2015 Youngstown State Penguins football team

2015 Youngstown State Penguins football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
2015 record	5–6 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach	Bo Pelini (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Shane Montgomery
Defensive coordinator	Ron Stoops, Jr.
Home stadium	Stambaugh Stadium (Capacity: 20,630)

2015 MVFC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#1 North Dakota State +^		7	–	1					13	–	2
#5 Illinois State +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
#8 Northern Iowa ^		5	–	3					9	–	5
#15 South Dakota State ^		5	–	3					8	–	4
Western Illinois ^		5	–	3					7	–	6
Indiana State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Youngstown State		3	–	5					5	–	6
South Dakota		3	–	5					5	–	6
Southern Illinois		2	–	6					3	–	8
Missouri State		0	–	8					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-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 5–6, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:00 PM	at Pittsburgh*	No. 14	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	L 37–45	49,969
September 12	7:00 PM	Robert Morris*	No. 17	Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH	ESPN3/MyYTV	W 21–14 ^OT	16,622[1]
September 19	4:00 PM	Saint Francis (PA)*	No. 16	Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH	ESPN3/MyYTV	W 48–3	17,428
October 3	3:00 PM	at South Dakota	No. 10	DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD	ESPN3	W 31–3	10,015
October 10	7:00 PM	No. 4 Illinois State	No. 9	Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH	ESPN3/MyYTV	L 29–31	17,715
October 17	4:00 PM	No. 7 South Dakota State	No. 11	Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH	MVC TV/ESPN3	L 8–38	14,974
October 24	7:00 PM	at Southern Illinois	No. 16	Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 31–38 ^OT	8,459
October 31	2:00 PM	at No. 23 Western Illinois	No. 25	Hanson Field • Macomb, IL	ESPN3	W 23–21	2,610
November 7	2:00 PM	Missouri State	No. 21	Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH	MVC TV/ESPN3	W 47–7	11,077
November 14	2:00 PM	No. 2 North Dakota State	No. 20	Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH	ESPN3/MyYTV	L 24–27	11,309
November 21	1:05 PM	at Indiana State		Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN	ESPN3	L 24–27	1,121
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

• Source: Schedule

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	14	17	16	13	10	9	11	16	25	21	20	RV	RV	NR
Coaches	16	17	16	12	10	7	12	17	24–T	21	21	RV	NR	NR

References

1. "Youngstown St–Robert Morris Box Score". Youngstown State University Department of Athletics. September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.