, ▁on ▁Dec . ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁ ▁Inform ally , ▁Y SU ▁is ▁often ▁called ▁Gu ins ▁for ▁short ▁as ▁a ▁r ally ing ▁cry ▁( e . g . ▁" Go ▁Gu ins !" ), ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁for ▁has ht ag ▁purposes ▁on ▁its ▁various ▁social ▁media ▁accounts . ▁ ▁Teams ▁A ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Hor izon ▁League , ▁Young st own ▁University ▁spons ors ▁teams ▁in ▁nine ▁men ' s ▁and ▁twelve ▁women ' s ▁NCAA ▁san ction ed ▁sports : ▁ ▁Football ▁Y SU ▁has ▁been ▁particularly ▁successful ▁in , ▁and ▁is ▁most ▁recognized ▁for , ▁football . ▁The ▁program ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁programs ▁in ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁Football ▁Championship ▁Sub div ision ▁( former ly ▁known ▁as ▁Division ▁I - AA ), ▁Y SU ▁has ▁won ▁four ▁FC S ▁national ▁champion ships , ▁third ▁behind ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁State ▁( 7 ) ▁and ▁Georgia ▁Southern ▁( 6 ), ▁with ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁coming ▁under ▁former ▁head ▁coach ▁Jim ▁T ress el . ▁T ress el , ▁who ▁left ▁the ▁university ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁season ▁to ▁coach ▁at ▁Ohio ▁State , ▁helped ▁the ▁P engu ins ▁claim ▁titles ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁runner - up ▁finish es ▁in ▁ 1