The 1993 Youngstown State Penguins football team was an American football team represented Youngstown State University in the

1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season The 1993 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 in August 1993, and concluded with the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA ...

. In their eighth 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 a 13–2 record and defeated Marshall in the

1993 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game The 1993 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 ga ...

. It was Youngstown State's second national championship in three years. Tailback Tamron Smith received the team's most valuable player award. The team's statistical leaders included Smith with 1,433 rushing yards and 120 points scored, Darnell Clark with 1,822 all-purpose yards, Mark Brungard with 1,504 passing yards, and Leon Jones with 177 tackles (including 103 solo tackles).2018 Media Guide, pp. 18-19, and 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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