2013 Youngstown State Penguins football team

2013 Youngstown State Penguins football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 18
FCS Coaches	No. 19
Record	8–4 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach	Eric Wolford (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Shane Montgomery (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Tresey (2nd season)
Home stadium	Stambaugh Stadium

2013 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^		8	–	0					15	–	0
No. 13 South Dakota State ^		5	–	3					9	–	5
No. 18 Youngstown State		5	–	3					8	–	4
Southern Illinois		5	–	3					7	–	5
Missouri State		5	–	3					5	–	7
Illinois State		4	–	4					5	–	6
South Dakota		3	–	5					4	–	8
Northern Iowa		3	–	5					7	–	5
Western Illinois		2	–	6					4	–	8
Indiana State		0	–	8					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 8–4, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a four way tie for second place. They were not invited to the FCS Playoffs.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:30 pm	Dayton*		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	My YTV^	W 28–10	12,018
September 7	4:00 pm	Morehead State*		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	My YTV^	W 67–13	13,226
September 14	2:00 pm	at Michigan State*	No. 24	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	BTN	L 17–55	71,626
September 21	4:00 pm	Duquesne*		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	My YTV^	W 59–17	16,958
September 28	7:00 pm	at Southern Illinois		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	WBCB/ESPN3	W 28–27	11,408
October 5	3:00 pm	at Indiana State		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	WBCB	W 35–24	8,000
October 12	7:00 pm	Illinois State	No. 18	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3/My YTV^	W 59–21	16,593
October 19	4:00 pm	Western Illinois	No. 16	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3/My YTV^	W 24–14	13,607
November 2	2:00 pm	South Dakota	No. 11	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN3	W 38–34	6,676
November 9	5:00 pm	at Northern Iowa	No. 9	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	PSN	L 20–22	10,034
November 16	2:00 pm	No. 1 North Dakota State	No. 15	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	NBCND/ESPN3	L 17–35	13,164
November 23	2:00 pm	No. 16 South Dakota State	No. 15	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	My YTV/ESPN3	L 13-42	8,973
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

^Game aired on a tape delayed basis

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	18	16	13	11	9	15	15	17	18
Coaches	24	24	23	RV	RV	22	16	15	12	10	8	15	18	19	19