2019 Towson Tigers football team
American college football season
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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 Athletic Association. They finished the season 7–5, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record7–5 (4–4 CAA)
Headcoach
- Rob Ambrose (11th season)
DefensivecoordinatorEric Daniels (1st season)
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| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–5 (4–4 CAA) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Eric Daniels (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Johnny Unitas Stadium |
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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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Preseason
CAA poll
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Tigers were predicted to finish in second place.[1]
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
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Defense Robert Heyward – LB
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Special teams Aidan O'Neill – K
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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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 |