2017 Towson Tigers football team

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2017 Towson Tigers football
Towson Tigers wordmark.svg
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Record5–6 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jared Ambrose (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorLyndon Johnson (1st season)
Home stadium Johnny Unitas Stadium
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 James Madison $^  8 0   14 1  
No. 11 Stony Brook ^  7 1   10 3  
No. 20 Elon ^  6 2   8 4  
No. 12 New Hampshire ^  5 3   9 5  
Delaware  5 3   7 4  
Richmond  4 4   6 5  
Towson  3 5   5 6  
Villanova  3 5   5 6  
Maine  3 5   4 6  
Albany  2 6   4 7  
Rhode Island  2 6   3 8  
William & Mary  0 8   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m. Morgan State *
SPORTSfever TV, ESPN3 W 10–06,563
September 912:00 p.m.at Maryland * BTN L 17–6337,105
September 167:00 p.m.at Saint Francis (PA) *NECFRW 16–142,412
September 236:00 p.m.at Stony Brook CSL [1] L 17–256,672
September 306:00 p.m.No. 14 Villanova
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
TSNL 9–245,017
October 144:00 p.m.No. 13 Richmond
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
FSGO L 3–235,768
October 212:00 p.m.at No. 18 New Hampshire UNHAthletics via YouTube L 17–4010,522
October 284:00 p.m.No. 23 Delaware Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
FSGOW 18–176,402
November 42:00 p.m.at No. 7 Elon PAA L 30–33 2OT10,113
November 112:00 p.m.at William & Mary CSL [1] W 26–146,234
November 182:00 p.m. Rhode Island
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
TSNW 29–103,134
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Morgan State

1234Total
Bears00000
Tigers0100010

At Maryland

1234Total
Tigers0701017
Terrapins217211463

At Saint Francis (PA)

1234Total
Tigers0031316
Red Flash070714

At Stony Brook

1234Total
Tigers1007017
Seawolves793625

No. 14 Villanova

1234Total
No. 14 Wildcats7031424
Tigers06309

No. 13 Richmond

1234Total
No. 13 Spiders7100623
Tigers00033

At No. 18 New Hampshire

1234Total
Tigers3001417
No. 18 Wildcats7267040

No. 23 Delaware

1234Total
No. 23 Fightin' Blue Hens077317
Tigers308718

At No. 7 Elon

1234OTTotal
Tigers100017330
No. 7 Phoenix77103633

At William & Mary

1234Total
Tigers12001426
Tribe770014

Rhode Island

1234Total
Rams730010
Tigers2137729

References

  1. 1 2 Washburn, Rob (August 18, 2017). "CAA Partners With CBS Sports Digital". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  2. "2017 Football Schedule". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2022.