2012 Towson Tigers football team

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Ranking
Sports Network	No. 15
FCS Coaches	No. 14

2012 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Old Dominion ^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 18 Richmond +		6	–	2					8	–	3
No. 13 New Hampshire +^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 15 Villanova +^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 17 Towson +		6	–	2					7	–	4
No. 19 James Madison		5	–	3					7	–	4
Maine		4	–	4					5	–	6
Delaware		2	–	6					5	–	6
William & Mary		1	–	7					2	–	9
Rhode Island		0	–	8					0	–	11
Georgia State		0	–	0					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Georgia State's conference record was 0–0, and it did not occupy a spot in the overall standings. Old Dominion was ineligible for the conference championship because of its announced departure for Conference USA in 2013. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Rob Ambrose and played their home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 7–4, 6–2 in CAA. Due to Old Dominion (7–1 in CAA play) being ineligible for the conference title, the Tigers claimed a four way share of the CAA title. Despite the conference title, the Tigers were not invited to the FCS playoffs.

Schedule

August 307:00 PMat Kent State*No. 7

• Dix Stadium
• Kent, OH

CSNMA+L 21–41 15,121 September 1512:00 PMWilliam & MaryNo. 12

• Johnny Unitas Stadium
• Towson, MD

NBCSNW 20–17 8,309 September 227:00 PMSaint Francis (PA)*No. 13

• Johnny Unitas Stadium
• Towson, MD

W 46–17 9,828 September 297:00 PMat No. 3 (FBS) LSU*No. 12

• Tiger Stadium
• Baton Rouge, LA

ESPNUL 22–38 92,154 October 61:00 PMat No. 5 James MadisonNo. 12

• Bridgeforth Stadium
• Harrisonburg, VA

NBCSNL 10–13 25,077 October 137:00 PMMaineNo. 17

• Johnny Unitas Stadium
• Towson, MD

W 24–19 10,141 October 207:00 PMNo. 7 Old DominionNo. 18

• Johnny Unitas Stadium
• Towson, MD

L 20–31 7,817 October 273:30 PMat No. 19 VillanovaNo. 23

• Villanova Stadium
• Villanova, PA

CSNMAW 49–35 7,757 November 312:00 PMat No. 23 DelawareNo. 19

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE

NBCSNW 34–27 ^OT16,252 November 103:30 PMRhode IslandNo. 17

• Johnny Unitas Stadium
• Towson, MD

W 41–10 7,362 November 1712:00 PMat No. 7 New HampshireNo. 19

• Cowell Stadium
• Durham, NH

CSNMAW 64–35 5,531

• Source: Schedule

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Sports Network	7	13	12	13	12	12	17	18	23	19	17	19	15
Coaches	9	16	15	16	13	12	19	19	25	22	17	16	14