2000 Towson Tigers football team

2000 Towson Tigers football
Conference	Patriot League
2000 record	7–4 (3–3 Patriot)
Head coach	Gordy Combs (9th season)
Home stadium	Minnegan Stadium
Seasons ←  1999 2001 →

2000 Patriot League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 Lehigh $^		6	–	0					12	–	1
Colgate		4	–	2					7	–	4
Holy Cross		4	–	2					7	–	4
Towson		3	–	3					7	–	4
Bucknell		2	–	4					6	–	5
Fordham		1	–	5					3	–	8
Lafayette		1	–	5					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Towson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Towson University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Towson tied for last in the Patriot League.

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

The Tigers outscored opponents 299 to 216. Their 3–3 conference record placed fourth 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 2	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 36–13	3,792	[3]
September 9	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 42–20	5,229	[4]
September 16	Morgan State *	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	W 31–7	4,817	[5]
September 23	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 14–17	7,856	[6]
September 30	Colgate	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	L 27–30 OT	3,038	[7]
October 7	No. 17 Lehigh	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	L 21–42		[1]
October 14	Howard *	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	W 38–6	4,512	[8]
October 28	at Monmouth *	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	W 12–0	2,863	[9]
November 4	at Saint Mary's *	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA	L 33–45	2,042	[10]
November 11	Bucknell	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	W 15–13	4,332	[11]
November 18	at Drake *	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 30–23	2,222	[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. Parry, Tim (September 3, 2000). "Towson Shakes Jitters, Fordham". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 12E – via Newspapers.com.
4. Hickling, Dan (September 10, 2000). "Towson Pulls Away for 42-20 Rout of Lafayette". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 12D – via Newspapers.com.
5. Ewell, Christian (September 17, 2000). "Read, Towson Take Morgan Apart, 31-7". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 12D – via Newspapers.com.
6. Craig, Steve (September 24, 2000). "Towson Tastes Its First Defeat". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 14D – via Newspapers.com.
7. Ewell, Christian (October 1, 2000). "Colgate Gives Towson the Boot, 30-27". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 10D – via Newspapers.com.
8. Seidel, Jeff (October 15, 2000). "Error-Prone Bison Routed by Towson". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C. p. D9 – via ProQuest.
9. Bass, Howard (October 29, 2000). "Hawks' Offense Sputters in Loss". Asbury Park Press . Asbury Park, N.J. p. H4 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "St. Mary's 45, Towson 33". San Francisco Examiner . San Francisco, Calif. November 5, 2000. pp. C-3, C-6 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Baker, Kent (November 12, 2000). "Tigers Beat Wind, Bucknell on Late Field Goal by Kulic". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 9E – via Newspapers.com.
12. Gray, Rob (November 19, 2000). "Towson Beats Mistakes to Drop Drake, 30-23". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 9D – via Newspapers.com.