2012 Youngstown State Penguins football team
The 2012 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third year head coach Eric Wolford and played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 1 |
6:00 PM |
at Pittsburgh* |
No. 13 |
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA |
ESPN3 |
W 31–17 |
40,837 |
September 8 |
4:00 PM |
Valparaiso* |
No. 6 |
Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH |
My YTV (Tape Delayed) |
W 59–0 |
15,347 |
September 15 |
4:00 PM |
Albany* |
No. 5 |
Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH |
My YTV (Tape Dealyed) |
W 31–24 |
15,840 |
September 22 |
7:00 PM |
No. 8 Northern Iowa |
No. 4 |
Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH |
ESPN3/ My YTV (Tape Delayed) |
W 42–35 |
19,277 |
October 6 |
2:00 PM |
at No. 1 North Dakota State |
No. 3 |
Fargodome • Fargo, ND |
WFMJ/ESPN3 |
L 7–48 |
19,065 |
October 13 |
2:00 PM |
at No. 14 Illinois State |
No. 8 |
Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL |
WBCB/ESPN3 |
L 28–35 |
5,557 |
October 20 |
4:00 PM |
Southern Illinois |
No. 15 |
Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH |
My YTV (Tape Delayed) |
L 21–38 |
13,079 |
October 27 |
3:00 PM |
at South Dakota State |
No. 22 |
Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD |
WFMJ/ESPN3 |
L 28–41 |
14,966 |
November 3 |
2:00 PM |
South Dakota |
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Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH |
ESPN3/My YTV (Tape Delayed) |
W 13–10 |
11,076 |
November 10 |
2:00 PM |
at Western Illinois |
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Hanson Field • Macomb, IL |
WFMJ/ESPN3 |
W 31–7 |
3,286 |
November 17 |
2:00 PM |
No. 18 Indiana State |
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Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH |
My YTV/ESPN3 |
W 27–6 |
9,610 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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Poll |
Pre |
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3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
Final |
Sports Network |
13 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
15 |
22 |
RV |
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Coaches |
18 |
10 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
16 |
21 |
RV |
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National championship seasons in bold |