2008 Towson Tigers football team

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2008 Towson Tigers football
Towson Tigers wordmark.svg
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Record3–9 (1–7 CAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Johnny Unitas Stadium
(Capacity: 11,198)
Seasons
←  2007
2009  →
2008 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 8 New Hampshire x^  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 18 Maine ^  5 –3   8 –5  
UMass  4 –4   7 –5  
Hofstra  2 –6   4 –8  
Rhode Island  1 –7   3 –9  
Northeastern  1 –7   2 –10  
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x$^  8 –0   12 –2  
No. 6 Villanova ^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 1 Richmond ^  6 –2   13 –3  
No. 20 William & Mary  5 –3   7 –4  
Delaware  2 –6   4 –8  
Towson  1 –7   3 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 17th-year head coach Gordy Combs and played their home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in CAA play.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 303:30 pmat Navy *
L 13–4131,613
September 66:00 pm Morgan State *
W 21–164,705
September 133:00 pmat No. 4 Richmond
L 14–458,012
September 207:00 pmat Coastal Carolina *
L 3–318,204
September 273:00 pm Columbia *
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 31–245,030 [1]
October 412:00 pm Northeastern
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
L 17–35
October 113:00 pm Rhode Island Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 37–327,369 [2]
October 2512:00 pmat No. 10 New Hampshire
Comcast SportsNetL 14–428,003
November 112:00 pmNo. 16 William & Mary
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
Comcast SportsNetL 14–343,168
November 812:00 pmat Delaware
L 21–3120,720
November 151:00 pmat No. 6 Villanova
L 31–345,101 [3]
November 221:00 pmNo. 1 James Madison
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
L 27–585,575

[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Scherr, Rich (September 28, 2008). "Castor Leads Towson to Tough Victory". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. D12 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Kent Baker (October 12, 2008). "Towson wins in wild one". The Baltimore Sun. p. D8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Behind strong Schaefer effort, Towson falls short". The Baltimore Sun. November 16, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "2008 Football Schedule". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
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