1993 Youngstown State Penguins football team information
American college football season
1993Youngstown State Penguins football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, W 17–5 vs. Marshall
Conference
Independent
Record
13–2
Head coach
Jim Tressel (8th season)
Home stadium
Stambaugh Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Troy State ^
–
11
–
0
–
1
Youngstown State ^
–
10
–
2
–
0
UAB
–
9
–
2
–
0
Wagner
–
9
–
2
–
0
No. 12 UCF ^
–
9
–
3
–
0
No. 24 Towson
–
8
–
2
–
0
No. 19 Western Kentucky
–
8
–
3
–
0
Hofstra
–
6
–
3
–
1
Saint Mary's
–
6
–
3
–
1
Davidson
–
6
–
4
–
0
Central Connecticut
–
5
–
5
–
0
Liberty
–
5
–
5
–
0
Marist
–
5
–
5
–
0
Samford
–
5
–
6
–
0
Duquesne
–
4
–
6
–
0
Saint Francis
–
3
–
7
–
0
Charleston Southern
–
3
–
8
–
0
Monmouth
–
2
–
5
–
0
Buffalo
–
1
–
10
–
0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
The 1993 Youngstown State Penguins football team was an American football team represented Youngstown State University in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth season under head coach Jim Tressel, the team compiled a 13–2 record and defeated Marshall in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.[1] It was Youngstown State's second national championship in three years.
Tailback Tamron Smith received the team's most valuable player award.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Smith with 1,433 rushing yards and 120 points scored, Darnell Clark with 1,822 all-purpose yards, Mark Brungard with 1,504 passing yards, and Leon Jones with 177 tackles (including 103 solo tackles).[3]
^"2018 YSU Football Media Guide" (PDF). Youngstown State University. p. 43. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^2018 Media Guide, p. 45.
^2018 Media Guide, pp. 18-19, and 31-33.
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