2013 Towson Tigers football team
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. They 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.
| 2013 Towson Tigers football | |
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FCS Championship Game, L 7–35 vs. North Dakota State | |
| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 2 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 2 |
| 2013 record | 13–3 (6–2 CAA) |
| Head coach | Rob Ambrose (5th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Jared Ambrose (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Matt Hachmann (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Johnny Unitas Stadium (Capacity: 11,198) |
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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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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]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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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[3] | ||
| September 14 | 7:30 PM | Delaware State* | No. 4 | TUSN | W 49–7 | 10,302[3] | |
| September 21 | 2:00 PM | at North Carolina Central* | No. 4 |
| W 35–17 | 4,037[3] | |
| September 28 | 6:00 PM | at Stony Brook | No. 3 | W 35–21 | 7,859[3] | ||
| October 5 | 12:00 PM | No. 19 New Hampshire | No. 3 |
| CSN | W 44–28 | 9,511[3] |
| October 12 | 7:00 PM | No. 15 Villanova | No. 3 |
| NBCSN | L 35–45 | 10,234[3] |
| October 19 | 3:30 PM | at Albany | No. 7 | W 44–17 | 8,500[3] | ||
| October 26 | 12:00 PM | at Richmond | No. 8 | CSN | W 48–32 | 8,700[3] | |
| November 2 | 7:00 PM | No. 21 Delaware | No. 7 |
| TUSN | L 31–32 | 8,741[3] |
| November 16 | 1:30 PM | at No. 16 William & Mary | No. 10 | W 15–9 | 9,674[3] | ||
| November 23 | 3:30 PM | James Madison | No. 7 |
| NBCSN | W 28–17 | 7,379[3] |
| December 7 | 1:00 PM | No. 9 Fordham* | No. 5 |
| ESPN3 | W 48–28 | 4,671[3] |
| December 13 | 8:00 PM | at No. 2 Eastern Illinois* | No. 5 |
| ESPN2 | W 49–39 | 3,850[3] |
| December 21 | 2:00 PM | at No. 3 Eastern Washington* | No. 5 | ESPNU | W 35–31 | 6,209[3] | |
| January 4, 2014 | 2:00 PM | vs. No. 1 North Dakota State* | No. 5 | ESPN2 | L 7–35 | 19,802[3] | |
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Ranking movements
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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 | ||||||
References
- "Towson Announces 2013 Football Schedule". WNST. Towson. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
- "Towson Tigers vs. Connecticut Huskies – Box Score". ESPN. August 29, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
- "Game-by-Game Statistics". Towson Athletics. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
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