| Year: | 1993 |
| Team: | Youngstown State Penguins |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 13–2 |
| Head Coach: | Jim Tressel |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Stadium: | Stambaugh Stadium |
| Champion: | NCAA Division I-AA champion |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game |
| Bowl Result: | W 17–5 vs. Marshall |
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. In their eighth season under head coach Jim Tressel, the team compiled a 13–2 record and defeated Marshall in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.[1] It was Youngstown State's second national championship in three years.
Tailback Tamron Smith received the team's most valuable player award.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Smith with 1,433 rushing yards and 120 points scored, Darnell Clark with 1,822 all-purpose yards, Mark Brungard with 1,504 passing yards, and Leon Jones with 177 tackles (including 103 solo tackles).[3]