| 1987 Youngstown State Penguins football | |
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| OVC co-champion | |
| NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 28–31 at Northern Iowa | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (5–1 OVC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Jim Bollman (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Stambaugh Stadium |
| Seasons← 19861988 → | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Eastern Kentucky +^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Youngstown State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Tressel, the Penguins compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as OVC co-champion. Youngstown State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA first round and were defeated by Northern Iowa.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | at Eastern Michigan* | L 20–35 | 17,252 | |||
| September 12 | at Bowling Green* | W 20–17 | 10,000 | |||
| September 26 | at Marshall* | L 13–38 | ||||
| October 3 | Northeastern* | W 29–14 | ||||
| October 10 | at Tennessee Tech | W 18–15 | ||||
| October 17 | Austin Peay |
| W 20–18 | |||
| October 24 | No. 16 Eastern Kentucky |
| L 7–14 | 9,060 | ||
| October 31 | at No. T–20 Middle Tennessee | W 17–16 | 13,400 | |||
| November 7 | Murray State |
| W 20–13 | |||
| November 14 | Morehead State | No. T–20 |
| W 38–14 | ||
| November 20 | at Akron* | No. 19 | W 10–6 | 1,300 | ||
| November 28 | at No. 4 Northern Iowa* | No. 15 | L 28–31 | 3,887 | ||
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References
- "The times are a-changin': EMU wins opener, 35–20". Detroit Free Press. September 6, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Moeller 0–2 after Youngstown loss". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 13, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Marshall 38, Youngstown State 13". Austin American-Statesman. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Northeastern defeats Youngstown St., 29–14". Rutland Daily Herald. October 4, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Y'stown St. 18, Tenn. Tech 15". Kingsport Times-News. October 11, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Penguins edge past Governors". The Daily News-Journal. October 18, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Crawford's bounding 35-yard run gets Eastern in shape to edge Youngstown". The Courier-Journal. October 25, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "OVC title dream dims for MTSU". The Tennessean. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Murray ambitions shot down". The Paducah Sun. November 8, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Youngstown clinches share of OVC crown". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 15, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "A night for Penguins; Youngstown stops Zips, weather 10–6". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 21, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UNI wins opener of playoffs". The Des Moines Register. November 29, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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