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2018 Towson Tigers football team

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2018 Towson Tigers football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 20
FCS CoachesNo. 22
Record7–5 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJared Ambrose (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorLyndon Johnson (2nd season)
Home stadiumJohnny Unitas Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Maine $^   7 1     10 4  
No. 9 James Madison ^   6 2     9 4  
No. 16 Stony Brook ^   5 3     7 5  
No. 20 Towson ^   5 3     7 5  
No. 24 Delaware ^   5 3     7 5  
No. 19 Elon ^   4 3     6 5  
Rhode Island   4 4     6 5  
William & Mary   3 4     4 6  
New Hampshire   3 5     4 7  
Villanova   2 6     5 6  
Richmond   2 6     4 7  
Albany   1 7     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by tenth-year head coach Rob Ambrose and played their home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Duquesne.

Preseason

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CAA Poll

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In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Tigers were predicted to finish in tenth place.[1] They did not have any players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 James Madison 241 (21)
2 New Hampshire 206 (2)
3 Delaware 182
4 Stony Brook 169
5 Elon 168 (1)
6 Villanova 164
7 Richmond 127
8 Maine 81
9 Albany 78
10 Towson 74
11 William & Mary 55
12 Rhode Island 39

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.at Morgan State*MeTV Baltimore/SPORTSfever/ESPN3W 36–109,209
September 812:00 p.m.at Wake Forest*ACCN ExtraL 20–5123,619
September 153:30 p.m.at No. 10 VillanovaFCS/FSGOW 45–355,719
September 294:00 p.m.[2]The Citadel*No. 25CAA.tvW 44–277,323
October 64:00 p.m.[2]No. 13 Stony BrookNo. 23
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLiveW 52–284,614
October 134:00 p.m.[2]William & MaryNo. 17
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
CAA.tvW 29–138,022
October 203:30 p.m.at AlbanyNo. 13UAlbany Live Events[3]W 56–287,029
October 273:30 p.m.at No. 21 DelawareNo. 10FCS/FSGOL 36–4014,593
November 34:00 p.m.[2]No. 23 MaineNo. 15
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLiveL 28–357,356
November 1012:00 p.m.at No. 7 ElonNo. 20CAA.tvW 41–105,927
November 172:00 p.m.[2]No. 7 James MadisonNo. 15
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLiveL 17–387,208
November 242:00 p.m.[2]DuquesneNo. 16
ESPN3L 10–312,158

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Game summaries

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At Morgan State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 3 14 14 5 36
Bears 7 0 3 0 10

At Wake Forest

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Week Two: Towson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary[5]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 14 6 0020
Demon Deacons 14 24 31051

at BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC

  • Date: September 8
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET[6]
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • ESE 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Overcast
  • Game attendance: 23,619
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser
  • TV announcers (ACCN Extra): Play-by-Play: Shawn Kenney • Color Analyst: Stan Lewter
  • Sources:[7][8]
Game information

At Villanova

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 21 14 7 3 45
No. 10 Wildcats 14 7 7 7 35

The Citadel

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 7 14 3 27
No. 25 Tigers 7 17 17 3 44

Stony Brook

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Seawolves 0 14 7 7 28
No. 23 Tigers 21 14 10 7 52

William & Mary

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0 13 0 0 13
No. 17 Tigers 7 3 7 12 29

At Albany

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Tigers 10 28 11 7 56
Great Danes 7 14 0 7 28

At Delaware

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Tigers 5 13 10 8 36
No. 21 Fightin' Blue Hens 0 6 21 13 40

Maine

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Black Bears 7 14 7 7 35
No. 15 Tigers 0 7 14 7 28

At Elon

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Tigers 7 7 10 17 41
No. 7 Phoenix 0 3 7 0 10

James Madison

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Dukes 7 17 7 7 38
No. 15 Tigers 7 3 0 7 17

FCS Playoffs

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Duquesne–First Round

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1 2 3 4 Total
Dukes 0 3 14 14 31
No. 16 Tigers 7 3 0 0 10

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRV25231713101520151620
CoachesRVRV241814101520161922

References

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  1. ^ Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Home Football Game Times Announced". Towson Athletics. May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "Upcoming Live Events". The Official Athletics Site of the University of Albany. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 Football Schedule". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "Dortch scores 3 TDs in Wake Forest's 51–20 victory". ESPN. September 8, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  6. ^ "ACC Announces Early Season Game Times and Networks for Football". The Official Site of Demon Deacon Athletics. May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  7. ^ "Towson (1–0) vs. Wake Forest (1–0)" (PDF). The Official Site of Wake Forest Demon Deacons Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Dortch Named ACC Specialist of the Week". The Official Site of Wake Forest Demon Deacons Athletics. September 10, 2018. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.