The 1992 Youngstown State Penguins football team was an American football team represented Youngstown State University as an independent during the

1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season The 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-AA level, began on September 5, 1992, and concluded with the 1992 NCAA Divisio ...

. In their seventh season under head coach

Jim Tressel James Patrick Tressel (born December 5, 1952) is an American college football coach and university administrator who is currently the president of Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio. Before becoming an administrator, Tressel was the ...

, the team compiled an 11–3–1 record and lost to Marshall in the

1992 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game The 1992 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Youngstown State Penguins football, Youngstown State Penguins and the Marshall Thundering Herd football, Marshall Thundering Herd. The gam ...

. Youngstown appeared in the Division I-AA national championship game six times, and won the championship four times, during the 1990s. Quarterback Nick Cochran received the team's most valuable player award. The team's statistical leaders included Cochran with 2,196 passing yards, Tamron Smith with 1,403 rushing yards and 126 points scored, and Leon Jones with 125 tackles (including 75 solo tackles).2018 Media Guide, pp. 31-33.

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Youngstown State Youngstown State University (YSU or Youngstown State) is a public university in Youngstown, Ohio. It was founded in 1908 and is the easternmost member of the University System of Ohio. The university is composed of six undergraduate colleges an ...

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