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2019 Towson Tigers football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record7–5 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorEric Daniels (1st season)
Home stadiumJohnny Unitas Stadium
(Capacity: 11,198)
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 313:00 p.m.at The Citadel*No. 11ESPN+W 28–218,008[2]
September 76:00 p.m.North Carolina Central*No. 8FloSportsW 42–38,322[3]
September 147:00 p.m.at No. 7 MaineNo. 8FloSportsW 45–236,256[4]
September 216:00 p.m. No. 18 VillanovaNo. 5
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
FloSportsL 45–52 OT8,811[5]
September 284:00 p.m.at No. 9 (FBS) Florida*No. 10SECNL 0–3879,126[6]
October 124:00 p.m.AlbanyNo. 9
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
FloSportsL 21–384,809[7]
October 194:00 p.m.Bucknell*No. 18
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
FloSportsW 56–76,114[8]
October 263:30 p.m.at No. 2 James MadisonNo. 16FloSportsL 10–2723,983[9]
November 22:00 p.m.DelawareNo. 21
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
FloSportsW 31–245,522[10]
November 92:00 p.m.at Stony BrookNo. 21FloSportsW 31–145,034[11]
November 161:00 p.m.at William & MaryNo. 20FloSportsW 31–106,738[12]
November 232:00 p.m.ElonNo. 19
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
FloSportsL 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 4OT Total
No. 18 Wildcats 14 7 14 107 52
No. 5 Tigers 7 21 0 170 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 movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
STATS FCS118851099181621212019RVRV
Coaches129851010-T9201722212120RVRV

References

  1. ^ a b Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Towson vs. The Citadel - Game Summary - August 31, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "North Carolina Central vs. Towson - Game Summary - September 7, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "Towson vs. Maine - Game Summary - September 14, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "Villanova vs. Towson - Game Summary - September 21, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "Towson vs. Florida - Game Summary - September 28, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  7. ^ "Albany vs. Towson - Game Summary - October 12, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  8. ^ "Bucknell vs. Towson - Game Summary - October 19, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  9. ^ "Towson vs. James Madison - Game Summary - October 26, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  10. ^ "Delaware vs. Towson - Game Summary - November 2, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  11. ^ "Towson vs. Stony Brook - Game Summary - November 9, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  12. ^ "Towson vs. William & Mary - Game Summary - November 16, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  13. ^ "Elon vs. Towson - Game Summary - November 23, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  14. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  15. ^ "2019 Towson Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.