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1983 Youngstown State Penguins football team

1983 Youngstown State Penguins football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky $^ 6 1 0 7 2 1
No. 16 Middle Tennessee 5 2 0 8 2 0
Akron 5 2 0 8 3 0
Murray State 4 3 0 7 4 0
Austin Peay 3 4 0 6 5 0
Youngstown State 2 5 0 4 7 0
Tennessee Tech 2 5 0 2 8 0
Morehead State 1 6 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Led by ninth-year head coach Bill Narduzzi, the Penguins compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–5 on conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Eastern KentuckyL 23–2813,349[1]
September 17at Tennessee TechW 34–22[2]
September 24Western Illinois*
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 42–14[3]
October 1at Eastern Illinois*L 20–21[4]
October 8Western Kentucky*
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 24–136,134[5]
October 15Austin Peaydagger
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 41–19[6]
October 22at Northern Iowa*L 13–237,311[7]
October 29at No. 9 Middle TennesseeL 24–355,500[8]
November 5at AkronL 21–49[9]
November 12Murray State
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
L 7–192,400[10]
November 19Morehead State
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
L 20–27[11]

References

  1. ^ "Eastern uses field goals to defeat Youngstown". The Courier-Journal. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Youngstown outraces Tennessee Tech 34–22". The Tennessean. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Youngstown St. 42, W. Illinois 14". The Leaf-Chronicle. September 25, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rafferty hurls E. Illinois by Youngstown State". The Des Moines Register. October 2, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Youngstown whips Western". Messenger-Inquirer. October 9, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Governors snowballed by Penguins". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 16, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Miller passes UNI to victory". The Daily Nonpareil. October 23, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Raiders rally to beat Youngstown". The Daily News-Journal. October 30, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Zips zap Penguins". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 6, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Murray adapts to game conditions, Penguin challenge". The Paducah Sun. November 13, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Morehead ices Penguins". Dayton Daily News. November 20, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.