2013 Towson Tigers football team
2013 Towson Tigers football | |
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
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Sports Network | No. 2 |
FCS Coaches | No. 2 |
Record | 13–3 (6–2 CAA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jared Ambrose (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Matt Hachmann (4th season) |
Home stadium | Johnny Unitas Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Maine $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Towson ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 13 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 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. The season included the program's first win over a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent, UConn. The Tigers 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
[edit]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 | Source |
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August 29 | 7:30 pm | at UConn* | No. 11 | ESPN3 | W 33–18 | 30,689 | [2] | |
September 7 | 1:00 pm | at Holy Cross* | No. 5 | W 49–7 | 6,281 | |||
September 14 | 7:30 pm | Delaware State* | No. 4 | TUSN | W 49–7 | 10,302 | ||
September 21 | 2:00 pm | at North Carolina Central* | No. 4 | W 35–17 | 4,037 | |||
September 28 | 6:00 pm | at Stony Brook | No. 3 | W 35–21 | 7,859 | |||
October 5 | 12:00 pm | No. 19 New Hampshire | No. 3 |
| CSN | W 44–28 | 9,511 | |
October 12 | 7:00 pm | No. 15 Villanova | No. 3 |
| NBCSN | L 35–45 | 10,234 | |
October 19 | 3:30 pm | at Albany | No. 7 | W 44–17 | 8,500 | |||
October 26 | 12:00 pm | at Richmond | No. 8 | CSN | W 48–32 | 8,700 | ||
November 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 21 Delaware | No. 7 |
| TUSN | L 31–32 | 8,741 | |
November 16 | 1:30 pm | at No. 16 William & Mary | No. 10 | W 15–9 | 9,674 | |||
November 23 | 3:30 pm | James Madison | No. 7 |
| NBCSN | W 28–17 | 7,379 | |
December 7 | 1:00 pm | No. 9 Fordham* | No. 5 |
| ESPN3 | W 48–28 | 4,671 | |
December 13 | 8:00 pm | at No. 2 Eastern Illinois* | No. 5 |
| ESPN2 | W 49–39 | 3,850 | |
December 21 | 2:00 pm | at No. 3 Eastern Washington* | No. 5 |
| ESPNU | W 35–31 | 6,209 | |
January 4, 2014 | 2:00 pm | vs. No. 1 North Dakota State* | No. 5 | ESPN2 | L 7–35 | 19,802 | ||
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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
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "2013 Football Schedule". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved April 23, 2022.