2014 Youngstown State Penguins football team
The 2014 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Eric Wolford and played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 22 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 25 |
| 2014 record | 7–5 (4–4 MVFC) |
| Head coach | Eric Wolford (5th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Shane Montgomery (5th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jamie Bryant (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Stambaugh Stadium (Capacity: 20,630) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 North Dakota State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 15 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Illinois State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Northern Iowa ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 South Dakota St. ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Indiana State ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Youngstown State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On November 25, head coach Eric Wolford was fired.[1] He finished at Youngstown State with a five-year record of 31–26.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 12:00 PM | at Illinois* | No. 24 | BTN | L 17–28 | 36,234 | |
| September 6 | 4:00 PM | Duquesne* | No. 23 | MyYTV | W 34–23 | 10,525 | |
| September 13 | 4:00 PM | Butler* | No. 21 |
| MyYTV | W 44–13 | 14,381 |
| September 20 | 7:00 PM | Saint Francis (PA)* | No. 19 |
| MyYTV | W 52–23 | 16,378 |
| October 4 | 3:00 PM | at Missouri State | No. 18 |
| W 14–7 | 12,218 | |
| October 11 | 7:00 PM | Western Illinois | No. 16 |
| ESPN3/ MyYTV | L 24–30 | 12,771 |
| October 18 | 4:00 PM | No. 14 Southern Illinois | No. 21 |
| ESPN3/ MyYTV | W 26–14 | 12,698 |
| October 25 | 3:00 PM | at No. 13 South Dakota State | No. 17 | W 30–27 | 14,480 | ||
| November 1 | 2:00 PM | South Dakota | No. 11 |
| ESPN3/ MyYTV | W 28–17 | 8,274 |
| November 8 | 2:00 PM | at No. 12 Illinois State | No. 10 | L 21–35 | 8,271 | ||
| November 15 | 2:00 PM | No. 23 Indiana State | No. 15 |
| ESPN3/ MyYTV | L 24–27 OT | 9,642 |
| November 22 | 3:30 PM | No. 3 North Dakota State | No. 20 | ESPN3 | L 14–38 | 18,696 | |
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- Source: Schedule
^Game aired on a tape delayed basis
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final | ||||||
| Sports Network | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||||||
| Coaches | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
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