2002 Towson Tigers football team

2002 Towson Tigers football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	6–5 (3–4 Patriot)
Head coach	Gordy Combs (11th season)
Home stadium	Towson University Stadium
Seasons ←  2001 2003  →

2002 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Fordham +^		6	–	1					10	–	3
No. 25 Colgate +		6	–	1					9	–	3
Lafayette		5	–	2					7	–	5
Lehigh		4	–	3					8	–	4
Towson		3	–	4					6	–	5
Georgetown		2	–	5					5	–	6
Holy Cross		2	–	5					4	–	8
Bucknell		0	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Towson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Towson University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Towson finished fifth in the Patriot League.

In their 11th year under head coach Gordy Combs, the Tigers compiled a 6–5 record. ^[1]

The Tigers outscored opponents 315 to 255. Their 3–4 conference record placed fifth out of eight in the Patriot League standings. ^[2]

In August 2002, as the Tigers prepared for their Patriot League football season, the university announced that it would play just two more Patriot seasons before joining the Atlantic 10 Conference for football in 2004. The new conference would give Towson a higher level of competition, more similarly sized rivals, and the opportunity to award athletic scholarships. By joining the A-10, Towson would also gain football matchups with Delaware, Hofstra, James Madison and William & Mary, all A-10 football members that competed with Towson in other sports in their primary conference, the Colonial Athletic Association. Towson remained a Patriot League football member for 2002 and 2003. ^[3]

Between the 2001 and 2002 seasons, Towson renovated and expanded its longtime home field, Minnegan Stadium, and renamed it Towson University Stadium. Towson played its home games at this facility on the university campus in Towson, Maryland.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Morgan State *	Towson University Stadium Towson, MD	W 49–28	8,517	[4]
September 14	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 7–23	5,386	[5]
September 21	at Brown *	Towson University Stadium Towson, MD	W 56–42	3,198	[6]
September 28	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 42–10	7,844	[7]
October 5	at Cornell *	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 31–34 2OT	4,242	[8]
October 12	No. 10 Lehigh	Towson University Stadium Towson, MD	W 23–19	3,137	[9]
October 19	Bucknell	Towson University Stadium Towson, MD	W 20–14	5,064	[10]
October 26	Colgate	Towson University Stadium Towson, MD	L 7–9	2,133	[11]
November 2	at Monmouth *	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	W 20–0	1,845	[12]
November 16	at No. 25 Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 14–42	2,464	[13]
November 23	Georgetown	Towson University Stadium Towson, MD	L 16–24	2,465	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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. 8. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
3. Fairbank, Dave (August 22, 2002). "Towson Football Program to Join Atlantic 10". Daily Press . Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Baker, Kent (September 6, 2002). "Crowd-Pleasing Towson Tops Morgan, 49-28". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 8C – via Newspapers.com.
5. Papuchis, Matt (September 15, 2002). "Mistake-Prone Towson Beaten by Lafayette, 23-7". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 13D – via Newspapers.com.
6. Papuchis, Matt (September 22, 2002). "Towson Picks Off Brown in 56-42 Win". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 13D – via Newspapers.com.
7. Pave, Marvin (September 29, 2002). "Crusaders Submit a Homely Performance". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Papuchis, Matt (October 6, 2002). "Towson's Charge Not Enough, 34-31". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 9D – via Newspapers.com.
9. Baker, Kent (October 13, 2002). "Towson Rises, Pulls Down Lehigh, 23-19". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 11D – via Newspapers.com.
10. Baker, Kent (October 20, 2002). "Towson Stops Bucknell, Stays in Patriot Title Race". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 9D – via Newspapers.com.
11. Baker, Kent (October 27, 2002). "Towson 's Pain Runs Deep in 9-7 Defeat". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 12D – via Newspapers.com.
12. Bass, Howard (November 3, 2002). "Punchless Hawks Fall Again". Asbury Park Press . Asbury Park, N.J. p. H4 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Papuchis, Matt (November 17, 2002). "Fordham Flattens Towson, 42-14". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.
14. Papuchis, Matt (November 24, 2002). "Towson Ends Year on a Down Note, 24-16". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 10D – via Newspapers.com.