Gordy Combs

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Gordy Combs
Biographical details
Born(1950-04-03)April 3, 1950
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1973–1991 Towson State (assistant)
1992–2008 Towson State / Towson
2009–2013 Johns Hopkins (OLB)
Head coaching record
Overall91–91

Gordy Combs (born April 3, 1950) is a former American football coach. He was the head coach of the Towson Tigers football team from 1992 through 2008. He had spent 19 seasons as an assistant coach to Phil Albert at Towson before taking over when Albert retired. [1] Combs was replaced in 2009 by Rob Ambrose. He spent the next four years as a defensive assistant at nearby Johns Hopkins University. He helped the team to the postseason all four years he was there. He retired after 2013 season.

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs TSN#
Towson State Tigers (NCAA Division I-AA independent)(1992–1996)
1992 Towson State5–5
1993 Towson State8–224
1994 Towson State8–2
1995 Towson State6–5
1996 Towson State6–4
Towson Tigers (Patriot League)(1997–2003)
1997 Towson 2–80–67th
1998 Towson 5–61–5T–6th
1999 Towson 7–44–23rd
2000 Towson 7–43–34th
2001 Towson 3–72–56th
2002 Towson 6–53–45th
2003 Towson 6–63–45th
Towson Tigers (Atlantic 10 Conference)(2004–2006)
2004 Towson3–80–812th
2005 Towson6–63–5T–3rd (South)
2006 Towson 7–44–43rd (South)
Towson Tigers (Colonial Athletic Association)(2007–2008)
2007 Towson 3–81–76th (South)
2008 Towson 3–91–76th (South)
Towson State / Towson:91–9125–60
Total:91–91

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References

  1. McMullen, Paul (August 21, 1992). "Towson counting on new coach Combs in transition to non-scholarship program". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Maryland. p. 8E. Retrieved July 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .