1999 Towson Tigers football team

The 1999 Towson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Towson University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Towson finished third in the Patriot League.

1999 Towson Tigers football
ConferencePatriot League
1999 record7–4 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Home stadiumMinnegan Stadium
1999 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 14 Lehigh +^  5 –1     10 –2  
No. 18 Colgate +^  5 –1     10 –2  
Towson  4 –2     7 –4  
Bucknell  3 –3     7 –4  
Lafayette  2 –4     4 –7  
Holy Cross  2 –4     3 –8  
Fordham  0 –6     0 –11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their eighth year under head coach Gordy Combs, the Tigers compiled a 7–4 record.[1]

The Tigers outscored opponents 302 to 255. Their 4–2 conference record placed third in the seven-team Patriot League standings.[2]

Towson played its home games at Minnegan Stadium on the university campus in Towson, Maryland.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4 Monmouth*
W 34–7 2,359 [3]
September 11 Lafayette
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 35–7 2,481 [4]
September 18 at Bucknell
W 27–20 2,921 [5]
September 25 at Columbia*
L 13–28 2,325 [6]
October 2 Holy Cross
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 14–0 3,802 [7]
October 9 vs. Morgan State*
L 22–28 [1]
October 16 at Howard*
W 49–33 1,835 [8]
October 23 Fordham
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 25–23 4,031 [9]
October 30 at No. 7 Lehigh
L 39–44 10,789 [10]
November 6 Dayton*
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 30–27 3,038 [11]
November 13 at Colgate
L 14–38 4,224 [12]

References
  1. "Year-by-Year Results". Towson Football 2019 Media Guide (PDF). Towson, Md.: Towson University. p. 105. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. Denman, Elliott (September 5, 1999). "Air Assault Too Much for Monmouth". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. pp. H9, H12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Meixell, Ted (September 12, 1999). "Lafayette Picked Apart by Towson". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Ewell, Christian (September 19, 1999). "Lee, Towson Take Patriot Flight". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 8E – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Schad, Joe (September 26, 1999). "Towson Fumbles Away Game to Columbia". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 7E – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Ewell, Christian (October 3, 1999). "Towson Airs It Out Except on Scoreboard, 14-0". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 7E – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Jones, Brent (October 17, 1999). "Tigers Erase 27-7 Deficit, Roar Past Bison, 49-33". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 8E – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Towson Gives Fordham the Boot on Kulic's FG". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. October 24, 1999. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Blockus, Gary R. (October 31, 1999). "Emotionally Drained Lehigh Tops Towson". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. pp. C1, C2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Albers, Bucky (November 7, 1999). "Towson Ends Dayton's Season, 30-27". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Ewell, Christian (November 15, 1999). "Colgate Brushes Off Towson's Bid for Playoffs, 38-14". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 8E – via Newspapers.com.
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