The 2021 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Doug Phillips, the Penguins compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for ninth place in the MVFC. Youngstown State played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium in Youngstown, Ohio.
Schedule
Game summaries
vs Incarnate Word
at Michigan State
vs Western Illinois
at No. 15 Northern Iowa
vs No. 16 Missouri State
Statistics MSU YSU First downs 30 21 Total yards 503 476 Rushes/yards 27/131 50/377 Passing yards 372 99 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27-49-2 10-19-0 Time of possession 26:47 33:13 Team Category Player StatisticsMissouri State Passing Jason Shelley 27/48, 372 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing Jason Shelley 11 carries, 93 yards Receiving Ty Scott 8 catches, 121 yards, 2 TDYoungstown State Passing Demeatric Crenshaw 10/19, 99 yards, 2 TD Rushing Demeatric Crenshaw 22 carries, 202 yards, 1 TD Receiving Samuel St. Surin 2 catches, 39 yards, 1 TD
at Indiana State
vs No. 10 South Dakota State
at North Dakota
vs No. 5 North Dakota State
at No. 17 Southern Illinois
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