2013 Towson Tigers football team
2013 Towson Tigers football | |
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FCS Championship Game, L 7–35 v. North Dakota State | |
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 2 |
FCS Coaches | No. 2 |
2013 record | 13–3 (6–2 CAA) |
Head coach | Rob Ambrose (5th year) |
Offensive coordinator | Jared Ambrose (1st year) |
Defensive coordinator | Matt Hachmann (4th year) |
Home stadium |
Johnny Unitas Stadium (Capacity: 11,198) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#12 Maine $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#2 Towson ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 13 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. They 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.
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]
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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August 29 | 7:30 PM | at Connecticut* | No. 11 | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | ESPN3 | W 33–18 | 30,689[2] | ||
September 7 | 1:00 PM | at Holy Cross* | No. 5 | Fitton Field • Worcester, MA | W 49–7 | 6,281[3] | |||
September 14 | 7:30 PM | Delaware State* | No. 4 | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | TUSN | W 49–7 | 10,302[3] | ||
September 21 | 2:00 PM | at North Carolina Central* | No. 4 | O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC | W 35–17 | 4,037[3] | |||
September 28 | 6:00 PM | at Stony Brook | No. 3 | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | W 35–21 | 7,859[3] | |||
October 5 | 12:00 PM | No. 19 New Hampshire | No. 3 | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | CSN | W 44–28 | 9,511[3] | ||
October 12 | 7:00 PM | No. 15 Villanova | No. 3 | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | NBCSN | L 35–45 | 10,234[3] | ||
October 19 | 3:30 PM | at Albany | No. 7 | Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY | W 44–17 | 8,500[3] | |||
October 26 | 12:00 PM | at Richmond | No. 8 | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA | CSN | W 48–32 | 8,700[3] | ||
November 2 | 7:00 PM | No. 21 Delaware | No. 7 | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | TUSN | L 31–32 | 8,741[3] | ||
November 16 | 1:30 PM | at No. 16 William & Mary | No. 10 | Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA | W 15–9 | 9,674[3] | |||
November 23 | 3:30 PM | James Madison | No. 7 | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | NBCSN | W 28–17 | 7,379[3] | ||
December 7 | 1:00 PM | No. 9 Fordham* | No. 5 | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD (FCS Playoffs Second Round) | ESPN3 | W 48–28 | 4,671[3] | ||
December 13 | 8:00 PM | at No. 2 Eastern Illinois* | No. 5 | O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, IL (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals) | ESPN2 | W 49–39 | 3,850[3] | ||
December 21 | 2:00 PM | at No. 3 Eastern Washington* | No. 5 | Roos Field • Cheney, WA (FCS Playoffs Semifinals) | ESPNU | W 35–31 | 6,209[3] | ||
January 4, 2014 | 2:00 PM | vs. No. 1 North Dakota State* | No. 5 | Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX (FCS National Championship) | ESPN2 | L 7–35 | 19,802[3] | ||
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final | ||||||
Sports Network | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
Coaches | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
References
- ↑ "Towson Announces 2013 Football Schedule". WNST. Towson. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
- ↑ "Towson Tigers vs. Connecticut Huskies – Box Score". ESPN. August 29, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Game-by-Game Statistics". Towson Athletics. Retrieved December 9, 2013.