American college football season
2019 Towson Tigers football |
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
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Record | 7–5 (4–4 CAA) |
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Head coach | - Rob Ambrose (11th season)
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Defensive coordinator | Eric Daniels (1st season) |
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Home stadium | Johnny Unitas Stadium |
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The 2019 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eleventh-year head coach Rob Ambrose and played their home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 7–5, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.
Preseason
CAA poll
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Tigers were predicted to finish in second place.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | James Madison | 238 (20) |
2 | Towson | 217 (3) |
3 | Maine | 201 (1) |
4 | Elon | 164 |
5 | Delaware | 162 |
6 | Stony Brook | 151 |
7 | New Hampshire | 109 |
8 | Rhode Island | 104 |
9 | Villanova | 84 |
10 | Richmond | 62 |
11 | William & Mary | 58 |
12 | Albany | 34 |
Preseason All–CAA team
The Tigers had five players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.[1]
Offense Tom Flacco – QB Shane Simpson – RB Shane Leatherbury – WR | Defense Robert Heyward – LB | Special teams Aidan O'Neill – K |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 3:00 p.m. | at The Citadel* | No. 11 | | ESPN+ | W 28–21 | 8,008 | [2] |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | North Carolina Central* | No. 8 | | FloSports | W 42–3 | 8,322 | [3] |
September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Maine | No. 8 | | FloSports | W 45–23 | 6,256 | [4] |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 18 Villanova | No. 5 | - Johnny Unitas Stadium
- Towson, MD
| FloSports | L 45–52 OT | 8,811 | [5] |
September 28 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 9 (FBS) Florida* | No. 10 | | SECN | L 0–38 | 79,126 | [6] |
October 12 | 4:00 p.m. | Albany | No. 9 | - Johnny Unitas Stadium
- Towson, MD
| FloSports | L 21–38 | 4,809 | [7] |
October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | Bucknell* | No. 18 | - Johnny Unitas Stadium
- Towson, MD
| FloSports | W 56–7 | 6,114 | [8] |
October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 2 James Madison | No. 16 | | FloSports | L 10–27 | 23,983 | [9] |
November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Delaware | No. 21 | - Johnny Unitas Stadium
- Towson, MD
| FloSports | W 31–24 | 5,522 | [10] |
November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Stony Brook | No. 21 | | FloSports | W 31–14 | 5,034 | [11] |
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at William & Mary | No. 20 | | FloSports | W 31–10 | 6,738 | [12] |
November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Elon | No. 19 | - Johnny Unitas Stadium
- Towson, MD
| FloSports | L 23–25 | 4,537 | [13] |
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Game summaries
At The Citadel
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 11 Tigers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 28 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
North Carolina Central
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
No. 8 Tigers | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
At Maine
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 8 Tigers | 10 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
No. 7 Black Bears | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
At Villanova
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
No. 18 Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
No. 5 Tigers | 7 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 45 |
At Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 10 Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 9 (FBS) Gators | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
Albany
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Great Danes | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
No. 9 Tigers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Bucknell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bison | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 18 Tigers | 21 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 56 |
At James Madison
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 16 Tigers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
No. 2 Dukes | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
Delaware
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
No. 21 Tigers | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
At Stony Brook
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 21 Tigers | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Seawolves | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
At William & Mary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 20 Tigers | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Tribe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Elon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Phoenix | 0 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 25 |
No. 19 Tigers | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | RV | RV |
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Coaches | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10-T | 9 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | RV | RV |
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References
- ^ a b Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Towson vs. The Citadel - Game Summary - August 31, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "North Carolina Central vs. Towson - Game Summary - September 7, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Towson vs. Maine - Game Summary - September 14, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Villanova vs. Towson - Game Summary - September 21, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Towson vs. Florida - Game Summary - September 28, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Albany vs. Towson - Game Summary - October 12, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Bucknell vs. Towson - Game Summary - October 19, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Towson vs. James Madison - Game Summary - October 26, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Delaware vs. Towson - Game Summary - November 2, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Towson vs. Stony Brook - Game Summary - November 9, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Towson vs. William & Mary - Game Summary - November 16, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Elon vs. Towson - Game Summary - November 23, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ "2019 Towson Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
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