The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I whose full members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to South Carolina. Most of its members are public universities, and the conference is headquartered in Richmond. The CAA was historically a Southern conference until the addition of four schools in the Northeast after the turn of the 21st century, which added balance to the conference.
The Towson Tigers, formerly the Towson College Knights, are the athletics teams of Towson University. All of the major athletic teams compete in the Colonial Athletic Association with 19 Division I athletic teams. Gymnastics competes in the EAGL conference, having rejoined the league in the Spring of 2012.
Rob Ambrose is the current head coach of the Towson Tigers football team of Towson University. Ambrose was formerly the offensive coordinator of the UConn Huskies before being announced as Towson's head coach in December 2008. Ambrose played wide receiver for Towson in the early 1990s. Ambrose was selected as the Top FCS Coach for the 2011 season. In 2013, Towson advanced to the FCS National Championship Game for the first time in school history. Ambrose played his high school ball at Maryland's Middletown High School.
The Towson Tigers football team represents Towson University in the sport of American football. The Tigers compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The Tigers are currently coached by Rob Ambrose. Their home games are played at Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, Maryland.
The 2011 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by third-year head coach Rob Ambrose and played their home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 9–3, 7–1 in CAA play to win the conference championship. They received the CAA's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the second round to Lehigh.
The 2013 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Dave Brock and played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 7–5, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.
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.
The 2014 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Dave Brock and played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 6–6, 4–4 in CAA play, to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.
The 2014 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Rob Ambrose and played their home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium. As members of the Colonial Athletic Association, they finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in CAA play to finish in tenth place.
The 2015 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-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 7–4, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.
The 2016 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-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 4–7, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a tie for eighth place.
The 2010 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Rob Ambrose and played their home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 1–10, 0–8 in CAA play.
The 2009 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Rob Ambrose and played their home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in CAA play.
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.
The 2007 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 16th-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 3–8, 1–7 in CAA play.
The 2017 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by ninth-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 5–6, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place.
The 2018 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by tenth-year head coach Rob Ambrose and played their home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Duquesne.
The 2014 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the North Dakota State Bison and the Towson Tigers. It was played on January 4, 2014, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The culminating game of the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season, it was won by North Dakota State, 35–7.
The 2019 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eleventh-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 7–5, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.
The 2021 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 12th-year head coach Rob Ambrose, and played their home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, Maryland. They played as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).
