2019 Towson Tigers football team

The 2019 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eleventh-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 7–5, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.

2019 Towson Tigers football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	7–5 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach	Rob Ambrose (11th season)
Defensive coordinator	Eric Daniels (1st season)
Home stadium	Johnny Unitas Stadium
Seasons ← 2018 2021 →

2019 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 James Madison $^		8	–	0					14	–	2
No. 18 Albany ^		6	–	2					9	–	5
No. 15 Villanova ^		5	–	3					9	–	4
New Hampshire		5	–	3					6	–	5
Towson		4	–	4					7	–	5
Maine		4	–	4					6	–	6
Elon		4	–	4					5	–	6
Richmond		4	–	4					5	–	7
Delaware		3	–	5					5	–	7
William & Mary		3	–	5					5	–	7
Stony Brook		2	–	6					5	–	7
Rhode Island		0	–	8					2	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Tigers were predicted to finish in second place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	James Madison	238 (20)
2	Towson	217 (3)
3	Maine	201 (1)
4	Elon	164
5	Delaware	162
6	Stony Brook	151
7	New Hampshire	109
8	Rhode Island	104
9	Villanova	84
10	Richmond	62
11	William & Mary	58
12	Albany	34

Preseason All–CAA team

The Tigers had five players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.^[1]

Offense Tom Flacco – QB Shane Simpson – RB Shane Leatherbury – WR

Defense Robert Heyward – LB

Special teams Aidan O'Neill – K

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	3:00 p.m.	at The Citadel*	No. 11	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 28–21	8,008	[2]
September 7	6:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central*	No. 8	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	W 42–3	8,322	[3]
September 14	7:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Maine	No. 8	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	W 45–23	6,256	[4]
September 21	6:00 p.m.	No. 18 Villanova	No. 5	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	L 45–52 OT	8,811	[5]
September 28	4:00 p.m.	at No. 9 (FBS) Florida*	No. 10	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	L 0–38	79,126	[6]
October 12	4:00 p.m.	Albany	No. 9	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	L 21–38	4,809	[7]
October 19	4:00 p.m.	Bucknell*	No. 18	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	W 56–7	6,114	[8]
October 26	3:30 p.m.	at No. 2 James Madison	No. 16	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	FloSports	L 10–27	23,983	[9]
November 2	2:00 p.m.	Delaware	No. 21	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	W 31–24	5,522	[10]
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at Stony Brook	No. 21	Kenneth P. Lavalle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	FloSports	W 31–14	5,034	[11]
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at William & Mary	No. 20	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports	W 31–10	6,738	[12]
November 23	2:00 p.m.	Elon	No. 19	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	L 23–25	4,537	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At The Citadel

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Tigers	7	10	0	11	28
Bulldogs	0	14	0	7	21

See also: 2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	3	3
No. 8 Tigers	14	14	14	0	42

See also: 2019 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

At Maine

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Tigers	10	7	14	14	45
No. 7 Black Bears	6	7	3	7	23

See also: 2019 Maine Black Bears football team

At Villanova

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 18 Wildcats	14	7	14	10	7	52
No. 5 Tigers	7	21	0	17	0	45

See also: 2019 Villanova Wildcats football team

At Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
No. 9 (FBS) Gators	7	10	14	7	38

See also: 2019 Florida Gators football team

Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	7	10	14	7	38
No. 9 Tigers	7	7	7	0	21

See also: 2019 Albany Great Danes football team

Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	7	0	0	7
No. 18 Tigers	21	21	14	0	56

See also: 2019 Bucknell Bison football team

At James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Tigers	0	10	0	0	10
No. 2 Dukes	7	17	3	0	27

See also: 2019 James Madison Dukes football team

Delaware

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	7	7	7	3	24
No. 21 Tigers	7	17	0	7	31

See also: 2019 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

At Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Tigers	3	14	7	7	31
Seawolves	0	7	7	0	14

See also: 2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

At William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Tigers	14	10	7	0	31
Tribe	3	0	0	7	10

See also: 2019 William & Mary Tribe football team

Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	0	3	16	6	25
No. 19 Tigers	14	3	3	3	23

See also: 2019 Elon Phoenix football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS FCS	11	8	8	5	10	9	9	18	16	21	21	20	19	RV	RV
Coaches	12	9	8	5	10	10-T	9	20	17	22	21	21	20	RV	RV