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
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Eastern Kentucky ^ 6 1 0 10 3 1
No. 18 Murray State $^ 6 1 0 7 4 1
Akron 4 3 0 7 4 0
Middle Tennessee 4 3 0 6 5 0
Morehead State 3 4 0 7 4 0
Austin Peay 3 4 0 5 6 0
Youngstown State 2 5 0 2 9 0
Tennessee Tech 0 7 0 0 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.