American college football season
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.
Previous season [ ]
The Tigers finished the 2018 season 7–5, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Duquesne .
Preseason [ ]
CAA poll [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source August 31 3:00 p.m. at The Citadel * No. 11 ESPN+ W 28–218,008 [2]
September 7 6:00 p.m. North Carolina Central * No. 8 FloSports W 42–38,322 [3]
September 14 7:00 p.m. at No. 7 Maine No. 8 FloSports W 45–236,256 [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 SECN L 0–3879,126 [6]
October 12 4:00 p.m. Albany No. 9 Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD FloSports L 21–384,809 [7]
October 19 4:00 p.m. Bucknell * No. 18 Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD FloSports W 56–76,114 [8]
October 26 3:30 p.m. at No. 2 James Madison No. 16 FloSports L 10–2723,983 [9]
November 2 2:00 p.m. Delaware No. 21 Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD FloSports W 31–245,522 [10]
November 9 2:00 p.m. at Stony Brook No. 21 FloSports W 31–145,034 [11]
November 16 1:00 p.m. at William & Mary No. 20 FloSports W 31–106,738 [12]
November 23 2:00 p.m. Elon No. 19 Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD FloSports L 23–254,537 [13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries [ ]
at The Citadel [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 11 Tigers
7
10
0
11
28
Bulldogs
0
14
0
7
21
North Carolina Central [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
0
0
0
3
3
No. 8 Tigers
14
14
14
0
42
at Maine [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
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
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
No. 10 Tigers
0
0
0
0
0
No. 9 (FBS) Gators
7
10
14
7
38
Albany [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Great Danes
7
10
14
7
38
No. 9 Tigers
7
7
7
0
21
Bucknell [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bison
0
7
0
0
7
No. 18 Tigers
21
21
14
0
56
at James Madison [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 16 Tigers
0
10
0
0
10
No. 2 Dukes
7
17
3
0
27
Delaware [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Fightin' Blue Hens
7
7
7
3
24
No. 21 Tigers
7
17
0
7
31
at Stony Brook [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 21 Tigers
3
14
7
7
31
Seawolves
0
7
7
0
14
at William & Mary [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 20 Tigers
14
10
7
0
31
Tribe
3
0
0
7
10
Elon [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Phoenix
0
3
16
6
25
No. 19 Tigers
14
3
3
3
23
Ranking movements [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
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 [ ]
^ 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 July 23, 2019 .
^ "2019 Towson Football Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved July 23, 2019 .
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