| Year: | 1992 |
| Team: | Youngstown State Penguins |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 11–3–1 |
| Head Coach: | Jim Tressel |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Stadium: | Stambaugh Stadium |
| Champion: | NCAA Division I-AA runner up |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game |
| Bowl Result: | L 28–31 vs. Marshall |
The 1992 Youngstown State Penguins football team was an American football team represented Youngstown State University as an independent during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jim Tressel, the team compiled an 11–3–1 record and lost to Marshall in the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.[1] Youngstown appeared in the Division I-AA national championship game six times, and won the championship four times, during the 1990s.
Quarterback Nick Cochran received the team's most valuable player award.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Cochran with 2,196 passing yards, Tamron Smith with 1,403 rushing yards and 126 points scored, and Leon Jones with 125 tackles (including 75 solo tackles).[3]