1991 Youngstown State Penguins football team

The 1991 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Penguins were led by sixth-year head coach Jim Tressel and played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They finished the season 12–3. They received an at-large bid to the I-AA playoffs, where they defeated Villanova, Nevada, and Samford to advance to the National Championship Game, where they defeated Marshall. This was their first national championship in school history.

1991 Youngstown State Penguins football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record12–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Treadwell (1st as OC, 6th overall season)
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
1991 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Samford ^    12 2 0
Hofstra    8 2 0
No. 16 James Madison ^    9 4 0
No. 13 Youngstown State ^    12 3 0
Georgia Southern    7 4 0
UCF    6 5 0
William & Mary    5 6 0
Liberty    4 7 0
Northeastern    4 7 0
Western Kentucky    3 8 0
Arkansas State    1 10 0
Towson    1 10 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
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