2019 Towson Tigers football team
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.
| 2019 Towson Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| 2019 record | 7–5 (4–4 CAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Eric Daniels (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Johnny Unitas Stadium (Capacity: 11,198) |
| 2019 Colonial Athletic Association football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 James Madison $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Albany ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Villanova ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2018 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.
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) |
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| 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]
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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 |
| 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 |
| FloSports | L 21–38 | 4,809 | [7] |
| October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | Bucknell* | No. 18 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| FloSports | L 23–25 | 4,537 | [13] |
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Game summaries
at The Citadel
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 11 Tigers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 28 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
North Carolina Central
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| Great Danes | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| No. 9 Tigers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Bucknell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 18 Tigers | 21 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 56 |
at James Madison
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 16 Tigers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 2 Dukes | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
Delaware
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| No. 21 Tigers | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at Stony Brook
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 21 Tigers | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Seawolves | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at William & Mary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 20 Tigers | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Tribe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Elon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Phoenix | 0 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 25 |
| No. 19 Tigers | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final | ||||||
| STATS FCS | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | RV | RV | ||||||
| Coaches | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10-T | 9 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | RV | RV | ||||||
References
- 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 July 23, 2019.
- "2019 Towson Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
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