2019 Towson Tigers football team

2019 Towson Tigers football
2019 Towson Tigers football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	7–5 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach	Rob Ambrose (11th season);
Defensive coordinator	Eric Daniels (1st season)
Home stadium	Johnny Unitas Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2021 →

2019 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
v t e
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 Athletic Association. They finished the season 7–5, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.

Preseason[edit]

CAA poll[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	3:00 p.m.	at The Citadel*	No. 11	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 28–21	8,008	^[2]
September 7	6:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central*	No. 8	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	W 42–3	8,322	^[3]
September 14	7:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Maine	No. 8	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	W 45–23	6,256	^[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	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	L 0–38	79,126	^[6]
October 12	4:00 p.m.	Albany	No. 9	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	L 21–38	4,809	^[7]
October 19	4:00 p.m.	Bucknell*	No. 18	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	W 56–7	6,114	^[8]
October 26	3:30 p.m.	at No. 2 James Madison	No. 16	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	FloSports	L 10–27	23,983	^[9]
November 2	2:00 p.m.	Delaware	No. 21	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	W 31–24	5,522	^[10]
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at Stony Brook	No. 21	Kenneth P. Lavalle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	FloSports	W 31–14	5,034	^[11]
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at William & Mary	No. 20	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports	W 31–10	6,738	^[12]
November 23	2:00 p.m.	Elon	No. 19	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	L 23–25	4,537	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries[edit]

At The Citadel[edit]

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

North Carolina Central[edit]

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

At Maine[edit]

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

At Villanova[edit]

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 18 Wildcats	14	7	14	10	7	52
No. 5 Tigers	7	21	0	17	0	45

At Florida[edit]

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

Albany[edit]

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

Bucknell[edit]

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

At James Madison[edit]

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

Delaware[edit]

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

At Stony Brook[edit]

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

At William & Mary[edit]

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

Elon[edit]

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

Ranking movements[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ 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[edit]

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

[caa_preseason-1] 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.

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