2016 Towson Tigers football team
The 2016 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth 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 4–7, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a tie for eighth place.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
7:00 PM |
at South Florida* |
No. 24 |
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL |
ESPN3 |
L 20–56 |
35,976 |
September 10 |
6:00 PM |
Saint Francis (PA)* |
|
Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD |
TSN |
W 35–28 |
8,069 |
September 17 |
3:30 PM |
at No. 21 Villanova |
|
Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA |
CSN |
L 21–40 |
9,025 |
October 1 |
3:30 PM |
at No. 6 Richmond |
|
Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA |
CSN |
L 28–31 |
8,700 |
October 8 |
7:00 PM |
Stony Brook |
|
Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD |
CSN |
L 20–27 |
7,059 |
October 15 |
1:30 PM |
at Dartmouth* |
|
Memorial Field • Hanover, NH |
ILDN |
L 17–20 |
3,124 |
October 22 |
3:30 PM |
New Hampshire |
|
Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD |
CSN |
L 7–21 |
5,023 |
October 29 |
3:30 PM |
at Delaware |
|
Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE |
CSN |
L 6–20 |
17,488 |
November 5 |
2:00 PM |
Elon |
|
Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD |
TSN |
W 23–6 |
4,009 |
November 12 |
12:00 PM |
William & Mary |
|
Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD |
ASN |
W 34–24 |
4,354 |
November 19 |
12:00 PM |
at Rhode Island |
|
Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI |
A10 Network |
W 32–31 |
2,543 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Game notes
at South Florida
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#24 Tigers |
3 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
20 |
Bulls |
14 |
14 |
21 |
7 |
56 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Saint Francis (PA)
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Red Flash |
7 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
Tigers |
3 |
10 |
15 |
7 |
35 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–0 |
2015 |
W 35–20 |
at Villanova
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Tigers |
7 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
#21 Wildcats |
7 |
19 |
0 |
14 |
40 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–7 |
2015 |
W 28–21 |
at Richmond
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Tigers |
7 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
28 |
#6 Spiders |
7 |
14 |
3 |
7 |
31 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–5 |
2015 |
W 48–32 |
Stony Brook
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Seawolves |
7 |
0 |
7 |
13 |
27 |
Tigers |
7 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
20 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–1 |
2015 |
W 21–14 |
at Dartmouth
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Tigers |
7 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
17 |
Big Green |
3 |
10 |
7 |
0 |
20 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
New Hampshire
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wildcats |
7 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
Tigers |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–7 |
2015 |
W 44–28 |
at Delaware
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Tigers |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
Fightin' Blue Hens |
0 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
20 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
7–10 |
2015 |
W 19–0 |
Elon
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Phoenix |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
Tigers |
10 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
23 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–1 |
2015 |
L 13–17 |
William & Mary
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Tribe |
7 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
24 |
Tigers |
3 |
7 |
14 |
10 |
34 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–9 |
2015 |
L 17–31 |
at Rhode Island
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Tigers |
7 |
13 |
3 |
9 |
32 |
Rams |
7 |
3 |
7 |
14 |
31 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
8–7 |
2015 |
W 38–21 |
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 |
Final |
STATS FCS |
24 |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
Coaches |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
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