2013 Towson Tigers football team

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2013 Towson Tigers football
Towson Tigers wordmark.svg
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 2
FCS CoachesNo. 2
Record13–3 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jared Ambrose (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Hachmann (4th season)
Home stadium Johnny Unitas Stadium
Seasons
←  2012
2014  →
2013 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Maine $^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 2 Towson ^  6 –2   13 –3  
No. 5 New Hampshire ^  6 –2   10 –5  
Villanova  5 –3   6 –5  
Delaware  4 –4   7 –5  
William & Mary  4 –4   7 –5  
Richmond  4 –4   6 –6  
James Madison  3 –5   6 –6  
Stony Brook  3 –5   5 –6  
Rhode Island  2 –6   3 –9  
Albany  0 –8   1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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.

Contents

NFL draftee Terrance West ran for an NCAA season record 2509 yards.

Schedule

Towson played a 12-game regular season schedule for only the fourth time in school history during the 2013 season. [1]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 297:30 pmat UConn *No. 11
 ESPN3 W 33–1830,689 [2]
September 71:00 pmat Holy Cross *No. 5
W 49–76,281
September 147:30 pm Delaware State *No. 4
TUSNW 49–710,302
September 212:00 pmat North Carolina Central *No. 4
W 35–174,037
September 286:00 pmat Stony Brook No. 3
W 35–217,859
October 512:00 pmNo. 19 New Hampshire No. 3
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
 CSN W 44–289,511
October 127:00 pmNo. 15 Villanova Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 3
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
 NBCSN L 35–4510,234
October 193:30 pmat Albany No. 7
W 44–178,500
October 2612:00 pmat Richmond No. 8
CSNW 48–328,700
November 27:00 pmNo. 21 Delaware No. 7
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
TUSNL 31–328,741
November 161:30 pmat No. 16 William & Mary No. 10
W 15–99,674
November 233:30 pm James Madison No. 7
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
NBCSNW 28–177,379
December 71:00 pmNo. 9 Fordham *No. 5
ESPN3W 48–284,671
December 138:00 pmat No. 2 Eastern Illinois *No. 5
 ESPN2 W 49–393,850
December 212:00 pmat No. 3 Eastern Washington *No. 5
 ESPNU W 35–316,209
January 4, 20142:00 pmvs. No. 1 North Dakota State *No. 5
ESPN2L 7–3519,802

[3]

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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Sports Network 115443337871310752
Coaches 12643222766117542

References

  1. ↑ "Towson Announces 2013 Football Schedule". WNST . Towson. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Towson Tigers vs. Connecticut Huskies – Box Score". ESPN . August 29, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  3. ↑ "2013 Football Schedule". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
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