2013 Towson Tigers football | |
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
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Sports Network | No. 2 |
FCS Coaches | No. 2 |
Record | 13–3 (6–2 CAA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jared Ambrose (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Matt Hachmann (4th season) |
Home stadium | Johnny Unitas Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
NFL draftee Terrance West ran for an NCAA season record 2509 yards.
Towson played a 12-game regular season schedule for only the fourth time in school history during the 2013 season. [1]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 29 | 7:30 pm | at UConn * | No. 11 | ESPN3 | W 33–18 | 30,689 | [2] | |
September 7 | 1:00 pm | at Holy Cross * | No. 5 | W 49–7 | 6,281 | |||
September 14 | 7:30 pm | Delaware State * | No. 4 | TUSN | W 49–7 | 10,302 | ||
September 21 | 2:00 pm | at North Carolina Central * | No. 4 | W 35–17 | 4,037 | |||
September 28 | 6:00 pm | at Stony Brook | No. 3 | W 35–21 | 7,859 | |||
October 5 | 12:00 pm | No. 19 New Hampshire | No. 3 |
| CSN | W 44–28 | 9,511 | |
October 12 | 7:00 pm | No. 15 Villanova | No. 3 |
| NBCSN | L 35–45 | 10,234 | |
October 19 | 3:30 pm | at Albany | No. 7 | W 44–17 | 8,500 | |||
October 26 | 12:00 pm | at Richmond | No. 8 | CSN | W 48–32 | 8,700 | ||
November 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 21 Delaware | No. 7 |
| TUSN | L 31–32 | 8,741 | |
November 16 | 1:30 pm | at No. 16 William & Mary | No. 10 | W 15–9 | 9,674 | |||
November 23 | 3:30 pm | James Madison | No. 7 |
| NBCSN | W 28–17 | 7,379 | |
December 7 | 1:00 pm | No. 9 Fordham * | No. 5 |
| ESPN3 | W 48–28 | 4,671 | |
December 13 | 8:00 pm | at No. 2 Eastern Illinois * | No. 5 |
| ESPN2 | W 49–39 | 3,850 | |
December 21 | 2:00 pm | at No. 3 Eastern Washington * | No. 5 |
| ESPNU | W 35–31 | 6,209 | |
January 4, 2014 | 2:00 pm | vs. No. 1 North Dakota State * | No. 5 | ESPN2 | L 7–35 | 19,802 | ||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
Sports Network | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Coaches | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Rob Ambrose is an American college football coach. From 2009 to 2022, he was 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.
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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.
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