2005 Youngstown State Penguins football team

American college football season 2005 Youngstown State Penguins football Gateway Football Conference Gateway 14 8–3 5–2 Jon Heacock 5th Stambaugh Stadium Gateway champion The 2005 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Jon Heacock and played its home games at Stambaugh Stadium in Youngstown, Ohio. The Penguins finished the season with an 8–3 record overall and a 5–2 record in Gateway Football Conference games, placing them in a three-way tie with Northern Iowa and Southern Illinois for the conference championship.Youngstown State Football 2026 Record Book https://ysusports.com/documents/2026/7/24/2026_YSU_Football_Record_Book.pdf Youngstown State University Athletics October 4, 2026 47 The team was ranked No. 14 in The Sports Network's postseason poll of Division I-AA.Sports Network NCAA Div. I-AA Poll Journal Gazette Mattoon, Illinois December 20, 2005 C1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11125654/poll_2005_1220_i_aa_final/ Newspapers.com October 4, 2026 Schedule 2005 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network September 1 w y 2005 Slippery Rock Slippery Rock Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH 44–14 14,506 Youngstown St. 44, Slippery Rock 14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/troy-daily-news/207514045/ October 4, 2026 Troy Daily News Associated Press September 2, 2005 B2 Newspapers.com September 10 w y 2005 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH 35–16 14,893 Hamilton Eric Huskies forget to turn page https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/207514608/ October 4, 2026 The Boston Globe September 11, 2005 C20 Newspapers.com September 17 w y y Liberty Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA 42–0 5,479 Lang Chris LU trampled 'by a stampede of bulls' https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-advance/207515060/ October 4, 2026 The News & Advance September 18, 2005 C1 Newspapers.com September 24 l y y Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA 0–41 43,135 Palko rebounds vs. Youngstown State https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sentinel/207516202/ October 4, 2026 The Sentinel Associated Press September 25, 2005 C7 Newspapers.com October 1 w Illinois State Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH 20–17 16,809 Reinhardt Randy ISU pays price for mistakes https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113742228/the-pantagraph/ October 4, 2026 The Pantagraph October 2, 2005 D1 Newspapers.com October 8 w y 22 2005 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN 45–0 2,310 Mason, Penguins rip Indiana State https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pantagraph/207517325/ October 4, 2026 The Pantagraph Associated Press October 9, 2005 D3 Newspapers.com October 15 w 17 Western Illinois Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH 23–21 11,909 Youngstown State 23, Western Illinois 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93629083/the-park-city-daily-news/ October 4, 2026 Park City Daily News Associated Press October 16, 2005 5B Newspapers.com October 22 w y 15 Missouri State Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH 31–7 16,438 Hamilton Eric Bears end tough stretch with a thud https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-springfield-news-leader/207518474/ October 4, 2026 The Springfield News-Leader October 23, 2005 1D Newspapers.com October 29 l y 11 Northern Iowa 21 UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA 7–21 11,242 Gray Rob Panthers grind out satisfying win https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/207519315/ October 4, 2026 The Des Moines Register October 30, 2005 9C Newspapers.com November 5 l y 15 Southern Illinois 5 McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL 17–31 8,017 Klee Paul And the beat goes on https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90860541/southern-illinoisan/ October 4, 2026 The Southern Illinoisan November 6, 2005 1B Newspapers.com November 12 w 19 Western Kentucky 12 Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH 42–10 12,706 Herbst Rob Hilltoppers pounded at Youngstown St. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-park-city-daily-news/207520328/ October 4, 2026 Park City Daily News November 13, 2005 1B Newspapers.com2005 Football Schedule https://ysusports.com/sports/football/schedule/2005 YSU Sports Youngstown State University October 4, 2026 References Youngstown State Category:Youngstown State Penguins football seasons Category:Missouri Valley Football Conference champion seasons Youngstown State Penguins football