 17at No. T–6 Delaware*
W 24–2118,645[6]
October 24Eastern Illinois*
  • Rayen Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 48–16[7]
October 31at Middle Tennessee
W 13–1010,000[8]
November 7Western Illinois*
  • Rayen Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 34–22[9]
November 14at Morehead State
W 38–7[10]
November 21at Northern Iowa*
L 43–45[11]

References

  1. ^ "Victory escapes Bearcats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Eastern wins, 26–6". The State Journal. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Murray St. 13, Youngstown St. 9". Evansville Courier and Press. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Youngstown State romps over Akron". Springfield News-Sun. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Western beats Y-town 35–14". The Advocate-Messenger. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Tomashek, Tom (October 18, 1981). "Hens fall to Youngstown 24–21". Sunday News Journal. p. D-1. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "YSU Penguins score win". The Tribune. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Raiders drop homecoming 13–10". The Daily News-Journal. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Leathernecks upended". The Dispatch. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Youngstown rips Morehead 38–7". The Park City Daily News. November 15, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "It's UNI by 45–43 in rousing finale". The Sioux City Journal. November 22, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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