1999 Towson Tigers football team

1999 Towson Tigers football
Conference	Patriot League
1999 record	7–4 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Gordy Combs (8th season)
Home stadium	Minnegan Stadium
Seasons ←  1998 2000 →

1999 Patriot League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Lehigh +^		5	–	1					10	–	2
No. 18 Colgate +^		5	–	1					10	–	2
Towson		4	–	2					7	–	4
Bucknell		3	–	3					7	–	4
Lafayette		2	–	4					4	–	7
Holy Cross		2	–	4					3	–	8
Fordham		0	–	6					0	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Towson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Towson University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Towson finished third in the Patriot League.

In their eighth year under head coach Gordy Combs, the Tigers compiled a 7–4 record. ^[1]

The Tigers outscored opponents 302 to 255. Their 4–2 conference record placed third in the seven-team Patriot League standings. ^[2]

Towson played its home games at Minnegan Stadium on the university campus in Towson, Maryland.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Monmouth *	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	W 34–7	2,359	[3]
September 11	Lafayette	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	W 35–7	2,481	[4]
September 18	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 27–20	2,921	[5]
September 25	at Columbia *	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 13–28	2,325	[6]
October 2	Holy Cross	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	W 14–0	3,802	[7]
October 9	vs. Morgan State *	Homewood Field Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	L 22–28		[1]
October 16	at Howard *	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC	W 49–33	1,835	[8]
October 23	Fordham	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	W 25–23	4,031	[9]
October 30	at No. 7 Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 39–44	10,789	[10]
November 6	Dayton *	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	W 30–27	3,038	[11]
November 13	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 14–38	4,224	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Year-by-Year Results". Towson Football 2019 Media Guide (PDF). Towson, Md.: Towson University. p. 105. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
3. Denman, Elliott (September 5, 1999). "Air Assault Too Much for Monmouth". Asbury Park Press . Asbury Park, N.J. pp. H9, H12 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Meixell, Ted (September 12, 1999). "Lafayette Picked Apart by Towson". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Ewell, Christian (September 19, 1999). "Lee, Towson Take Patriot Flight". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 8E – via Newspapers.com.
6. Schad, Joe (September 26, 1999). "Towson Fumbles Away Game to Columbia". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 7E – via Newspapers.com.
7. Ewell, Christian (October 3, 1999). "Towson Airs It Out Except on Scoreboard, 14-0". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 7E – via Newspapers.com.
8. Jones, Brent (October 17, 1999). "Tigers Erase 27-7 Deficit, Roar Past Bison, 49-33". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 8E – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Towson Gives Fordham the Boot on Kulic's FG". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. October 24, 1999. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
10. Blockus, Gary R. (October 31, 1999). "Emotionally Drained Lehigh Tops Towson". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. pp. C1, C2 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Albers, Bucky (November 7, 1999). "Towson Ends Dayton's Season, 30-27". Dayton Daily News . Dayton, Ohio. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
12. Ewell, Christian (November 15, 1999). "Colgate Brushes Off Towson's Bid for Playoffs, 38-14". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 8E – via Newspapers.com.