2013 Towson Tigers football team

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The 2013 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-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 13–3, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place. The season included the program's first win over a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent, UConn. The Tigers received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they defeated Fordham, Eastern Illinois, and Eastern Washington to advance to the FCS National Championship game, where they lost to North Dakota State.

ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Sports NetworkNo. 2
FCS CoachesNo. 2
Record13–3 (6–2 CAA)
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2013 Towson Tigers football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 2
FCS CoachesNo. 2
Record13–3 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJared Ambrose (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Hachmann (4th season)
Home stadiumJohnny Unitas Stadium
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2013 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Maine $^ 7–1  10–3 
No. 2 Towson ^ 6–2  13–3 
No. 5 New Hampshire ^ 6–2  10–5 
Villanova 5–3  6–5 
Delaware 4–4  7–5 
William & Mary 4–4  7–5 
Richmond 4–4  6–6 
James Madison 3–5  6–6 
Stony Brook 3–5  5–6 
Rhode Island 2–6  3–9 
Albany 0–8  1–11 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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NFL draftee Terrance West ran for an NCAA season record 2509 yards.

Schedule

Towson played a 12-game regular season schedule for only the fourth time in school history during the 2013 season.[1]

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 297:30 pmat UConn*No. 11
ESPN3W 33–1830,689[2]
September 71:00 pmat Holy Cross*No. 5
W 49–76,281
September 147:30 pmDelaware State*No. 4
TUSNW 49–710,302
September 212:00 pmat North Carolina Central*No. 4
W 35–174,037
September 286:00 pmat Stony BrookNo. 3
W 35–217,859
October 512:00 pmNo. 19 New HampshireNo. 3
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
CSNW 44–289,511
October 127:00 pmNo. 15 VillanovadaggerNo. 3
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
NBCSNL 35–4510,234
October 193:30 pmat AlbanyNo. 7
W 44–178,500
October 2612:00 pmat RichmondNo. 8
CSNW 48–328,700
November 27:00 pmNo. 21 DelawareNo. 7
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
TUSNL 31–328,741
November 161:30 pmat No. 16 William & MaryNo. 10
W 15–99,674
November 233:30 pmJames MadisonNo. 7
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
NBCSNW 28–177,379
December 71:00 pmNo. 9 Fordham*No. 5
ESPN3W 48–284,671
December 138:00 pmat No. 2 Eastern Illinois*No. 5
ESPN2W 49–393,850
December 212:00 pmat No. 3 Eastern Washington*No. 5
ESPNUW 35–316,209
January 4, 20142:00 pmvs. No. 1 North Dakota State*No. 5
ESPN2L 7–3519,802
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Rankings

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Ranking movements
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Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
Sports Network115443337871310752
Coaches12643222766117542
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