2018 Towson Tigers football team
The 2018 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by tenth-year head coach Rob Ambrose and played their home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Duquesne.
2018 Towson Tigers football | |
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FCS Playoffs First Round, L 10–31 vs. Duquesne | |
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 20 |
FCS Coaches | No. 22 |
2018 record | 7–5 (5–3 CAA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jared Ambrose (6th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Lyndon Johnson (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Johnny Unitas Stadium (Capacity: 11,198) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Maine $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 James Madison ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Stony Brook ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Towson ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Delaware ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Elon ^ | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2017 season 5–6, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place.
Preseason
CAA Poll
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Tigers were predicted to finish in tenth place.[1] They did not have any players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | James Madison | 241 (21) |
2 | New Hampshire | 206 (2) |
3 | Delaware | 182 |
4 | Stony Brook | 169 |
5 | Elon | 168 (1) |
6 | Villanova | 164 |
7 | Richmond | 127 |
8 | Maine | 81 |
9 | Albany | 78 |
10 | Towson | 74 |
11 | William & Mary | 55 |
12 | Rhode Island | 39 |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Morgan State* | MeTV Baltimore/SPORTSfever/ESPN3 | W 36–10 | 9,209 | ||
September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest* | ACCN Extra | L 20–51 | 23,619 | ||
September 15 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 10 Villanova | FCS/FSGO | W 45–35 | 5,719 | ||
September 29 | 4:00 p.m.[2] | The Citadel* | No. 25 | CAA.tv | W 44–27 | 7,323 | |
October 6 | 4:00 p.m.[2] | No. 13 Stony Brook | No. 23 |
| CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLive | W 52–28 | 4,614 |
October 13 | 4:00 p.m.[2] | William & Mary | No. 17 |
| CAA.tv | W 29–13 | 8,022 |
October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at Albany | No. 13 | UAlbany Live Events[3] | W 56–28 | 7,029 | |
October 27 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 21 Delaware | No. 10 | FCS/FSGO | L 36–40 | 14,593 | |
November 3 | 4:00 p.m.[2] | No. 23 Maine | No. 15 |
| CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLive | L 28–35 | 7,356 |
November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Elon | No. 20 | CAA.tv | W 41–10 | 5,927 | |
November 17 | 2:00 p.m.[2] | No. 7 James Madison | No. 15 |
| CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLive | L 17–38 | 7,208 |
November 24 | 2:00 p.m.[2] | Duquesne | No. 16 |
| ESPN3 | L 10–31 | 2,158 |
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- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
at Morgan State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 36 |
Bears | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Wake Forest
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Demon Deacons | 14 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 51 |
at Villanova
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 45 |
No. 10 Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
The Citadel
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
No. 25 Tigers | 7 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 44 |
Stony Brook
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 13 Seawolves | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
No. 23 Tigers | 21 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
William & Mary
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tribe | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
No. 17 Tigers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 29 |
at Albany
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 13 Tigers | 10 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 56 |
Great Danes | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Delaware
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 10 Tigers | 5 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 36 |
No. 21 Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 40 |
Maine
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 23 Black Bears | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
No. 15 Tigers | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
at Elon
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 20 Tigers | 7 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41 |
No. 7 Phoenix | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
James Madison
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 7 Dukes | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
No. 15 Tigers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
FCS Playoffs
Duquesne–First Round
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Dukes | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
No. 16 Tigers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
STATS FCS | NR | NR | NR | RV | 25 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 20 | |||||||
Coaches | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | 24 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 22 |
References
- Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- "Home Football Game Times Announced". Towson Athletics. May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- "Upcoming Live Events". The Official Athletics Site of the University of Albany. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
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