| 2018 Towson Tigers football | |
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FCS Playoffs First Round, L 10–31 vs. Duquesne | |
| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 20 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 22 |
| Record | 7–5 (5–3 CAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jared Ambrose (6th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Lyndon Johnson (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Johnny Unitas Stadium |
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| No. 4 Maine $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 James Madison ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Stony Brook ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Towson ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Delaware ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Elon ^ | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by tenth-year head coach Rob Ambrose and played their home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the 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 24, 2018, the Tigers were predicted to finish in tenth place.[1] They did not have any players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Madison | 241 (21) |
| 2 | New Hampshire | 206 (2) |
| 3 | Delaware | 182 |
| 4 | Stony Brook | 169 |
| 5 | Elon | 168 (1) |
| 6 | Villanova | 164 |
| 7 | Richmond | 127 |
| 8 | Maine | 81 |
| 9 | Albany | 78 |
| 10 | Towson | 74 |
| 11 | William & Mary | 55 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | 39 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Morgan State* | MeTV Baltimore/SPORTSfever/ESPN3 | W 36–10 | 9,209 | ||
| September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest* | ACCN Extra | L 20–51 | 23,619 | ||
| September 15 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 10 Villanova | FCS/FSGO | W 45–35 | 5,719 | ||
| September 29 | 4:00 p.m.[2] | The Citadel* | No. 25 | CAA.tv | W 44–27 | 7,323 | |
| October 6 | 4:00 p.m.[2] | No. 13 Stony Brook | No. 23 |
| CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLive | W 52–28 | 4,614 |
| October 13 | 4:00 p.m.[2] | William & Mary | No. 17 |
| CAA.tv | W 29–13 | 8,022 |
| October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at Albany | No. 13 | UAlbany Live Events[3] | W 56–28 | 7,029 | |
| October 27 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 21 Delaware | No. 10 | FCS/FSGO | L 36–40 | 14,593 | |
| November 3 | 4:00 p.m.[2] | No. 23 Maine | No. 15 |
| CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLive | L 28–35 | 7,356 |
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Elon | No. 20 | CAA.tv | W 41–10 | 5,927 | |
| November 17 | 2:00 p.m.[2] | No. 7 James Madison | No. 15 |
| CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLive | L 17–38 | 7,208 |
| November 24 | 2:00 p.m.[2] | Duquesne | No. 16 |
| ESPN3 | L 10–31 | 2,158 |
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Game summaries
At Morgan State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 36 |
| Bears | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
At Wake Forest
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Demon Deacons | 14 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 51 |
At Villanova
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 45 |
| No. 10 Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
The Citadel
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| No. 25 Tigers | 7 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 44 |
Stony Brook
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 13 Seawolves | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| No. 23 Tigers | 21 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
William & Mary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribe | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| No. 17 Tigers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 29 |
At Albany
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 13 Tigers | 10 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 56 |
| Great Danes | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
At Delaware
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 10 Tigers | 5 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 36 |
| No. 21 Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 40 |
Maine
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 23 Black Bears | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| No. 15 Tigers | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
At Elon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 20 Tigers | 7 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41 |
| No. 7 Phoenix | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
James Madison
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 7 Dukes | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| No. 15 Tigers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
FCS Playoffs
Duquesne–First Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dukes | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
| No. 16 Tigers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Ranking movements
| Week | ||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | — | — | — | RV | 25 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 20 |
| Coaches | — | — | — | RV | RV | 24 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 22 |
References
- ↑ Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Home Football Game Times Announced". Towson Athletics. May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Upcoming Live Events". The Official Athletics Site of the University of Albany. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Football Schedule". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
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