2014 Youngstown State Penguins football team

2014 Youngstown State Penguins football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 22
FCS Coaches	No. 25
Record	7–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach	Eric Wolford (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Shane Montgomery (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jamie Bryant (1st season)
Home stadium	Stambaugh Stadium

2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State +^		7	–	1					15	–	1
No. 2 Illinois State +^		7	–	1					13	–	2
No. 10 Northern Iowa ^		6	–	2					9	–	5
No. 12 South Dakota St. ^		5	–	3					9	–	5
No. 19 Indiana State ^		4	–	4					8	–	6
No. 22 Youngstown State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Southern Illinois		3	–	5					6	–	6
Western Illinois		3	–	5					5	–	7
Missouri State		1	–	7					4	–	8
South Dakota		0	–	8					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-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 7–5, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

On November 25, head coach Eric Wolford was fired. He finished at Youngstown State with a five-year record of 31–26.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:00 pm	at Illinois*	No. 24	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	L 17–28	36,234
September 6	4:00 pm	Duquesne*	No. 23	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	MyYTV	W 34–23	10,525
September 13	4:00 pm	Butler*	No. 21	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	MyYTV	W 44–13	14,381
September 20	7:00 pm	Saint Francis (PA)*	No. 19	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	MyYTV	W 52–23	16,378
October 4	3:00 pm	at Missouri State	No. 18	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO		W 14–7	12,218
October 11	7:00 pm	Western Illinois	No. 16	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3/ MyYTV	L 24–30	12,771
October 18	4:00 pm	No. 14 Southern Illinois	No. 21	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3/ MyYTV	W 26–14	12,698
October 25	3:00 pm	at No. 13 South Dakota State	No. 17	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD		W 30–27	14,480
November 1	2:00 pm	South Dakota	No. 11	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3/ MyYTV	W 28–17	8,274
November 8	2:00 pm	at No. 12 Illinois State	No. 10	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL		L 21–35	8,271
November 15	2:00 pm	No. 23 Indiana State	No. 15	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3/ MyYTV	L 24–27 OT	9,642
November 22	3:30 pm	No. 3 North Dakota State	No. 20	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN3	L 14–38	18,696
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	24	23	21	19	18	18	16	21	17	11	10	15	20	21	22
Coaches	21	21	16	15	12	12	10	19	16	13	13	16	20	25	25