2012 Towson Tigers football team

2012 Towson Tigers football
Colonial Athletic Association Co–Champions
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network #15
FCS Coaches #14
2012 record 7–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach Rob Ambrose (4th year)
Defensive coordinator Matt Hachmann
Home stadium Johnny Unitas Stadium
(Capacity: 11,198)
2012 CAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#6 Old Dominion ^   7 – 1         11 – 2  
#18 Richmond +   6 – 2         8 – 3  
#13 New Hampshire +^   6 – 2         8 – 4  
#15 Villanova +^   6 – 2         8 – 4  
#17 Towson +   6 – 2         7 – 4  
#19 James Madison   5 – 3         7 – 4  
Maine   4 – 4         5 – 6  
Delaware   2 – 6         5 – 6  
William & Mary   1 – 7         2 – 9  
Rhode Island   0 – 8         0 – 11  
Georgia State   0 – 0         1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Georgia State's official conference record was 0-0, and it did not occupy a spot in the overall standings. Old Dominion was ineligible for the conference championship because of its announced departure for Conference USA in 2013; under CAA bylaws, a departing school is ineligible for conference championships.
As of January 7, 2013; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth 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 7–4, 6–2 in CAA. Due to Old Dominion (7–1 in CAA play) being ineligible for the conference title, the Tigers claimed a four way share of the CAA title. Despite the conference title, the Tigers were not invited to the FCS playoffs.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 7:00 PM at Kent State* #7 Dix Stadium • Kent, OH CSNMA+ L 21–41   15,121
September 15 12:00 PM William & Mary #12 Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD NBCSN W 20–17   8,309
September 22 7:00 PM Saint Francis (PA)*dagger #13 Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD W 46–17   9,828
September 29 7:00 PM at #3 (FBS) LSU* #12 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA ESPNU L 22–38   92,154
October 6 1:00 PM at #5 James Madison #12 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA NBCSN L 10–13   25,077
October 13 7:00 PM Maine #17 Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD W 24–19   10,141
October 20 7:00 PM #7 Old Dominion #18 Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD L 20–31   7,817
October 27 3:30 PM at #19 Villanova #23 Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA CSNMA W 49–35   7,757
November 3 12:00 PM at #23 Delaware #19 Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE NBCSN W 34–27 OT  16,252
November 10 3:30 PM Rhode Island #17 Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD W 41–10   7,362
November 17 12:00 PM at #7 New Hampshire #19 Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH CSNMA W 64–35   5,531
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
Sports Network 7 13 12 13 12 12 17 18 23 19 17 19 15  
Coaches 9 16 15 16 13 12 19 19 25 22 17 16 14

References

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