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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
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)
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 August 31 3:00 p.m. at The Citadel * No. 11 ESPN+ W 28–218,008 [ 2]
September 7 6:00 p.m. North Carolina Central * No. 8 FloSports W 42–38,322 [ 3]
September 14 7:00 p.m. at No. 7 Maine No. 8 FloSports W 45–236,256 [ 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 0–3879,126 [ 6]
October 12 4:00 p.m. Albany No. 9 Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD FloSports L 21–384,809 [ 7]
October 19 4:00 p.m. Bucknell * No. 18 Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD FloSports W 56–76,114 [ 8]
October 26 3:30 p.m. at No. 2 James Madison No. 16 FloSports L 10–2723,983 [ 9]
November 2 2:00 p.m. Delaware No. 21 Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD FloSports W 31–245,522 [ 10]
November 9 2:00 p.m. at Stony Brook No. 21 FloSports W 31–145,034 [ 11]
November 16 1:00 p.m. at William & Mary No. 20 FloSports W 31–106,738 [ 12]
November 23 2:00 p.m. Elon No. 19 Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD FloSports L 23–254,537 [ 13]
Game summaries
at The Citadel
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 11 Tigers
7
10
0
11
28
Bulldogs
0
14
0
7
21
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–0
2018
W , 44–27
North Carolina Central
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
0
0
0
3
3
No. 8 Tigers
14
14
14
0
42
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–0
2014
W , 31–20
at Maine
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 8 Tigers
10
7
14
14
45
No. 7 Black Bears
6
7
3
7
23
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
5–7
2018
L , 28–35
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
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
7–8
2018
W , 45–35
at Florida
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 10 Tigers
0
0
0
0
0
No. 9 (FBS) Gators
7
10
14
7
38
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
Albany
1
2
3
4
Total
Great Danes
7
10
14
7
38
No. 9 Tigers
7
7
7
0
21
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
4–2
2018
W , 56–28
Bucknell
1
2
3
4
Total
Bison
0
7
0
0
7
No. 18 Tigers
21
21
14
0
56
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
8–8
2003
L , 10–14
at James Madison
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 16 Tigers
0
10
0
0
10
No. 2 Dukes
7
17
3
0
27
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
6–21–1
2018
L , 17–38
Delaware
1
2
3
4
Total
Fightin' Blue Hens
7
7
7
3
24
No. 21 Tigers
7
17
0
7
31
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
8–12
2018
L , 36–40
at Stony Brook
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 21 Tigers
3
14
7
7
31
Seawolves
0
7
7
0
14
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
3–3
2018
W , 52–28
at William & Mary
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 20 Tigers
14
10
7
0
31
Tribe
3
0
0
7
10
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
6–9
2018
W , 29–16
Elon
1
2
3
4
Total
Phoenix
0
3
16
6
25
No. 19 Tigers
14
3
3
3
23
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
6–2
2018
W , 41–10
Ranking movements
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below Week 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
^ 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 July 23, 2019 .
^ "2019 Towson Football Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved July 23, 2019 .
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