2022:First-team All-America selection by The Associated Press, Athlon Sports, FCS Stats Perform and HERO Sportswas a second-team All-American recipient by the AFCAnamed the 2022 MVFC Offensive Player of the Yearwas a finalist for the Walter Payton Award finishing seventhrushed for 1,588 yards on 227 carries and scored 13 touchdownsagainst strong MVFC competition, had 1,220 yards on 184 attempts and nine scores while averaging152.5 yards in eight league gamesrushed for more than 200 yards on four occasions and had eight 100-yard plus gamescaught 19 passes for 300 yards and two touchdownscaught a 52-yard touchdown pass against Dayton and a 35-yard touchdown at North Dakota Statefinished with 1,888 all-purpose yardsopened the season with 203 yards on 20 carries and had a season-high three touchdowns vs. Duquesneat Missouri State rushed for a season-high 227 yards on 28 carries and scored on a 65-yard touchdown runat Western Illinois, rushed for 207 yards on 31 carriesagainst Indiana State rushed for 200 yards on 32 carries and two scoresscored on a 68-yard run against the Sycamoreshad 150 yards on 17 carries and caught three passes for 43 yards at NDSUagainst North Dakota had 138 yards on 14 attemptsin limited duty against Dayton had 129 yards on 13 carries and a touchdownwent for 119 yards on 19 carries and scored two touchdowns vs. South Dakotaat Illinois State had 95 yards on 22 carries and caught three passes for 46 yardsat Kentucky had a season-long reception of 64 yardsin YSU finale rushed for 84 yards on 21 carries and scored twicescored on a 35-yard touchdown run on his final collegiate carry vs. SIU with just 35 seconds remaining. Strollo: Whats hard to look back at now is, to play Georgia Southern at Georgia Southern was almost a guaranteed loss. . 7 9 18 57 4 72 35 5 1 23 41 68 11 Name Larry Waldon Tim Walton Mike Wargo Keith Wilkerson Dan Wilkinson Lou Willard Mark Williams Tim Williams Tommy Willis Jason Winrow Mark Zban Pos. And if we called a pass play, Id squeeze the hand of the guy I was gonna look for first. Every week they would pour some water from Eagle Creek and put it on the field. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. PHYSICAL ADDRESS 245 Glassboro Road, Route 322 Williamstown, NJ 08094. State and Akron. The Vindicator Sports Writer John Bassetti reflects on covering YSU football in 1991 when the Penguins won their first national championship. Marshall took a 17-6 lead after three quarters thanks to two TD passes from Thundering Herd QB Michael Payton. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Find out more. Mar 3, Youngstown State (18-9) Win vs. Jan 27, Youngstown State (4-10) Win vs. Cleveland State, 67-64, 15. College Football Scores. On March 1, 1993, the current free agent system was introduced to the league.[1]. rallied for 15 straight points. Visit ESPN to view the Youngstown State Penguins team roster for the current season. about national championship travel packages. Box 817 Williamstown NJ 08094 1992-93 Youngstown State Penguins Men's Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 3-23 (1-15, 9th in Mid-Cont MBB ) Coach: John Stroia PS/G: 71.7 (180th of 298) PA/G: 84.0 (285th of 298) SRS: -18.28 (287th of 298) SOS: -5.98 (242nd of 298) Youngstown State (Men's) School History Roster & Stats Polls, Schedule & Results On this page: against Eastern Kentucky. 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Tailback Tamron Smith received the team's most valuable player award. The culminating game of the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season, it was won by Youngstown State, 2814. October 5: The Los Angeles Rams trade tight end Jim Price to the Dallas Cowboys. Join our linker program. 2022 NCAA Infractions Case Other than that, I could throw it anywhere near him and hed catch it. The Penguins then posted easy home wins over Morgan State (57-22) and Northeastern (59-7) before traveling to Nacogdoches, Texas, to play Stephen F. Austin, winning 16-9. Tressel: We kind of came to the conclusion that we were looking too far down the road and not getting better as the season went on. Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Conference USA. Jan 22 @ UIC, Youngstown State (3-9) Loss vs. Illinois-Chicago, 75-95, 13. Football Coach Jim Tressel's ninth Youngstown State football team was Dec 23 @ St. Peter's, Youngstown State (1-4) Loss vs. Saint Peter's, 68-81, 6. Those boys from Alabama didnt like that. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. I just scooped it up and ran with it. Of course, I dont think we realized it at the time. I tried to write a speech and I ended up throwing it out. YSU led 11-0 in the fourth before EKU Smith: For me personally and a lot of guys on the team, we felt we deserved to be in that spotlight. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. [3], The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 1994 I-AA Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket. Tressel: Georgia Southern was 53-2 at home and they said it was because of the magic of [nearby] Eagle Creek River. Read more about our data coverage. [1] It was Youngstown State's second national championship in three years. Not that we had any expectation of getting a new sweatsuit. The Penguins won eight I think once he missed that kick, we started to notice we were a team of destiny. Sunday night games aired on TNT during the first half of the season, and ESPN during the second half of the season. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Smith: After the Liberty game, there was a little bit of bickering because a couple guys werent carrying their weight. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. I havent told Coach Tressel to this day [that I knew Boykins was open]. It wasnt just seating. 2021 Spring:Second-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference selectionnamed to the MVFC All-Newcomer Teamplayed in all seven games and started five contestsrushed for 691 yards on 133 carries and scored five touchdownscaught five passes for 24 yardsreturned seven kickoffs for 104 yardstotaled 819 all-purpose yardsrushed for 100-or-more yards in each of the final five games - every game he startedhad 28 carries for 166 yards against South Dakotaboth were season-best performanceshad 26 carries for 124 yards and two touchdowns against Southern Illinoisat South Dakota State had 26 carries for 122 yards and two touchdownsscored on a 42-yard run against the Jackrabbitsfinished with 122 yards on 17 carries at Western Illinoisscored on a season-long 72-yard run at WIUhad 100 yards on 20 carries at Missouri Statehad 38 yards on eight attempts against UNIcaught passes in five gameshad two 10-yard receptionshad three kickoff returns against Southern Illinoishad two kickoff returns at NDSU. That was a team that probably was better than us but they had so much confidence that by the time they realized they were in a game, it was too late. He kicked the track. Feb 14, Youngstown State (5-15) Loss vs. Wright State, 78-88, 21. Isaac: Oh man, he wasnt even close. But it was 17-6 and we had no momentum, so I threw the ball on a strike to Herb and he catches it for a TD. 2021:Third-team All-America selection by The Associated Press and HERO Sportsfirst-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference selectionrushed for 1,139 total yards on 175 carries, averaging 113.9 yards per contestin MVFC games, amassed 893 yards on 133 carries, an average of 107.9 yards per contest while scoring 10 touchdownsscored 12 touchdowns on the campaignhad scores in six gamescaught 20 passes for 175 yardsin the season opener against UIW had a season-best 242 yards on 29 attempts and scored two touchdownshis 45-yard reception in the final seconds set up YSU's game-tying field-goal attemptscored on runs of 72 yards and 11 yards in the gameagainst Western Illinois, had 136 yards on 23 carries and scored twicehad TD runs of 35 and 10 yards against the Leathernecksagainst Missouri State, finished with 156 yards on 19 carries and scored twicehad TD runs of 22 and 60 yards in the fourth quarterat Indiana State rambled for 138 yards on 17 carries and had touchdownscored a 21-yard touchdown in the first quarterat North Dakota had 122 yards on 18 attempts and a TDclosed out the season with a 25-carry, 185-yard, three-touchdown performance in a victory at Southern Illinoishad scoring runs of 38, 35 and five against the Salukiswas a two-time MVFC Offensive Player of the Week selectionnamed a team captain. Youngstown State started the 1990 season 11-0 but lost to Central Florida, 20-17, in the first round of the playoffs. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. And for me, it was great feeling like I ended my athletic career being able to say we were the best. We had a lot of young guys out there and they were getting blocked from all different angles and they kept gashing us for big yards. Jan 5, Youngstown State (1-7) Loss vs. Saint Peter's, 67-79, 9. the title game. The NFL added an extra (second) bye week into the season for each team. After I scored, I looked into the cameras and felt spiritual at that point. NotreDame College (2018-19):Was one of the top running backs in Division II in 2018 and 2019two-time finalist for Harlon Hill trophy, which honors top player in Division IIwas second in 2019 and third in 2018 in the voting for the awardearned first-team All-America honors in both seasonsrushed for more than 2,400 yards in each of his two seasons at Notre Dameworkhorse back with 345-plus attempts in each of his first two yearsin 2019, led NCAA Division II in rushing, scoring and all-purpose yardsran for NCAA high 2,316 yards on 345 carries in 14 gamesscored 33 touchdowns (30 rushing)caught 10 passes for 64 yards and scored three touchdownsreturned 10 kickoffs for 148 yardsfinished with a DII-high 2,526 all-purpose yardsrushed for a season-best 258 yards at West Liberty on 31 carries and scored three touchdownshad 20-or-more carries in 11 gamesscored touchdowns in 13 gamesrushed for more than 126 yards on 12 occasions and had 200-plus in four gamesas a freshman in 2018, ran for an NCAA-high 2,421 yards on 378 carries and 19 touchdowns in 14 contestscaught 12 passes for 79 yardsreturned 12 kickoffs for 199 yardsled NCAA DII in all-purpose yards with 2,699had 30-plus carries in six gamesrushed for more than 100 yards in 12 contestshad touchdowns in 11 gamesin collegiate debut, rushed for 302 yards on 22 carries against Shepherdhad a career-best 340 yards on 26 carries and scored three touchdowns against West Libertyhad 41 rushes for 194 yards and scored twice against Fairmont Statehad 172 yards on 36 carries and a touchdown against Slippery Rock in the playoffsagainst Valdosta State had 175 yards on 32 attempts in the playoffs. Jan 9, Youngstown State (2-7) Win vs. Western Illinois, 79-63, 10. 1978-79. You guys only run three plays. And they were probably right. Game Results. I tell people all the time we should have won in 1990; it took six weeks to get over that one. Jan 17, Youngstown State (3-8) Loss vs. Milwaukee, 71-83, 12. Feb 12, Youngstown State (5-14) Loss vs. Eastern Illinois, 67-69, 20. 1:02 remaining to cap an eight-play 80-yard drive. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Ranking college football's 10 best running backs for 2023. Against Boise State, YSU trailed 7-0 before scoring the next 28 games by more than 20 points and scored more than 27 points nine National Championship Game in Huntington, W. Va. By beating the Strollo: I played baseball, basketball and football [at Fitch] and I was never able to finish a year saying I was the best. I think we promised we would bring in 14,000 [actually 9,500] fans as part of that deal and that was the loudest [9,500] fans I ever heard in my career. We had a couple really good practices that week. He was named as the Defensive Player of the Game on two other occasions and was the Haines Family Player of the Game for his play against the University at Buffalo at home on Nov 11 this past season. This was also done to avoid scheduling playoff games on January 1 and competing with college football bowl games. YSU jumped out to a 19-3 lead entering the fourth quarter. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. *cH2)(_Qs@s_dfc +-_FqG`a}DO|[f)gucRvRaoa]Z3`tzzm4 It was a sad time. points to take over the game. And we were like, All right, youre going to see.. In 1994, YSU won His funeral was tough for a lot of guys. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. I dont believe the 1991 team was as talented as the previous two. Isaac: I didnt think we were gonna get in. Join our linker program. Jan 15, Youngstown State (3-7) Loss vs. Green Bay, 67-69, 11. They had just come on the scene and I wasnt impressed. 6nt5 I ended up getting hurt on the third play and it was around 1:15 [p.m.] and my dad passed around 1:15. In their eighth season under head coach Jim Tressel, the team compiled a 132 record and defeated Marshall in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game. They never got shook. time of possession battle by almost eight minutes. March 17, 1993: The Cincinnati Bengals traded Boomer Esiason to the New York Jets. In all the years I played and I played in 43 games I thought Villanovas defense was the most brutal defense I faced. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Inter-conferenceAFC East vs NFC EastAFC Central vs NFC WestAFC West vs NFC Central. Denver was the second AFC Wild Card ahead of Pittsburgh and Miami, based on better conference record (84 to Steelers 75 to Dolphins 66). In the semifinals, YSU returned home to play Samford. Feb 21 @ Western Illinois, Youngstown State (5-18) Loss vs. Western Illinois, 65-69, 24. In the fourth, Shawn Patton scored on a 55-yard rush Feb 18, Youngstown State (3-19) Loss vs. Valparaiso, 72-93, 23. endstream endobj 24 0 obj<>stream The Penguins made the playoffs with an 8-3 record and despite being the 13th-ranked team in the country, earned a home playoff game against seventh-ranked Villanova. In my opinion, we were a much better team. I remember the frustration of knowing, Dammit, weve got to win the rest of our games now to get in the playoffs.. Record: 5-21(3-15, 10th in Mid-Cont MBB), Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Monday, May 1, 12:49AM. 2014-15. mo")APX5F*\ i. /gg0 I remember CBS had this theme music for all their games and we were whistling it all week. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Jan 12, Youngstown State (3-6) Win vs. Buffalo, 86-78, 10. 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. Vecchione: We just had so many local guys and I think it showed the best of the town. That didnt happen right away. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. I had former teachers of mine saying, Do you know what you did for this town? And their faces were glowing. Feb 27 @ Green Bay, Youngstown State (3-22) Loss vs. Green Bay, 47-67, 26. Feb 16 @ Buffalo, Youngstown State (5-16) Loss vs. Buffalo, 60-64, 22. Bolstered by the victory, YSU ran off three straight wins to end the regular season against James Madison (28-21), Slippery Rock (40-21) and Towson State (27-17). You could look at all the local faces and say, This is Youngstown. The Play Clock (the time limit the offensive team has to snap the ball between plays) was reduced from 45 seconds to 40 seconds (the time interval after time outs and other administrative stoppages remained 25 seconds). Eastern Kentucky, Slippery Rock, McNeese State, North Alabama, Kent Visit us at https://www.ysusports.co When I got back to the sideline, Coach Tressel asks me, Did you see that Trent was wide open? And I said, Coach, I couldnt see him. He was only about 5-1 anyway. 4/30/2023 10:35:00 AM, Football Vindicator sports writer Joe Scalzo recently spoke with former YSU coach Jim Tressel and five players from that of that team: senior quarterback Ray Isaac (a Rayen High graduate), senior tight end Ron Strollo (Fitch), senior linebacker Kevin Brown (East), junior linebacker Chris Vecchione (Mooney) and sophomore running back Tamron Smith (South). Thats where I think Coach Tressel did a magnificent job keeping us together. All rights reserved. And it all came down to this last card. And the thing I remember most was seeing our name pop up and being so happy and going back to the dorm and not even realizing until later that night that we got a home bid. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney def. In his three seasons as a Penguin, he rushed for 3,418 yards on 535 attempts and had 30 touchdowns. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. The Official Home of Youngstown State University Athletics, Youngstown State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual. This remains the only time both Super Bowl participants have been the same in successive seasons. Story Links. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Wide receiver Ray Ellington received the team's . Brown: Coach Tressel asked me the night before [the game] to speak the next morning. This page is not available in other languages. We were more talented than those guys. sXJaBH9OcQIrcV0H:Mi\1 3%gQtjv_Y{'33a _lvOVPAml]C@y`XkfD` There was just a believe in each other. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Monday, May 1, 12:49AM. 2013-14. Feb 24 @ Cleveland State, Youngstown State (5-19) Loss vs. Cleveland State, 72-77, 25. [1] HVMO1W9$ Youngstown St. Players/Alumni | Pro-Football-Reference.com Youngstown St. Players/Alumni Players: 29 players, 24 drafted Top AV (since 1960): Ron Jaworski, 85 AV Colleges Index Youngstown St. NFL/AFL Players All Drafted Players Players' Pro Stats An ad blocker has likely prevented this video content from loading. This was the second appearance for Boise State in a Division I-AA championship game, having won in 1980. After starting the season with a 24-0 win over Edinboro, the eighth-ranked Penguins lost at Delaware State 33-29 in Week Two. He said they have all the aces but we had the king of clubs, the queen of clubs, the jack of clubs and the 10 of clubs. 1993 Buffalo Football - A 'new' UB Stadium by Scott Hollander University at Buffalo Libraries On Saturday, September 4th, 1993, a festive crowd of 14,179 watched the inaugural U.B. Jan 31, Youngstown State (5-11) Loss vs. Western Illinois, 63-71, 17. Boise State finished their regular season with a 101 record (61 in conference). Feb 19 @ Northern Illinois, Youngstown State (5-17) Loss vs. Northern Illinois, 57-84, 23. October 1, 2011 at 11:30p.m. The game was a microcosm of YSU's season -- slow start followed Nobody else saw [the ball] and I kind of couldnt believe it. And I remember finally getting to the bus and there was this old gentleman there, who had to be in his 80s. So our expectations were really, really high coming into the season. Once he sees this article, hes going to call me. It was a clear upset. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. by a tremendous finish. Isaac: I had the X receiver and the Z receiver next to me in the huddle and we all held hands. Boise State. HVN1}W1TZ!rR%+*"MExmIDk9g(L(g(CKDG fQ+V"F)h? Tressel: Ray Isaac, after that game, I kind of gave him an ultimatum: Either you play better or Nick Cochran is taking over. Find out more. Seasons. Dec 29, Youngstown State (1-5) Win vs. Central Connecticut State, 80-62, 7. Tressel: I brought the water back down and sprinkled it in the end zone. Tressel: The one thing I knew about our kids was they believed in each other. Smith: A lot of the guys on the team from Florida would come over to our house for Thanksgiving and my dad would always look out for them. But they ran the Wing-T and our defense couldnt stop them. On that play, Tressel called Fake 37 X-comeback, a play where Trent Boykin runs an 18-yard comeback route and Williams runs the backside post. This game also marked the fourth consecutive Super Bowl loss by the Bills, who remain the only team to reach four straight Super Bowls. We were supposed to get blown out but couldnt nobody convince me we wasnt good enough to be in the national championship game. Kevin Brown: I remember coming in as a freshman when I was being recruited by YSU and someone had written on the wall that the season goal was winning the conference. Smith: I remember being in the huddle around the 4 or 5 yard line with like two minutes left in the game. I knew Kevin was blitzing so I was holding my man when I saw the football. Former Youngstown State standout running back Jaleel McLaughlin has signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Denver Broncos.
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