The 2018 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented

Youngstown State University 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 ...

in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Bo Pelini and played their home games at

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. They were a member of the

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. They finished the season 4–7, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Preseason MVFC poll

The MVFC released their preseason poll on July 29, 2018, with the Penguins predicted to finish in fourth place.

Preseason All-MVFC Teams

The Penguins placed six players on the preseason all-MVFC teams. Offense ''1st team'' Tevin McCaster – RB Vitas Hrynkiewicz – OL Gavin Wiggins – OL Steven Wethli – LS Defense ''1st team'' Armand Dellovade – LB ''2nd team'' Bryce Gibson – DB

Schedule

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Game summaries

Butler

At West Virginia

Valparaiso

At Western Illinois

Southern Illinois

At South Dakota State

South Dakota

Indiana State

At North Dakota State

Northern Iowa

At Illinois State

Ranking movements

References

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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 ...

Youngstown State Penguins football seasons

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