1991 Youngstown State Penguins football team

1991 Youngstown State Penguins football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 13
Record12–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Treadwell (1st season)
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
1991 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Samford ^    12 2 0
No. 16 James Madison ^    9 4 0
No. 13 Youngstown State ^    12 3 0
Georgia Southern    7 4 0
UCF    6 5 0
William & Mary    5 6 0
Liberty    4 7 0
Northeastern    4 7 0
Western Kentucky    3 8 0
Arkansas State    1 10 0
Towson State    1 10 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Penguins were led by sixth-year head coach Jim Tressel and played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They finished the season 12–3. They received an at-large bid to the I-AA playoffs, where they defeated Villanova, Nevada, and Samford to advance to the National Championship Game, where they defeated Marshall. This was their first national championship in school history.