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2025 Youngstown State Penguins football team

The 2025 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Penguins were led by sixth-year head coach Doug Phillips, and played their games at Stambaugh Stadium located in Youngstown, Ohio.

Preseason

MVFC poll

The Missouri Valley Football Conference released its preseason poll on July 21, 2025, voted on by league athletic directors, coaches, and media members. The Penguins were predicted to finish fifth in the conference.

Schedule

Game summaries

<small>All times are Eastern time.</small>

Mercyhurst

Robert Morris

at Michigan State (FBS)

at Towson

No. 2 South Dakota State

at No. 13 North Dakota

at No. 10 Illinois State

Murray State

at No. 1 North Dakota State

No. 15 Southern Illinois

Indiana State

at Northern Iowa

No. 24 Yale (NCAA Division I Playoffs – First round)

Rankings

References