2017 Youngstown State Penguins football team

2017 Youngstown State Penguins football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach	Bo Pelini (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Shane Montgomery (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	Carl Pelini (3rd season)
Home stadium	Stambaugh Stadium

2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^		7	–	1					14	–	1
No. 3 South Dakota State ^		6	–	2					11	–	3
No. 19 Northern Iowa ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 13 Western Illinois ^		5	–	3					8	–	4
No. 15 South Dakota ^		4	–	4					8	–	5
Illinois State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Youngstown State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Southern Illinois		2	–	6					4	–	7
Missouri State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Indiana State		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Bo Pelini and played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	1:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh*	No. 9	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN Extra	L 21–28 OT	40,012
September 9	2:00 p.m.	Robert Morris*	No. 8	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	W 30–0	13,900
September 16	2:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut*	No. 6	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	W 59–9	15,377
September 30	7:00 p.m.	No. 4 South Dakota State	No. 6	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	W 19–7	17,450
October 7	3:00 p.m.	at No. 7 South Dakota	No. 3	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN3	L 28–31	10,056
October 14	7:00 p.m.	No. 2 North Dakota State	No. 8	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	L 24–27 OT	16,408
October 21	2:00 p.m.	at Northern Iowa	No. 9	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN3	L 14–19	12,146
October 28	2:00 p.m.	No. 16 Illinois State	No. 21	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	L 0–35	12,723
November 4	2:00 p.m.	at Indiana State		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN3	W 66–24	3,047
November 11	1:00 p.m.	at Southern Illinois		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 28–20	3,147
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Missouri State		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	W 38–10	9,362
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

At Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 9 Penguins	0	0	7	14	0	21
Panthers	14	7	0	0	7	28

See also: 2017 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	0	0	0	0
No. 8 Penguins	6	7	3	14	30

See also: 2017 Robert Morris Colonials football team

Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	0	6	3	9
No. 6 Penguins	14	17	21	7	59

See also: 2017 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Jackrabbits	0	7	0	0	7
No. 6 Penguins	7	7	2	3	19

See also: 2017 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

At South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Penguins	7	7	7	7	28
No. 7 Coyotes	7	14	7	3	31

See also: 2017 South Dakota Coyotes football team

North Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 2 Bison	0	10	7	7	3	27
No. 8 Penguins	10	0	7	7	0	24

See also: 2017 North Dakota State Bison football team

At Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Penguins	0	7	0	7	14
Panthers	3	13	3	0	19

See also: 2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Redbirds	14	7	7	7	35
No. 21 Penguins	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2017 Illinois State Redbirds football team

At Indiana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins	28	10	14	14	66
Sycamores	7	17	0	0	24

See also: 2017 Indiana State Sycamores football team

At Southern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins	0	14	7	7	28
Salukis	0	7	10	3	20

See also: 2017 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	3	7	10
Penguins	10	14	0	14	38

See also: 2017 Missouri State Bears football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	9	8	6	6	6	3	8	9	21	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	8	6–T	5	5	5–T	3	8	9	19	RV	—	—	—	—