2019 Towson Tigers football team

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.

2019 Towson Tigers football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record7–5 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorEric Daniels (1st season)
Home stadiumJohnny Unitas Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2021 →
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

Preseason

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CAA poll

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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

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The Tigers had five players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.[1]

Schedule

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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]

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Game summaries

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At The Citadel

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Tigers 7 10 0 11 28
Bulldogs 0 14 0 7 21

North Carolina Central

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 0 3 3
No. 8 Tigers 14 14 14 0 42

At Maine

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Tigers 10 7 14 14 45
No. 7 Black Bears 6 7 3 7 23

At Villanova

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1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 18 Wildcats 14 7 14 107 52
No. 5 Tigers 7 21 0 170 45

At Florida

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
No. 9 (FBS) Gators 7 10 14 7 38

Albany

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1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 7 10 14 7 38
No. 9 Tigers 7 7 7 0 21

Bucknell

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 7 0 0 7
No. 18 Tigers 21 21 14 0 56

At James Madison

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Tigers 0 10 0 0 10
No. 2 Dukes 7 17 3 0 27

Delaware

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1 2 3 4 Total
Fightin' Blue Hens 7 7 7 3 24
No. 21 Tigers 7 17 0 7 31

At Stony Brook

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Tigers 3 14 7 7 31
Seawolves 0 7 7 0 14

At William & Mary

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Tigers 14 10 7 0 31
Tribe 3 0 0 7 10

Elon

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1 2 3 4 Total
Phoenix 0 3 16 6 25
No. 19 Tigers 14 3 3 3 23

Ranking movements

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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

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  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 April 24, 2022.
  15. ^ "2019 Towson Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.