▁wh ist les ▁to ▁signal ▁a ▁penalty , ▁invent ed ▁the ▁penalty ▁flag ▁during ▁a ▁game ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁against ▁now - NA IA ▁member ▁Oklahoma ▁City . ▁The ▁flag ▁is ▁now ▁standard ▁at ▁all ▁football ▁games . ▁ ▁Y SU ▁plays ▁its ▁home ▁games ▁at ▁St amb augh ▁Stadium , ▁nick named ▁" The ▁Ice ▁Castle ", ▁which ▁has ▁an ▁official ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 2 0 , 6 3 0 , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁Division ▁I ▁FC S . ▁The ▁P engu ins ▁have ▁sent ▁over ▁ 2 0 ▁players ▁to ▁the ▁NFL . ▁Brand ian ▁Ross ▁spent ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Ra iders , ▁and ▁Donald ▁Jones , ▁who ▁played ▁three ▁seasons ▁with ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁B ills , ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁ret ire ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁due ▁to ▁non - football ▁related ▁health ▁reasons . ▁The ▁most ▁notable ▁Young st own ▁State ▁al umn i ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁NFL ▁are ▁Jeff ▁Wil kins , ▁Ron ▁J aw or ski , ▁Paul ▁Mc F ad den , ▁and ▁Cl iff ▁St oud t . ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁basketball ▁The ▁Young st own ▁State ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁team ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 7 – 2 8 ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁has ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁NA IA ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 6 – 4 7 ▁until ▁joining ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁II ▁competition ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 – 6 1