1986 Youngstown State Penguins football team

1986 Youngstown State Penguins football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record2–9 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
1986 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Eastern Kentucky ^ 6 1 010 3 1
No. 18 Murray State $^ 6 1 07 4 1
Akron 4 3 07 4 0
Middle Tennessee 4 3 06 5 0
Morehead State 3 4 07 4 0
Austin Peay 3 4 05 6 0
Youngstown State 2 5 02 9 0
Tennessee Tech 0 7 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Led by first-year head coach Jim Tressel, the Penguins compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the OVC.