2021 Youngstown State Penguins football team

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

2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

	Conf							Overall
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

See also: 2021 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

at Michigan State

See also: 2021 Michigan State Spartans football team

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

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

See also: 2021 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

at No. 15 Northern Iowa

See also: 2021 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

vs No. 16 Missouri State

See also: 2021 Missouri State Bears football team

at Indiana State

See also: 2021 Indiana State Sycamores football team

vs No. 10 South Dakota State

See also: 2021 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

at North Dakota

See also: 2021 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

vs No. 5 North Dakota State

See also: 2021 North Dakota State Bison football team

at No. 17 Southern Illinois

See also: 2021 Southern Illinois Salukis football team