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2016 Schedule Game 3 Date Opponent Time/Result Sep.t 3 at South Florida L, 20-56 RV/RV TOWSON #21/#18 VILLANOVA American Sports Network/ESPN3

Sept. 10 Saint Francis W, 35-28 vs CAA.tv

Sept. 17 at #/2118 Villanova * 3:30 p.m. 1-1, 0-0 CAA 1-1, 0-0 CAA Comcast SportsNet Sept. 17 • 3:30 p.m. • Villanova Stadium • Villanova, Pa. Oct. 1 at Richmond * 3:30 p.m. Comcast SportsNet Gameday Central

Oct. 8 Stony Brook * 7 p.m. Stadium______Villanova Stadium Comcast SportsNet Capacity______12,000 Surface______Field Turf Oct. 15 at Dartmouth 1:30 p.m. Kickoff______3:30 p.m. Television______Comcast SportsNet Oct. 22 New Hampshire * 3:30 p.m. ______Rob Carlin (PxP) and Brad Jackson (Analyst) Comcast SportsNet Radio______CBS Sports Radio 1300 ______Spiro Morekas (PxP) and Gordy Combs (Analyst) Oct. 29 at Delaware * 3:30 p.m. Internet______www.TowsonTigers.com Comcast SportsNet Series Record______Villanova leads 7-5

Nov. 5 Elon * 2 p.m. CAA.tv Mathcup at a Glance Towson______vs.______Villanova Nov. 12 William & Mary * 12 p.m. Towson, Maryland______Location______Villanova, Pennsylvania American Sports Network 1866______Founded______1842 22,284______Enrollment______6,390 Nov. 19 at Rhode Island * 12 p.m. Colonial Athletic Association______Conference______Colonial Athletic Association CAA.tv. Johnny Unitas______Stadium______Villanova Tim Leonard______Athletics Director______Mark Jackson * - CAA contests 1969______First Year of Football______1894 All times are Eastern 263-237-4______All-Time Record______605-471-41 Rob Ambrose______Head Coach______Andy Talley 44-42______Record at School______222-134-1 47-48______Career Record______250-152-2 7-4______2015 Record______6-5 Follow the Tigers Story Lines Radio______CBS Sports Radio 1300 Play-by-Play______Spiro Morekas u The Tigers open CAA play on the road as they travel to face Villanova on Sept. 17. Kickoff is Color Analyst______Gordy Combs set for 3:30 p.m. and can be seen live on Comcast SportsNet.

Internet Audio______TowsonTigers.com u Redshirt sophomore quarterback Ellis Knudson could be making his first career start on Live Stats______TowsonTigers.com Saturday. He came off the bench to go 10-for-22 for 301 yards and two touchdowns in the victory over Saint Francis. He also rushed for 22 yards and a touchdown. Social Media Facebook_____ Facebook.com/TowsonFootball u Wide receiver Christian Summers is coming off a career day in which he caught six passes Twitter______@Towson_FB, @TowsonTigers for 232 yards and two touchdowns. He caught a 94-yard touchdown, the second longest in Instagram______Instagram.com/TUTigers Towson history. You Tube______YouTube.com/TheTowsonTigers u Saturday will mark the third time that the Tigers have opened CAA play against Villanova. The Tigers opened the 2010 and 2011 CAA seasons against the Wildcats. Towson lost on the road in 2010, but won at home in 2011. 2016 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • VILLANOVA

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Off Day Off Day Practice Practice Walk thru Practice @ Villanova 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. No availability No availability Players and Players and No availability No availability Players and Coach Ambrose Coaches Coaches Coaches available CAA Teleconference available after available after after game 12 p.m. practice practice

Football Information Daily Media Availability Offensive Formation______Pro-style Monday: Coach Ambrose will be available during the CAA Conference Defensive Formation______3-4 call. His weekly time slot is 12:00-12:10 p.m. Media members are 2015 Overall Record______7-4 encouraged to call in with questions by dialing 877-805-0692 and 2015 Conference Record______5-3 requesting the CAA Football teleconference. 2015 Conference Finish______4th Offensive Starters Returning/Lost______10/3 Tuesday: Coach Ambrose, assistant coaches and players will be Defensive Starters Returning/Lost______8/4 available at the conclusion of practice. First Varsity Season______1969 Seasons/Winning Seasons______47/24 Wednesday: Coach Ambrose, assistant coaches and players will be Overall Record______263-236-4 (.527) available at the conclusion of practice. All-Time Playoff Record______6-6 CAA Titles______2 Thursday: Coach Ambrose will be available on a case-by-case basis. ______2011, 2012 Please contact the media relations office to put in a request. No NCAA Playoff Appearances______6 players will be available after Wednesday. ______1976, 1983, 1984, 1986, 2011, 2013 Friday and Sunday: No Availability. Stadium Information Stadium Name______Johnny Unitas® Stadium Saturday: Post-game availability only. Members of the Towson Field______FieldTurf Revolution Athletics Media Relations staff will escort media representatives to the Capacity______11,198 appropriate areas following the conclusion of the game. The Towson First Year______1978 locker room, home and away, is closed to the media at all times. First Game______Sept. 9, 1978 (Towson 37, Mansfield 6) Largest Crowd_____ 11,196 Dec. 3, 2011 (Lehigh 40, Towson 38 - FCS Playoffs) Coach Ambrose and selected Tiger players will be brought to the Record at Stadium______125-76-2 designated interview area. At home games, that area is the Field View Room on the top floor of the Field House. Towson Coaches and Staff After a 10-minute cooling off period, the visiting team coaches and Head Coach______Rob Ambrose (8th season) players will appear in the interview room. After the visiting team Overall D1 Head Coaching Record______43-41 finishes, Coach Ambrose and selected players will appear in the Overall Record at Towson______43-41 interview room. Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks______Jared Ambrose Defensive Coordinator, Inside Linebackers______Matt Hachmann We ask the media to please say what outlet they are with before Offensive Line Coach______John Donatelli asking questions. Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator______Lyndon Johnson Cornerbacks______Derrick Johnson No Tiger first-year freshmen will be made available. Defensive______Konstantinos Kosmakos Safeties/Special Teams Coordinator______Joe Tricario At the midway point of the fourth quarter, interview requests will be Outside Linebackers______Jon Schwartz collected. Wide Receivers______Mike Moyseenko Fullbacks/Tight Ends______Dan Hernandez Interviews after games on the road will be conducted based on the Director of Football Operations______Lance Yaniger post-game policy of that institution. Strength & Conditioning Coach______Jeremy Pick Director of Sports Medicine______Nathan Wilder Assistant Athletic Trainer______Tyler Fredlund Practice Procedures Academic Advisor______Elysa Newman Covering Practice: Practices are generally open to the media. Please Equipment Manager______Mike Shapley contact John Brush no later than noon on the day you would like to attend practice. Brush will provide parking information. Coach Ambrose reserves the right to close practice at any time.

Note: Player or coach interviews must not conflict with classes, meetings, training room treatments or other team obligations.

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General Notes Scouting Villanova Villanova Quick Facts STATS FCS Top 25 Poll The Wildcats enter the contest with an overall Location______Villanova, Pa. (Sept. 12) record of 1-1. They are coming off a 26-21 Enrollment______6,390 victory over Lehigh in their home opener. Nickname______Wildcats Prev Colors______Bllue and White Team (1st-place votes) Record Rank Villanova did its damage on the ground as Conference_____Colonial Athletic Association 1. North Dakota State (151) 2-0 1 they rushed for 396 yards in the victory over President______Rev. Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A. 2. Richmond (18) 2-0 2 3. Sam Houston State (1-0) 3757 4 the Mountain Hawks. Athletics Director______Mark Jackson 4. Jacksonville State 1-1 5 5. Illinois State 2-0 10 Javon White led the ground attack with Head Coach______Andy Talley 6. Chattanooga 2-0 6 155 yards and two touchdowns. He scored Record at School____ 222-134-1 (32nd season) 7. Montana 2-0 14 the game-winning touchdown with 4:20 Career Record______250-152-2 (37th season) 8. Eastern Washington 1-1 8 remaining. 9. South Dakota State 1-1 9 2015 Record______6-5 10. Northern Iowa 1-1 3 Quarterback Zach Bednarczyk rushed for 92 Conference Record (Finish)______5-3 (t-4th) 11. James Madison 2-0 12 yards, while also throwing for 56 yards. Starters Returning______13 12. Charleston Southern 1-2 7 Starters Lost______13 13. William & Mary 1-1 13 Ed Shockley and Austin Calitro led the 14. McNeese 1-1 11 defense with 10 tackles each. SID______Dean Kenefick 15. Citadel 2-0 15 16. Western Illinois 2-0 18 [email protected] 17. Coastal Carolina 2-0 17 Through two games, Villanova is averaging Office______610-519-6514 18. North Carolina A&T 2-0 23 224.0 yards per game on the ground. They Web______villanova.com 19. Portland State 1-1 16 are averaging just 87.5 yards a game through 20. Youngstown State 1-1 20 the air. 21. Villanova 1-1 22 22. New Hampshire 1-1 24 On the defensive side of the ball, the Wildcats Towson’s Opening Drives 23. Colgate 0-1 21 are allowing just 102.0 yards per game on the Opp 1st 2nd 24. Northern Arizona 0-2 19 ground and 210.5 yards a game through the South Florida Punt Punt 25. Albany 2-0 NR air. Saint Francis Fumble TD Villanova White leads the Wildcats ground attack with Richmond 192 yards and two touchdowns. Stony Brook Dartmouth Calitro leads the defense with 18 tackles, New Hampshire while Rasaan Stewart has the team’s only Delaware interception. Elon William & Mary Rhode Island

2016 TIGER SCHEDULE & RESULTS DATE OPPONENT TV RESULT SERIES NOTES Sept. 3 @ South Florida ASN/ESPN3 L, 20-56 USF leads 1-0 Simpson sets single-game return record with 229 yards Sept. 10 Saint Francis CAA W, 35-28 TU leads 5-0 Summers has 232 receiving yards in win Sept. 17 @ Villanova CSN 3:30 p.m. VU leads 7-5 Defense returns 2 INT’s for touchdowns in the win Sept. 26 @ Richmond CSN 3:30 p.m. UR leads 5-4 Teams meeting for just 3rd time in last 6 years Oct. 10 Stony Brook CSN 7 p.m. TU leads 2-1 Tigers score final 21 points in the victory yards Oct. 17 @ Dartmouth None 1:30 p.m. First Meeting First game against the Ivy League since 2010 Oct. 24 New Hampshire CSN 3:30 p.m. UNH leads 7-3 Tigers have won three-straight in series Oct. 31 @ Delaware CSN 3:30 p.m. UD leads 10-7 Defense allows just 102 yards in 1st shutout since 2005. Nov. 7 Elon CAA 2 p.m. TU leads 4-1 Tigers hope to avenge loss in 2015 Nov. 14 William & Mary ASN 12 p.m. WM leads 9-3 Victor rushes for 2 scores in road loss Nov. 21 @ Rhode Island CAA 12 p.m. Series tied 7-7 Defense records 3 2nd half interceptions * - Denotes CAA game • All times are central

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General Notes The Game FCS Coaches Poll Towson opens Colonial Athletic Association 2-Minute Drill (Sept. 12) action as it travels to take on Villanova. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. on Comcast u Towson opens CAA play on the road at Villanova on Sept. 17. Prev SportsNet. Team (1st-place votes) Record Rank u The game is first of three-straight games to 1. North Dakota State (24) 2-0 1 be broadcast on Comcast SportsNet. Radio Coverage 2. Richmond (2) 2-0 2 u The contest marks the third time that the 3. Sam Houston State 1-0 3 The Tigers contest at Villanova can be heard Tigers open CAA play against the Wildcats. The 4. Chattanooga 2-0 6 live on CBS Radio 1300. The voice of the teams split the previous two meetings (2010, 5. Illinois State 2-0 9 Tigers, Spiro Morekas, will once again be 2011), with both teams winning on their home 6. Jacksonville State 1-1 5 joined by Gordy Combs to call the action. field. u Redshirt sophomore quarterback Ellis 7. Eastern Washington 1-1 8 Knudson could be making the first start of his TV Coverage 8. James Madison 2-0 11 career on Saturday. 9. Montana 2-0 15 Saturday’s game at Villanova will be carried u Kundson came off the bench against Sain 10. South Dakota State 1-1 12 live on Comcast SportsNet. Rob Carlin will Francis and went 10-for-22 for 301 yards and 11. Northern Iowa 1-1 3 provide the play-by-play, while Brad Jackson two touchdowns. He also rushed for a score. 12. Charleston Southern 1-2 7 will provide the commentary. u Senior Christian Summers had a career 13. McNeese State 1-1 10 day with six catches for 232 yards and two 14. William & Mary 1-1 13 Saturday Weather touchdowns. The 232 yards is the fifth most all- 15. The Citadel 2-0 16 The weather is calling for temperatures in the time at Towson, and the most by any receiver in 16. Western Illinois 2-0 18 the FCS this season. low 80s with a very slight chance of rain on 17. Portland State 1-1 14 u The 94-yard touchdown pass from Kundson 18. Villanova 1-1 19 Saturday. The wind is expected to be around to Summers was the second longest pass play in 19. North Carolina A&T 2-0 24 10mph. school history. 20. Youngstown State 1-1 22 u Running back Darius Victor ran for 70 yards in 21. Southern Utah 1-1 23 vs. Villanova the victory over Saint Francis. During the game, 22. Harvard 0-0 21 The Tigers and Wildcats are meeting for the he passed Tony Vinson for third place on the 23. Colgate 0-1 20 13th time on the gridiron. VU holds a 7-5 all-time rushing list. 24. Northern Arizona 0-2 17 advantage in the series, but the Tigers won u The Tigers defense held the Red Flash to just 72 yards of offense in the second half in shutting 25. Albany 2-0 NR last year’s meeting. It is the ninth meeting them out. It is the second time in the last three between the school’s as members of the CAA. games the Tigers have shut out their opponent The Tigers are just 3-6 in those contests. in the second half. Date Location Result u The Tigers will have their bye on Sept. 24 10/23/04____ Villanova, Pa.______L, 6-41 before return to action Oct. 1 at Richmond. The 11/5/05_____ Towson______W, 40-19 game will kick at 3:30 p.m. and air on Comcast 10/21/06____ Villanova, Pa.______W, 21-13 SportsNet. 11/10/07____ Towson______L, 12-14 11/15/08____ Villanova, Pa.______L, 31-34 11/14/09____ Towson______L, 7-49 2016 Game-by-Game Offensive Starters X LT LG C RG RT Y TE FB RB QB USF Dessenberg Santareli Harris Stup Evans Kauffman Summers Vallely Holder Victor Mahalak SFU Dessenberg Edmondson Harris Stup Flaherty Kauffman Summers Vallely Holder Victor Mahalak VU UR SB DC UNH UD ELON WM URI

2016 Game-by-Game Defensive Starters BULL NT TACKLE SAM WILL MIKE ANCHOR FS SS CB CB USF Cummings Tejada Harps Upshur Mynatt Tedder Wallace Barr Floyd Fenner Pettus-Dixon Jeter SFU Cummings Harps Upshur Jones Mynatt Tedder Wallace Barr Carter Fenner Klugh Jeter VU UR SB DC UNH UD ELON WM URI

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9/18/10_____ Villanova, Pa.______L, 7-43 TOWSON SCORING DRIVES 9/10/11_____ Towson______W, 31-10 10/27/12____ Villanova, Pa.______W, 49-35 Opponent Qt. Points Plays Yards TOP How Scored 10/12/13____ Towson______L, 35-45 South Florida 1 3 10 29 4.27 O’Neill 29 yd field goal 11/8/14_____ Villanova, Pa.______L, 14-42 South Florida 2 7 2 57 0:40 Victor 1 yd run 10/24/15____ Towson______W, 28-21 South Florida 3 7 6 39 2:43 Victor 8 yd run South Florida 4 3 18 61 5:16 O’Neill 33 yd field goal On this Date: Sept. 17 Saturday’s game marks the sixth time the Saint Francis 1 3 14 64 6:57 O’Neill 28 yd field goal Tigers will play on Sept. 17. The Tigers are 2-3 Saint Francis 2 7 5 76 2:12 Knudson 20 yd run in the previous five contests. This is the first Saint Francis 2 3 2 54 0:14 O’Neill 29 yd fiel goal time the Tigers will play on Sept. 17 under Saint Francis 3 8 13 75 5:59 Victor 2 yd run current head coach Rob Ambrose. Saint Francis 3 7 2 99 0:53 Summers 94 yd pass from Kundson Year Opponent Result Saint Francis 4 7 1 43 0:09 Summers 43 yd pass from Knudson 1977______James Madison______W, 13-7 1983______@ Liberty______W, 13-3 1988______@ Indiana (Pa.)______L, 21-24 1994______vs. Delaware State______W, 42-18 2005______New Hampshire______L, 21-62

CAA Openers Towson is opening its 10th season in the CAA. The Tigers are 3-6 in conference openers dating back to 2007. Year Opponent Result 2007______@ UMass______L, 15-36 2008______@ Richmond______L, 14-45 2009______New Hampshire______L, 7-57 2010______@ Villanova______L, 7-43 2011______Villanova______W, 31-10 2012______William & Mary______W, 20-17 2013______@ Stony Brook______W, 35-21 2014______Maine______L, 24-27 2015______@ Elon______L, 13-17

CAA Opener vs. Villanova Saturday’s game will mark the third time the Tigers have opened CAA play against Villanova. The teams split the previous two meetings, with both teams winning on their home field.

Knudson Throws for 300 Quarterback Ellis Knudson came off the bench to throw for 301 yards in the victory over Saint Francis. It marked the first 300-yard passing game for a Tiger since Peter Athens threw for 301 yards against Fordham in the opening round of the 2013 FCS Playoffs.

Fewest Completions With 300 Yards Quarterback Ellis Knudson completed only 10 passes in throwing for 301 yards. It was the fewest completions ever by a Tiger QB throwing for 300 yards. QB Yards Comp Ellis Knudson (2016)______301______10 Peter Athens (2013)______301______13 Dan Crowley (1994)______308______14 Jay Amer (2002)______309______18 Dan Crowley (1993)______317______18 Theron Richards (1986)_____ 327______18 Kevin Smith (1996)______307______19 Dan Dullea (1974)______344______19

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General Notes Summers Career Day 9/19/09_____ Coastal Carolina______W, 21-17 Athlon Sports Power Poll Senior wide receiver Christian Summers had a 9/11/10_____ Coastal Carolina______W5ot, 47-45 (Week 3) career day against Saint Francis as he caught 10/8/11_____ Richmond______W, 31-28 six passes for 232 yards and two touchdowns. 9/115/12____ William & Mary *______W, 20-17 10/6/12_____ @ James Madison______L, 10-13 Prev Player Yards Opponent 9/7/13______@ Holy Cross______W, 49-7 Team Record Rank Mark Orlando 266 American Int. (10/22/94) 9/13/14_____ @ Delaware State______W, 21-7 1. North Dakota State 2-0 1 Mark Orlando 244 Kutztown (11/5/94) 9/12/15_____ Saint Francis______W, 35-20 2. Richmond 2-0 2 Mark Orlando 238 Buffalo (9/10/94) 9/10/16_____ Saint Francis______W, 35-20 3. Sam Houston State 1-0 4 Marc Brown 233 Bucknell (9/25/82) 4. Eastern Washington 1-1 7 Christian Summers 232 Saint Francis (9/10/16) * - came off a bye 5. Jacksonville State 1-1 5 6. Montana 2-0 14 Longest TD Passes Ryder Earns CAA Specialist Honor 7. Northern Iowa 1-1 3 Christian Summers caught a short pass in the After averaging 49.4 yards on seven punts, 8. Illinois State 2-0 12 flat, made a defender miss, then raced for Jake Ryder was named the CAA Specialist of 9. South Dakota State 1-1 9 a 94-yard touchdown against Saint Francis. the Week. He started the season with a 68 10. Chattanooga 2-0 8 The play went down as the second longest yard kick down to the five-yard line, and also 11. James Madison 2-0 10 touchdown pass in school history, trailing added kicks of 61 and 50 yards. Three of the 12. Western Illinois 2-0 16 punters were downed inside the 20. 13. McNeese State 2-0 15 only the 95-yard pass from Dan Crowley to 14. Charleston Southern 1-2 6 Shawn Ward against Kutztown in 1994. Victor Adds to TD Total 15. Coastal Carolina 2-0 11 Player Yards Opponent Senior running back Darius Victor scored a 16. The Citadel 2-0 13 Dan Crowley-Shawn Ward 95 Kutztown (11/5/94) 17. William & Mary 1-1 17 Ellis Knudson-Christian Summers 94 Saint Francis (9/10/16) pair of touchdowns in the season opener to 18. Youngstown State 1-1 18 Kevin Smith-Adam Overbey 89 Monmouth (9/12/98) raise his career total to 36. It was also the 19. Towson 1-1 19 Kevin Smith-Shawn Ward 88 Wagner (11/16/96) 19th time in the last 24 games that he has 20. Villanova 1-1 20 scored at least one touchdown. It is also the 21. North Carolina A&T 2-0 14 Second Half Shutout ninth multi-touchdown game in his career. 22. Northern Arizona 0-2 21 The Tigers defense was dominant in the 23. Colgate 0-1 23 second half as they held Saint Francis to just Simpson Sets Return Record 24. Eastern Kentucky 1-1 25 72 yards, including just 12 in the third quarter. Redshirt freshman kick returner Shane 25. Portland State 1-1 22 It was the second time in the last three games Simpson set a new single-game record with the Tigers have shutout their opponents in 229 kickoff return yards against USF. He the second half. Towson shut out Rhode broke the old record of 211 set by Lyrics Island in the 2015 season finale. Klugh in 2015.

Block Party Who is the Kicker? D’Sean Cummings may have had one of the That was the question everyone was asking biggest plays in the win over Saint Francis as in the season opener. The answer, true he blocked a field goal midway through the freshman Aidan O’Neill. He was not listed on fourth quarter to keep the game tied at 28. any roster as he arrived on campus just a few days before the Tigers took off for the season After an FBS Opponent opener. Towson improved to 9-1 in games following a contest with an FBS program. JPD With the INT Date Opponent Result Justice Pettus-Dixon got the start at corner in 9/6/08______Morgan State______W, 21-16 his collegiate debut at USF. On just the eighth

RED-ZONE SCORING Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs ------Failed to score inside RZ ------Opponent In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game South Florida 4 4 20 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saint Francis 5 4 21 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 Villanova Richmond Stony Brook Dartmouth New Hampshire Delaware Elon William & Mary Rhode Island

Totals 9 8 41 4 4 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 8-for-9 (88.9%)

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General Notes Wethington Runs Hard Did You Know? True freshman Deshaun Wethington made 2016 Honors the most of his opportunity in his collegiate Towson University is the only program debut as he rushed five times for 31 yards Darius Victor against South Florida. His 12 yard run to pick in NCAA history to make the playoffs • STATS Preseason Offensive Player of up a first down tied for the longest run of the at the Division III, Division II and day by a Tiger. the Year Watch List Divison I levels. • CFPA National Offensive Performer Distance Traveled for Opener of the Year Watch List play of his career, Pettus-Dixon stepped in This season marks the furthest trip ever taken • STATS 3rd Team All-American front of a pass for his first career interception. by the Tigers to play a season opener. Towson • Preseason 3rd Team All-American He would also add a pair of solo tackles. will travel 961.4 miles to Tampa, Florida. TonySoftli.com This supplants the 723 miles to Evanston, • Preseason All-CAA Wallace Does a Little of Everything Illinois for the 2009 season opener against Northwestern. Sophomore Diondre Wallace was all over the Shane Simpson field in the opener at USF. The linebacker led • STATS National Specialis of the Week the way with 14 tackles, including 10 solo Covering the East Coast Honorable Mention (Sept. 5) stops. He also added two tackles-for-loss, a Towson will log some miles up and down the sack and forced a fumble. East Coast from its season opener to regular season finale. The Tigers head south to Christian Summers Fourth Down Conversions Tampa, Florida for the opener, while closing • CAA Offensive Player of the Week Towson Head Coach Rob Ambrose has never out the regular season in Kingston, Rhode (Sept. 12) been afraid to roll the dice. That was evident Island. The difference in mileage from the • College Sports Madness National by him going for it six times in the season two places is 1,286.1 miles. FCS Offensive Player of the Week opener against USF. The Tigers were able to All Aboard the #VitoExpress convert five of the six attempts, including Emmanuel Holder converting a 4th-and-8 and a 4th-and-9. The #VitoExpress will be making stops up and down the East Coast in 2016. The senior will • Preseason 3rd Team All-American It’s a Fake make his next stop in Villanova Stadium on TonySoftli.com The Tigers executed a fake punt to convert Sept. 17. a 4th-and-9 from their own territory in the Jake Ryder second half. Emmanuel Holder took the short Victor Climbs Rushing Charts • CAA Specialist of the Week (Sept. 5) snap and picked up 10 yards and the first Senior running back Darius Victor is making down. his way up the rushing charts at Towson. He Three-Straight 1,000-Yard Seasons currently ranks third on the all-time list and is Running back Darius Victor is trying to put 90 Plays just 506 yards away from passing Jason Corle himself into some very rare company. He is The Towson offense ran 90 plays in the season for second place on the career rushing list. looking to become just the second running opener against USF. The 90 plays are the A full list of Victor’s career rankings can be back in Towson history to rush for over 1,000 most since running a school record 101 plays found on page 8. yards in three-straight seasons. The only against Lehigh in 1999. Rushing (minimum 1,000 yards) other Tiger to achieve this milestone was Player Att. Yards TDs Terrance West from 2011-13. 1. Terrance West (2011-13)___ 802____ 4,849___ 84 Ball Control Offense 2. Jason Corle (1996-99)_____ 781____ 3,601___ 33 The Tigers offense controlled the clock 3. Darius Victor (2013-)_____ 596____ 3,095___ 37 Shake and Bake against USF. Towson held the ball for 37:40. 4. Tony Vinson (1992-93)_____ 484____ 3,058___ 29 The Towson backfield will feature a little bit TU held the ball for at least 8:45 in each of the 5. Brian McCarty (1991-94)___ 479____ 2,594___ 32 of everything this year. The Tigers will hit four quarters. opponents with the power of All-American running back Darius Victor, then follow it up with the speed of redshirt freshman running back Shane Simpson. Wardell Turner Scholarship

Redshirt sophomore defensive back Monty Fenner was the inaugural winner of the Wardell Turner Memorial Scholarship.

The scholarship honors Sergeant Major Wardell B. Turner who was Killed in Action on Novem- ber 24, 2014 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Sergeant Major Turner was serving in a NATO role advising Afghan security forces when his vehicle struck an Improvised Explosive Device.

Monty Fenner, Rob Ambrose, Katherine Turner, Xavier Turner The scholarship will be awarded annually to a defensive back on the football team that is in good academic standing and demonstrates the qualities and attributes exemplified by Wardell Turner; leadership, selfless service and commitment. Head Coach Rob Ambrose will award the scholarship.

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General Notes The Barr is Back Open for Business Climbing the Career Charts Linebacker Bryton Barr will make his return NCAA CAREER ACTIVE LEADERS Senior running back Darius Victor continues to the field for the 2016 season opener. The RUSHING YARDS to climb the career record book at Towson. He redshirt junior has missed the last two-plus PLAYER YARDS enters his final season as a Tiger already in the seasons with injuries. He has not played in a Tarik Cohen, North Carolina A&T 4,208 Top 10 for rushing yards, attempts, touchdowns game since September 7, 2013 at Holy Cross. Kade Harrington, Lamar 3,942 and 100-yard performances. Chase Edmonds, Fordham 3,711 Experience Up Front Martin Ruiz, Youngstown State 3,290 A pair of injury plagued seasons have the Darius Victor, Towson 3,095 CAREER Tigers boasting one of the most experienced RUSHING YARDS offensive lines in the FCS. Towson has eight ATTEMPTS PLAYER SEASONS YARDS players with starting experience, and 11 PLAYER ATTS 1. Terrance West 2011-13 4,849 players with game experience. Tarik Cohen, North Carolina A&T 688 2. Jason Corle 1996-99 3,601 Martin Ruiz, Youngstown State 673 3. Tony Vinson 1992-93 3,058 Linebacker Depth Kade Harrington, Lamar 643 4. Darius Victor 2013-pres. 3,095 The strength of the Tigers defense lies with Darius Victor, Towson 596 5. Brian McCarty 1991-94 2,594 the linebackers. Towson has six players with Chase Edmonds, Fordham 579 6. Noah Read 1998-2001 2,577 starting experience, including last year’s CAA 7. Nick Williams 2004-07 1,985 Defensive Rookie of the Year Chris Tedder. TOUCHDOWNS 8. Matt Romeo 2000-03 1,950 The group also welcomes back outside PLAYER TDS 9. Dan Ricker 1983-87 1,876 linebacker Bryton Barr, who has missed the Chase Edmonds, Fordham 44 10. Larry Jones 1973-74 1,868 past two-plus seasons with injury. Kade Harrington, Lamar 42 Tarik Cohen, North Carolina A&T 41 ATTEMPTS Non-Conference Game in October Darius Victor, Towson 37 PLAYER SEASONS ATT Martin Ruiz, Youngstown State 31 1. Terrance West 2011-13 802 The Tigers will take a break from CAA action 2. Jason Corle 1996-99 781 on Oct. 15 when they travel to take on 3. Noah Read 1998-2001 587 Dartmouth. This will mark the latest out-of- 4. Darius Victor 2013-pres. 596 conference game for the Tigers since playing Victor Earn Preseason CAA Honors 5. Tony Vinson 1992-93 484 at Liberty on October 15, 2005. The last time Running back Darius Victor was selected to 6. Brian McCarty 1991-94 479 Towson played a non-conference game in the preseason All-CAA team. It is the second- 7. Nick Williams 2004-07 473 the month of October was 2011. The Tigers straight year he has been named to the 8. Matt Romeo 2000-03 460 traveled to play Maryland on Oct. 1. preseason team. 9. Dan Ricker 1983-87 439 10. Paul Cillo 1981-82 421 Same Faces, New Numbers Victor Earn Preseason Honors The Tigers will have a few players that will be The Tigers were picked to finish sixth in the TOUCHDOWNS wearing new numbers this season. preseason CAA poll released at the league’s PLAYER SEASONS TD Player Old # New # annual media day in July. Richmond was the Shane Simpson 20 13 1. Terrance West 2011-13 84 preseason favorite to win the league. 2. Darius Victor 2013-pres. 37 Ryan Bowles 19 80 3. Jason Corle 1996-99 33 Shawn Flaherty 76 69 Tigers in the NFL 4. Brian McCarty 1991-94 32 Marquise Watts 84 64 5. Tony Vinson 1992-93 29 Towson has four players currently on NFL 6. Dan Ricker 1983-87 26 Victor Named to STATS Watch List rosters. Four of the five Tigers played under 7. David Meggett 1987-88 23 Running back Darius Victor was one of current head coach Rob Ambrose. 8. Paul Cillo 1981-82 22 22 players named to the STATS Preseason Player Team Jermon Bushrod Miami Dolphins 9. Noah Read 1998-2001 21 Offensive Player of the Year Watch List, Jordan Dangerfield Pittsburgh Steelers 10. Larry Jones 1973-74 20 formerly the Walter Payton Award. Ryan Delaire Carolina Panthers Terrance West Baltimore Ravens 100-YARD GAMES The 6 Kings PLAYER SEASONS GAMES Instead of naming captains, Towson names Tigers in the CFL 1. Terrance West 2011-13 23 Kings. These kings each have two sentinels Towson has two players currently on CFL 2. Jason Corle 1996-99 15 and a kingdom. The Kings for the 2016 rosters. Four of the five Tigers played under 3. Tony Vinson 1992-93 14 season are LB Eric Handy, FB Emmanuel current head coach Rob Ambrose. 4. Darius Victor 2013-pres. 13 Holder, LB Malik Jackson, FB Dreon Johnson, Player Team Noah Read 1998-01 13 LB Jordan Mynatt and RB Darius Victor. Frank Beltre Calgary Stampeders 6. Larry Jones 1973-74 11 7. Dan Ricker 1983-86 9 Gerrard Sheppard Winnipeg Blue Bombers New Faces on the Sidelines 8. Matt Romeo 2000-03 7 David Meggett 1987-88 7 The Tigers will have a couple new faces on the Up Next Paul Cillo 1981-82 7 sidelines in 2016. Lyndon Johnson takes over The Tigers will have a bye on Sept. 24 as the running backs coach and recruiting before returning to the field Oct. 1 at No. 2 coordinator, while Dan Hernandez is the Richmond. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. and can team’s new fullbacks/tight ends coach. be seen live on Comcast SportsNet.

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Tigers Record when... Tale of the Tape

Overall______1-1 at home______1-0 on road______0-1 on grass______0-1 on field turf______1-0 in overtime______0-0 Towson wins coin toss______1-1 Towson Villanova Towson scores first______0-0 27.5______Points______16.5 Towson leads after 1st quarter______0-0 382.5______Total Offense______312.0 Towson leads at the half______0-0 120.5______Rushing Yards______224.5 Towson leads after 3rd quarter______0-0 44.0______Rushing Attempts/Game______42.5 2.7______Yards Per Carry______5.3 Towson has more rushing yards______0-0 262.0______Passing Yardage______87.5 Towson has more passing yards______1-0 34.0______Passing Attempts/Game______22.5 Towson has more total yards______1-0 17.5______Yards Per Pass Completion______8.0 42.0______Points Allowed______24.5 Towson has less penalties______0-0 365.5______Total Defense______312.5 Towson has less turnovers______0-0 170.5______Rushing Yards Allowed______102.0 4.3______Yards Per Carry Allowed______3.1 Towson scores under 20 points______0-0 195.0______Passing Yards Allowed______210.5 Towson scores 20-29 points______0-1 14.4______Yards Per Completion Allowed______8.8 Towson scores 30-39 points______1-0 -2______Turnover Margin______0 Towson scores 40-49 points______0-0 Towson scores 50 points or more______0-0 Leaders Leaders Knudson (301)______Passing Yards______Bednarczyk (175) Towson holds opponent under 30 points______1-0 Knudson (2)______Passing TDs______None Towson holds opponent under 20 points______0-0 Victor (140)______Rushing Yards______White (192) Towson holds opponent under 10 points______0-0 Victor (3)______Rushing TDs______White (2) Summers (9)______Receptions______Bell (7) Towson completes 50% of passes______1-0 Summers (2)______Receiving TDs______None Towson completes 60% of passes______0-0 Summers (297)______Receiving Yards______Bell (58) Wallace (24)______Tackles______Calitro (18) Towson has 100-yard rusher______0-0 5 players (1.0)______Sacks______Kpassagnon/Wiley (1.0) Opponent has 100-yard rusher______0-0 Pettus-Dixon/Paye (1)_____ Interceptions______Stewart (2)

Towson has 300-yard passer______1-0 Opponent has 300-yard passer______0-0

Towson has 100-yard receiver______1-0 Opponent has 100-yard receiver______0-0

Towson defense scores______0-0 Opponent defense scores______1-0

Towson special teams score______0-0 Opponent special teams score______0-0

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The Last Time... The Last Time Towson... 30+ Rushing Attempts 500+ Yards Passing 60+ punt 39, Terrance West vs. Eastern Illinois, 12-13-13 567, Joe Lee at Lehigh, 10-30-99 68, Jake Ryder at South Florida, 9-3-16 61, Jake Ryder at South Florida, 9-3-16 100 Yards Rushing 3 TD's Passing 101, Darius Victor at Maine, 11-7-15 3, Connor Frazier vs. James Madison, 10-10-15 Scored a safety at New Hampshire, 11-20-10 200 Yards Rushing 4 TD's Passing 207, Darius Victor vs. Holy Cross, 9-19-15 4, Grant Enders vs. Rhode Island, 11-10-12 Fumble Return For TD 65, Donnell Lewis at Stony Brook, 10-17-15 300 Yards Rushing 5+ TD’s Passing 354, Terrance West at Eastern Illinois, 12-13-13 5, Sean Schaefer at Delaware, 10-28-06 Blocked Punt For TD 0, Fred Overstreet at Delaware State, 9-13-14 2 TD’s Rushing 2 TD's receiving 2, Darius Victor at South Florida, 9-3-16 2, Christian Summers vs. Saint Francis, 9-10-16 Blocked Punt Jordan Mynatt vs. James Madison, 10-10-15 3 TD’s Rushing 3+ TD’s receiving 3, Darius Victor vs. Holy Cross, 9-19-15 3, Eric Yancey at Delaware, 10-28-06 Blocked Field Goal D’Sean Cummings vs. Saint Francis, 9-10-16 20+ Completions 10+ Receptions 25, Connor Frazier vs. Delaware, 10-31-15 10, David Newsom at Richmond, 9-13-08 Blocked extra Point Alfonso Augustine vs. North Carolina Central, 9-20-14 30+ Completions 100+ Receiving yards 35, Sean Schaefer vs. Villanova, 11-15-08 133, Christian Summers vs. Delaware, 10-31-15 3 Interceptions In Game By One Player 3, Allante Harrison at Delaware, 9-11-04 40+ Completions 150+ Receiving Yards 47, Joe Lee at Lehigh, 10-30-99 153, Spencer Wilkins vs. New Hampshire, 10-5-13 4 field goals in a game 4, Sam Hurwitz vs. Delaware, 10-31-15 30+ Passing Attempts 200+ Receiving Yards 36, Morgan Mahalak at South Florida, 9-3-16 232, Christian Summers vs. Saint Francis, 9-10-16 50+ Field Goal 50, Drew Evangelista vs. Albany, 10-19-13 40+ Passing Attempts Kickoff Return For TD 44, Peter Athens vs. North Dakota State, 1-4-14 90, Derrick Joseph vs. Villanova, 10-12-13 Rush Of 65+ Yards 72, Terrance West vs. New Hampshire, 11-12-11 50+ Passing Attempts Punt return For TD 59, Sean Schaefer vs. James Madison, 11-17-07 49, Donnell Lewis vs. Saint Francis, 9-12-15 Pass Of 65+ Yards 73, Peter Athens to Leon Kinnard vs. New Hampshire, 10-5-13 300+ Yards Passing Interception For TD 301, Ellis Knudson vs. Saint Francis, 9-10-16 34, Chris Tedder vs. Villanova, 10-24-15 Rush Of 75+ Yards 86, Romell Haley vs. Villanova, 10-24-15 79, Terrance West vs. Richmond, 10-26-13 400+ Yards Passing 435, Sean Schaefer vs. Delaware, 10-28-06 Pass of 75+ Yards 80, Peter Athens to Spencer Wilkins vs. Villanova, 10-12-13 The Last an Opponent... 30+ Rushing Attempts 50+ Passing Attempts Kickoff Return For TD 32, Lyle McCombs, Rhode Island, 11-22-14 50, Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois, 12-13-13 92, Charles Tutt, James Madison, 10-10-15

100 Yards Rushing 300+ Yards Passing Punt return For TD 131, Khalid Abdullah, James Madison, 10-10-15 348, Clint Trickett, West Virginia, 9-6-14 46, Dae’Quan Scott, James Madison, 11-23-13

200 Yards Rushing 400+ Yards Passing Interception For TD 200, John Griffin, Northeastern, 10-24-09 409, Mike Potts, William & Mary, 11-4-06 48, Joe Sarnese, Villanova, 11-8-14

300 Yards Rushing 3 TD's Passing Scored a safety 348, Shun White, Navy, 8-30-08 3, John Robertson, Villanova, 11-8-14 Holy Cross, 9-19-15

20+ Completions 4 TD's Passing Fumble Return For TD 21, Zach Bednarczyk, Villanova, 10-24-15 5, Vad Lee, James Madison, 10-10-15 89, Lorenzo Jerome, Saint Francis, 9-10-16

30+ Completions 2 TD's receiving Blocked Punt 35, Clint Trickett, West Virginia, 9-6-14 2, Kamron Lewis, Saint Francis, 9-10-16 Luke Ford, Holy Cross, 9-19-15

30+ Passing Attempts 10+ Receptions Blocked Field Goal 32, Vad Lee, James Madison, 10-10-15 10, Brendan Flaherty, Holy Cross, 9-19-15 Jeremy Gloston, Elon, 11-1-14

40+ Passing Attempts 100+ Receiving yards 40, Zach Bednarczyk, Villanova, 10-24-15 117, Quentin Atkinson, North Carolina Central, 9-20-14

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Two Deep OFFENSE DEFENSE

WR 18 Andre Dessenberg 6-3 195 Sr. BULL 51 D’Sean Cummings 6-5 252 RJr. 10 Romeo Harris 6-3 214 RJr. 73 Clifton Jones 6-2 268 RJr.

LT 74 Fred Santarelli 6-6 309 Sr. NT 93 Max Tejada 6-2 301 Sr. 75 Samuel Edmondson 6-5 295 Sr. 90 Zain Harps Upshur 6-1 283 Jr.

LG 72 Antonio Harris 6-4 300 RJr. TACKLE 90 Zain Harps Upshur 6-1 283 Jr. 78 Nick Carnesale 6-1 282 RFr. 99 Kanyia Anderson 6-2 256 RJr.

C 69 Shawn Flaherty 6-2 280 RJr. SAM 41 Jordan Mynatt 6-2 209 RSr. or 65 Brady Stup 6-6 288 Sr. 22 Bryton Barr 6-0 222 RJr.

RG 61 Sam Evans 6-2 286 Sr. WILL 38 Chris Tedder 6-0 215 So. 77 Amos Campbell 6-3 300 RJr. 52 Malik Jackson 5-11 239 Sr.

RT 68 Matt Kauffman 6-5 299 RSo. MIKE 56 Diondre Wallace 6-0 249 So. 75 Samuel Edmondson 6-5 295 Sr. 52 Malik Jackson 5-11 239 Sr.

TE 89 Tanner Vallely 6-6 260 Sr. ANCHOR 22 Bryton Barr 6-0 22 RJr. 42 Joe Green 6-2 235 RSo. 58 Eric Handy 6-0 248 Sr.

WR 25 Christian Summers 6-3 217 Sr. CB 26 Lyrics Klugh 5-10 175 So. 9 Sam Gallahan 6-1 193 RSo. 17 Justice Pettus-Dixon 5-11 187 RFr.

QB 6 Morgan Mahalak 6-3 205 RSo. SS 8 Monty Fenner 6-0 190 RSo. or 8 Ellis Knudson 6-2 241 RSo. 12 Keon Paye 6-0 198 RFr.

FB 49 Emmanuel Holder 5-11 266 RSr. FS 11 Antwaine Carter 6-1 190 RSo. 48 Dreon Johnson 6-0 242 RSr. 21 Jordan Floyd 6-0 206 RSr.

RB 7 Darius Victor 5-8 223 Sr. CB 6 Troy Jeter 5-11 186 Sr. 13 Shane Simpson 5-9 185 RFr. 19 Juleon Killikelly-Lee 5-10 179 RSr. 4 Deshaun Wethington 5-10 196 Fr.

SPECIAL ISTS

FG 30 Aidan O’Neill 6-1 182 Fr. H 16 Pat Toomey 6-2 192 RSo. 94 Dane Borges 6-0 185 Fr. 9 Sam Gallahan 6-1 193 RSo.

KO 94 Dane Borges 6-0 185 Fr. KR 13 Shane Simpson 5-9 185 RFr. or 30 Aidan O’Neill 6-1 182 Fr. 26 Lyrics Klugh 5-10 175 So.

P 91 Jake Ryder 6-0 182 Sr. PR 26 Lyrics Klugh 5-10 175 So. 16 Pat Toomey 6-2 192 RSo. 13 Shane Simpson 5-9 185 RFr.

LS 98 Will Hayes 6-1 219 Jr. 89 Tanner Valley 6-6 260 Sr.

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Numerical Roster No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown / Previous School 2 Marquel Dickerson RB 5-9 185 Jr. Waldorf, Md. / Northpoint H.S. 3 Morgan Scroggins WR 5-11 198 Fr. Baltimore, Md. / Calvert Hall College H.S. 4 Deshaun Wethington RB 5-10 196 Fr. Suffolk, Va. / King’s Fork H.S. 6 Morgan Mahalak QB 6-3 205 R-So. Kentfield, Calif. / Oregon 6 Troy Jeter DB 5-11 186 Sr. Aliquippa, Pa. / Southern Miss. 7 Darius Victor RB 5-8 223 Sr. Hyattsville, Md. / Northwestern H.S. 8 Monty Fenner DB 6-0 190 R-So. Chesapeake, Va. / Oscar F. Smith H.S. 8 Ellis Knudson QB 6-2 241 R-So. Alexandria, Va. / Hayfields H.S. 9 Sam Gallahan WR 6-1 193 R-So. Springfield, Va. / St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes H.S. 10 Romeo Harris WR 6-3 214 R-Jr. Odenton, Md. / Monmouth 11 Antwaine Carter DB 6-1 190 R-So. Waldorf, Md. / Maryland 12 Heath Dahlgren QB 6-1 212 R-Sr. Frederick, Md. / Governor Thomas Johnson H.S. 12 Triston Harris QB 6-2 190 Fr. Dover, Del. / Dover 12 Keon Paye DB 6-0 198 R-Fr. Olney, Md. / Good Counsel H.S. 13 Shane Simpson RB 5-9 185 R-Fr. Easton, Pa. / Easton H.S. 14 Tyron McDade CB 5-10 179 R-So. Bowie, Md. / Friendship Collegiate Academy 16 Ryan Stover QB 6-4 215 Fr. Oreland, Pa. / Upper Dublin H.S. 16 Pat Toomey K/P 6-2 192 R-So. Brick, N.J. / Red Bank Catholic H.S. 17 Justice Pettus-Dixon CB 5-11 187 R-Fr. Columbia, Md. / St. Frances Academy 18 Andre Dessenberg WR 6-3 195 Sr. Virginia Beach, Va. / Ocean Lakes H.S. 19 Juleon Killikelly-Lee CB 5-10 179 R-Sr. Gwynn Oak, Md. / Woodlawn H.S. 21 Jordan Floyd DB 6-1 210 R-Sr. Bel Air, Md. / UConn 22 Bryton Barr LB 6-0 222 R-Jr. Camp Hill, Pa. / Mechanicsburg Area H.S. 23 Isaiah Ross LB 5-11 188 R-Fr. Piscataway, N.J. / Piscataway H.S. 24 Jamal Watson CB 6-0 175 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. / Myers Park H.S. 25 Christian Summers WR 6-3 217 Sr. Drexel Hill, Pa. / Valley Forge Military College 26 Lyrics Klugh CB 5-10 175 So. Lyman, S.C. / Byrnes H.S. 28 Mike Rogers RB 6-0 196 R-Fr. Smyrna, Ga. / UCF 29 Noah Staub WR 6-3 197 Fr. Hanover, Pa. / South Western H.S. 30 Aidan O’Neill K 6-1 182 Fr. New Paltz, N.Y. / New Paltz H.S. 31 Malik Tyne LB 6-2 234 R-Fr. Ontario, Canada / John Carroll School 32 Romell Haley DB 5-11 185 Sr. Bryans Road, Md. / West Virginia State 33 Ryan Ziolkowski LB 6-1 230 So. Fallston, Md. / Fallston H.S. 34 Rico Duran FB 6-2 230 So. Washington, D.C. / Silver Spring H.S. 35 Brent Richardson WR 6-0 190 R-Fr. Cooksville, Md. / Glenelg H.S. 35 Dominique Williams DB 6-0 185 Sr. Potomac, Md. / Victor Valley College 36 Brandon Shepherd CB 5-11 195 Jr. Upper Marlboro, Md. / Stevenson 38 Chris Tedder LB 6-0 215 So. Henrico, Va. / Varina H.S. 39 Christian Johnson DB 6-2 201 Fr. Shenandoah W.Va. / Jefferson H.S. 40 Jindu Chiazor FB 6-0 270 R-So. Silver Spring, Md. / The Bullis School 41 Jordan Mynatt LB 6-2 209 R-Sr. Columbia, Md. / Wilde Lake H.S. 42 Joe Green TE 6-2 235 R-So. Washington, D.C. / Kent State 43 James Scott LB 6-1 230 R-So. Gloucester, Va. / Gloucester H.S. 44 Zach Heron TE 6-5 247 R-So. Hampstead, Md. / Manchester Valley H.S. 46 Jordan Waite LB 6-1 238 R-So. Cheltenham, Md. / St. Stephens St. Agnes H.S. 47 Grayson Boyce RB 6-2 255 R-So. Poquoson, Va. / Poquoson H.S. 48 Dreon Johnson FB 6-0 242 R-Sr. Houston, Texas / Mayde Creek H.S. 49 Emmanuel Holder FB 5-11 266 R-Sr. Baltimore, Md. / Calvert Hall H.S. 50 Robert Heyward LB 5-10 210 R-Fr. Savannah, Ga. / Calvary Day School 51 D’Sean Cummings DE 6-5 252 R-Jr. Clinton, Md. / Frederick Douglass H.S. 52 Malik Jackson LB 5-11 239 Sr. Reisterstown, Md. / Franklin H.S. 53 Bryce Carter LB 6-3 230 Fr. Steelton, Pa. / Steelton-Highspire H.S. 55 Darren Seward LB 6-2 220 Fr. Reisterstown, Md. / Loyola Blakefield H.S. 56 Diondre Wallace LB 6-0 249 So. Odenton, Md. / Arundel H.S. 57 KJ Brandal OL 6-4 280 Jr. Torod, Norway / IMG Academy 58 Eric Handy LB 6-0 248 Sr. Columbia, Md. / Wilde Lake H.S. 61 Sam Evans OL 6-2 286 Sr. Fallston, Md. / Loyola Blakefield H.S. 63 Reece Burnett DT 6-2 350 R-So. Springfield, Va. / Lake Braddock H.S. 64 Marquise Watts OL 6-4 242 R-So. LaPlata, Md. / North Point H.S. 65 Brady Stup OL 6-6 288 R-Sr. Frederick, Md. / Tuscarora H.S. 67 Nico Russolillo OL 6-1 303 Fr. Frisco, Texas / Heritage H.S. 68 Matt Kauffman OL 6-5 299 R-So. York, Pa. / York Suburban H.S.

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Numerical Roster 69 Shawn Flaherty OL 6-2 280 R-Jr. Oakland, N.J. / St. Joseph’s Regional H.S. 70 Jesus Barrio OL 6-5 310 R-So. McKinney, Texas / McKinney Boyd H.S. 71 Brendan Cassels OL 6-3 285 Fr. Walkersville, Md. / Walkersville H.S. 72 Antonio Harris OL 6-4 300 R-Jr. Upper Marlboro, Md. / Wise H.S. 73 Clifton Jones DT 6-2 268 R-Jr. Virginia Beach, Va. / Tallwood H.S. 74 Aaron Grzymkowski OL 6-4 255 Fr. Stevensville, Md. / Stevensville H.S. 74 Fred Santarelli OL 6-6 309 Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. / The Hill School 75 Samuel Edmondson OL 6-5 295 Sr. Dickson, Tenn. / Fairview H.S. 75 Andrew Garnett OL 6-5 294 Fr. Upper Marlboro, Md. / Riverdale Baptist H.S. 77 Amos Campbell OL 6-3 300 R-Jr. Montclair, N.J. / Montclair H.S. 78 Nick Carnesale OL 6-1 282 R-Fr. Hammonton, N.J. / Hammonton H.S. 79 Tommy Danagogo DL 6-2 300 Fr. Randallstown, Md. / Randallstown H.S. 80 Ryan Bowles WR 6-4 180 R-Fr. Leonardtown, Md. / St. Mary’s Ryken 81 Tre’ Bowens DE 6-4 252 R-Jr. Bowie, Md. / The Maret School 82 Brandon Allen WR 6-2 187 R-Fr. Lancaster, Pa. / McCaskey H.S. 83 Nick Gray WR 6-1 198 Fr. Morganza, Md. / Chopticon H.S. 85 Jay Galloway WR 6-2 180 R-Fr. Rockwall, Texas / Rockwall H.S. 87 Kevin Schroeder K 6-3 195 R-Fr. St. James, N.Y. / Smithtown East H.S. 88 Ryan Rutkowski WR 6-2 190 Fr. Broadlands, Virginia / Briar Woods H.S. 89 Tanner Vallely TE 6-6 260 Sr. Germantown, Md. / Seneca Valley H.S. 90 Zain Harps Upshur DL 6-1 283 Jr. Norfolk, Va. / Booker T. Washington H.S. 91 Jake Ryder P/K 6-0 182 Sr. Olney, Md. / Sherwood H.S. 92 Niquekko Cook DE 6-5 238 R-So. Odenton, Md. / Meade H.S. 93 Max Tejada DL 6-2 301 Sr. Orange Park, Fla. / The Bolles School 94 Dane Borges K 6-0 185 Fr. Brookfield, Ct. / Brookfield 95 Glorie Tchouda TE 6-4 247 Jr. Silver Spring, Md. / Montgomery College 96 Quinn Cox DL 6-2 267 R-Fr. Arlington, Va. / Yorktown H.S. 98 Will Hayes LS 6-1 219 Jr. Winston-Salem, N.C. / North Forsyth H.S. 99 Kanyia Anderson DE 6-2 256 R-Jr. Chesapeake, Va. / Old Dominion

HEAD COACH: Rob Ambrose (Towson, 1993), 8th season Assistant Coaches: Matt Hachmann (Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers) Jared Ambrose ( Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks) John Donatelli (Offensive Line) Lyndon Johnson (Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator) Derrick Johnson (Cornerbacks) Konstantinos Kosmakos (Defensive Line) Joe Tricario (Safeties/Special Teams Coordinator) Jon Schwartz (Outside Linebackers) Mike Moyseenko (Wide Receivers) Dan Hernandez (Tight Ends/Fullbacks) Lance Yaniger (Director of Football Operations) Jeremy Pick (Strength and Conditioning) Nathan Wilder (Director of Sports Medicine) Tyler Fredlund (Assistant Athletic Trainer) Mike Shapley (Assistant Equipment Manager)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Kanyia Anderson______Kuh-NYE Aaron Grzymkowski______Grim-cow-ski Nico Russolillo______Ruh-sill-E-O Bryton Barr______Bright-in Romell Haley______ROW-mell Fred Santarelli______San-tuh-rell-ee Jesus Barrio______HAY-Seuss Barr-E-oh Zach Heron______Hair-in Brady Stup______STUP Jindu Chiazor______Gin-DO CHEE-uh-zorr Malik Jackson______Muh-leak Glorie Tchouda______Shoe-duh Niquekko Cook______NEE-koe Dreon Johnson______Dray-on Max Tejada______TAY-Haa-duh D’Sean Cummings______Duh-Sean Juleon Killikelly-Lee__ Jewel-ee-on Kill-uh-kell-ee Malik Tyne______Muh-leak Heath Dahlgren______Doll-grin Lyrics Klugh______CLUE Tanner Vallely______Vall-uh-lee Tommy Danagogo______Dan-Uh-go-go Ellis Knudson______NUDD-son Deshaun Wethington______Duh-shawn Andre Dessenberg______Dess-in-berg Morgan Mahalak______Muh-HALL-ick Ryan Ziolkowski______Zill-cow-skee Marquel Dickerson______Mar-Kell Jordan Mynatt______My-natt Sam Gallahan______Gal-uh-han Keon Paye______PAY

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CAA Standings - Schedule 2016 Colonial Athletic Association Standings School Conf CPct. Overall Pct. Streak UAlbany 1-0 1.000 2-0 1.000 W2 Delaware 0-0 0.000 2-0 1.000 W2 James Madison 0-0 0.000 2-0 1.000 W2 Richmond 0-0 0.000 2-0 1.000 W2 New Hampshire 0-0 0.000 1-1 0.500 W1 Stony Brook 0-0 0.000 1-1 0.500 L1 Towson 0-0 0.000 1-1 0.500 W1 Villanova 0-0 0.000 1-1 0.500 W1 William & Mary 0-0 0.000 1-1 0.500 W1 Elon 0-0 0.000 0-2 0.000 L2 Maine 0-0 0.000 0-2 0.000 L2 Rhode Island 0-1 0.000 0-2 0.000 L2

This Week’s Schedule CAA Players of the Week Friday, September 16 Sept. 5 Oct. 24 Rhode Island at Harvard, 7 p.m. Offense______Jake Lauletta, UR Offense Defense______Jaheem Woods, SB Defense Saturday, September 17 Specialist______Jake Ryder, TU Specialist Richmond at Stony Brook, 12 p.m. Rookie______Corey Parker, WM Rookie James Madison at North Carolina, 3:30 p.m. Towson at Villanova, 3:30 p.m. Sept. 12 Oct. 31 Fayetteville State at Elon, 6 p.m. Offense_____ Christian Summers, TU Offense Norfolk State at William & Mary, 6 p.m. Defense______Brandon Walker, UR Defense Delaware at Wake Forest, 6:30 p.m. Specialist______Rashard Davis, JMU Specialist Holy Cross at Albany, 7 p.m. Rookie______Pop Lacey, UNH Rookie New Hampshire at Dartmouth, 7 p.m. Sept. 19 Nov. 7 Last Week’s Results Offense Offense Saturday, September 10 Defense Defense Temple 38, Stony Brook 0 Specialist Specialist Albany 35, Rhode Island 7 Rookie Rookie James Madison 56, Central Connecticut 21 Delaware 24, Lafayette 6 Sept. 26 Nov. 14 Charlotte 47, Elon 14 Offense Offense Richmond 34, Norfolk State 0 Defense Defense Villanova 26, Lehigh 21 Specialist Specialist Towson 35, Saint Francis 28 Rookie Rookie William & Mary 24, Hampton 14 New Hampshire 39, Holy Cross 28 Oct. 3 Nov. 21 Toledo 45, Maine 3 Offense Offense Defense Defense Specialist Specialist Rookie Rookie

Oct. 10 Offense Defense Specialist Rookie

Oct. 17 Offense Defense Specialist Rookie

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scored (138) in 1993. Vinson went on to be a fifth-round draft pick of the San Diego Chargers. Orlando earned All-America notice by catching ROB 55 passes for 1,223 yards and 12 touchdowns. In 1999, Towson led the nation in passing yardage, averaging 381.2 passing yards per game.

His collegiate playing career AMBROSE As a player at Towson, Ambrose started his career as a quarterback but moved to wide Head Coach receiver as a sophomore. In 1990, he caught four passes for 20 yards. As a junior, he had four catches for 35 yards. Three of those receptions 8th Season • Towson, ‘93 were touchdown passes from Dan Crowley. He caught an 11-yard TD pass at James Madison, a seven-yard TD toss at Liberty and a 14-yard TD pass against Hofstra. An injury in the spring Over the last five years, Rob Ambrose has in 2011. The Tigers also made their first before his senior year forced Ambrose to the led Towson football to 40 wins, a pair of CAA appearance in the NCAA FCS playoffs, sidelines. championships and two NCAA FCS playoff becoming the first program to earn playoff appearances. Heading into his eighth season at berths at the Division III, Division II and FCS The Ambrose family the helm of the Tiger football program in 2016, (I-AA) levels. The Tigers’ coach is the son of one of the most Ambrose has his sights set on a return to the Once the season ended, Ambrose was successful high school football coaches in NCAA FCS National Championship game. honored as the 2011 CAA Coach of the Year, Maryland. His father, Tim, was the head coach The 2015 Tigers returned to their winning the AFCA District Coach of the Year and was at Middletown for 31 years and won 249 games, ways as they put together a four-game winning a finalist for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the leading the Knights to 14 Monocacy Valley streak en route to a 7-4 season. The defense Year. In January 2012, he was the recipient of League championships. He retired in 2013, just carried the way as they recorded the first the Eddie Robinson Award as the top coach in time to follow the Tigers’ march to the NCAA shutout over Delaware, and put together a in FCS football. championship game. The former athletic streak of seven-straight scoreless quarters. director at Middletown, he stepped down as Coming off an NCAA FCS Championship The UConn years (2002-08) football coach after the 2004 season. Coach game appearance the year before, the Tigers Ambrose joined the staff at UConn as the Ambrose’s brother, Jared, was an assistant battled a plethora of injuries during the 2014 Huskies grew from an NCAA Division I-AA football coach at Delaware for two years before season. However, for the second straight year, program into a major college contender. joining the Tigers’ staff. He is currently the a Tiger was selected in the NFL Draft. Just one During his seven seasons in Storrs, program’s offensive coordinator. year after running back Terrance West was Connecticut, the Huskies were 49-36 with just Ambrose and his wife, Melissa, have two selected by the Cleveland Browns in the third two losing seasons. UConn made three bowl children: Grace and Riley. round, cornerback Tye Smith went in the fifth appearances in five years, debuted in the AP round of the 2015 NFL Draft to the Seattle national rankings at 16th, and won a share of Seahawks. the Big East title in 2007. You don’t have to look very far back to find Joining the staff as the quarterbacks The Ambrose File Ambrose’s impact in the wins and losses coach, Ambrose played a major role in the column. In 2013, he guided the Tigers to a development of Dan Orlovsky, the first UConn 2009-present______Towson, Head Coach magical season as Towson reached the NCAA quarterback to play in the NFL as a fifth-round 2006-08______Connecticut , Off. Coord. FCS championship game by beating No. 9 draft pick by the Detroit Lions. In 2008 as the Fordham, No. 2 Eastern Illinois and No. 3 Eastern offensive coordinator, Ambrose coached 2002-05______Connecticut , QB Coach Washington in consecutive weeks. Towson Donald Brown, an All-American and the 2008 2001______Catholic, Head Coach finished the campaign with a 13-3 record; the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year. Brown 2000______Towson, Assoc. HC/OC 13 wins were a school record. led the nation with 2,083 yards on 367 carries 1997-99____Towson, Offensive Coordinator Ranked second in the final NCAA FCS polls, and became the first UConn player to be 1992-96______Towson, Wide Receivers Towson won the Lambert/Meadowlands Award selected in the first round of the NFL draft. as the top FCS team in the East. The Tigers were NOTABL E also honored as the ECAC FCS Team of the Year. His first head coaching job – Catholic (2001) During the 2012 season, Ambrose led the Ambrose left Towson after the 2000 season to Led Tigers to school-record 13 wins Tigers to a 7-4 record against an extremely become the head coach at Catholic University, and first National Championship game difficult schedule. The Tigers lost to a pair of a Division III program in Washington, D.C. In appearance in 2013 nationally-ranked FBS programs in Kent State one year at Catholic, Ambrose led the and LSU. But, Towson finished the season with Cardinals to a 3-7 record. 2011 Eddie Robinson National Coach of the a 6-2 CAA record as the Tigers shared the league Year title. As a Tiger assistant (1992-2000) In 2011, just his third season as the Tigers’ In nine years as a Tiger assistant, the team head coach, Ambrose guided Towson to one of went 54-36 with only two losing seasons. Helped Tigers to a 9-3 record in 2011, the most dramatic turnarounds in college Ambrose started as a student-assistant before completing the largest turnaround in NCAA football history. Only one season removed from being promoted to wide receivers coach in history, improving win total by 7.5 games. a 1-10 record, the 2011 team became the 1993, offensive coordinator in 1997 and then “Turnaround Tigers” by going 9-3. Their 7.5- to associate head coach in 2000. Played collegiately at Towson for three game improvement was the most dramatic He coached four All-Americans in running years. Began career as a quarterback, before improvement in NCAA Division I history. back Tony Vinson, quarterback Dan Crowley, moving to wide receiver. Towson posted a 9-2 regular season record, and wide receivers Mark Orlando and Jamal beat six nationally-ranked teams and won the White. Vinson led the nation in rushing yards CAA championship outright with a 7-1 record (2,016), all-purpose yards (2,073) and points

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2016 Game Recaps

Sept. 3 • Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Fla. Sept. 10 • Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, Md. Sept. 17 • Villanova Stadium • Villanova, Pa.

TOWSON 20 SAINT FRANCIS 28 TOWSON

SOUTH FLORIDA 56 TOWSON 35 VILLANOVA

TAMPA, Fla. -- Darius Victor rushed for a pair of TOWSON, Md. -- The Towson University football VILLANOVA, Pa. -- touchdowns in Towson’s 2016 season opener at team scored the final 25 points in erasing an South Florida. 18-point deficit to defeat Saint Francis, 35-28, in the Victor rushed for 70 yards and became just the home opener at Unitas Stadium. fourth Tiger running back to eclipse the 3,000 yard Quarterback Ellis Knudson came off the bench to mark in his career. go 10-for-22 for 301 yards and two touchdowns. True freshman Aidan O’Neill made his collegiate His main target was Christian Summers, who debut and went 2-for-2 on field goals, hitting from caught six passes for 232 yards and two scores. 29 and 33 yards. The Tigers began their comeback on the final play Sophomore Diondre Wallace led the defensive of the first half as Aidan O’Neill kicked a 29 yard field attack by recording a career-high 14 tackles. He goal. added two tackles-for-loss, a sack and a forced Towson took the second half kickoff and used a fumble. 13-play drive that was capped by a Darius Victor Cornerback Justice Pettus-Dixon made his first two-yard touchdown run. After Knudson ran in the career start and intercepted a pass on the second two-point conversion, the Tigers were within seven series of the game. points. Kick returner Shane Simpson set a new single- Backed against their goaline, the duo of Knudson game record with 229 kickoff return yards. and Summers hooked up on a 94-yard touchdown Punter Jake Ryder averaged 49.4 yards on seven pass to tie the game. punts. He had two kicks over 60 yards, including a After D’Sean Cummings blocked a potential go 68 yarder on the first punt of the season. ahead field goal, the Tigers got the game-winning touchdown as Summers laid out for a 43-yard TD Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 F catch from Knudson. Towson 3 7 7 3 20 Cummings finished the game with nine tackles, South Florida 14 14 21 7 56 while Monty Fenner had seven tackles and two forced fumbles. 1st Quarter 13:21 USF - Tice 43yd pass from Flowers (Nadelman kick) Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 F 6:24 TOW - O’Neill 29yd field goal Saint Francis 7 21 0 0 28 5:55 USF - Mack 7yd run (Nadelman kick) Towson 3 10 15 7 35 2nd Quarter 13:42 TOW - Victor 1yd run (O’Neill kick) 1st Quarter 6:56 USF - Scantling 51yd pass from Flowers (Nadelman kick) 14:36 SFU - Jerome 89yd fumble return (Geesey kick) 1:49 USF - Flowers 5yd run (Nadelman kick) 7:39 TOW - O’Neill 28yd field goal 3rd Quarter 2nd Quarter 10:04 USF - Adams 4yd run (Nadelman kick) 14:24 SFU - Lewis 60yd pass from Drayer (Geesey kick) 7:21 TOW - Victor 7yd run (O’Neill kick) 12:04 TOW - Knudson 20yd run (O’Neill kick) 5:32 USF - Flowers 7yd run (Nadelman kick) 0:38 SFU - Drayer 7yd run (Geesey kick) 1:40 USF - Johnson 23yd pass from Kean (Nadelman kick) 0:14 SFU - Lewis 13yd pass from Drayer (Geesey kick) 4th Quarter 0:00 TOW - O’Neill 29yd field goal 11:24 TOW - O’Neill 33yd fiel goal 3rd Quarter 5:28 USF - Wilcox 21yd pass from Kean (Nadelman kick) 9:01 TOW - Victor 2yd run (Knudon rush) 4:40 TOW - Summers 94yd pass from Knudson (O’Neill kick) Team Statistics TOW USF 4th Quarter First Downs 20 22 2:21 TOW - Summers 43yd pass from Knudson (O’Neill kick) Rush Att.-Net Yards 49-127 41-214 Passing C-A-Int. 16-41-1 13-25-1 Team Statistics SFU TOW Net Passing Yards 165 230 First Downs 17 23 Offensive Plays 90 66 Rush Att.-Net Yards 39-127 39-114 Total Offense 292 444 Passing C-A-Int. 14-23-1 14-27-1 Fumbles-Lost 3-3 2-1 Net Passing Yards 160 359 Penalties-Yards 5-62 4-42 Offensive Plays 62 66 Punts-Average 7-49.4 4-38.5 Total Offense 287 473 3rd Down Conversion 6-22 6-12 Fumbles-Lost 4-1 1-1 Time of Possession 37:40 22:20 Penalties-Yards 6-79 9-79 Punts-Average 6-38.8 4-43.5 Rushing 3rd Down Conversion 7-15 6-13 TOW - Victor 23-70, Wethington 5-31, HOlder 1-10, Time of Possession 30:56 29:04 Boyce 3-9, Mahalak 10-8, Simpson 5-2, Knudson 2-(-3); USF - Mack 9-58, Flowers 9-46, Adams 4-37, Johnson Rushing 6-33, Tice 6-32, Antoine 1-7, Reed 1-6, Gunter 1-5, Kean TOW - Victor 18-70, Knudson 7-22, Simpson 9-22, 2-(-8). Mahalak 2-10; SFU - Bagley 21-96, Drayer 15-41, Jordan- Passing Toney 1-0, Ajayi 2-(-10). TOW - Mahalak 16-36-1-165-0, Knudson 0-5-0-0-0; USF Passing - Flowers 8-18-1-178-2, Kean 5-7-0-52-2. TOW - Knudson 10-22-1-301-2, Mahalak 4-5-0-58-0; Receiving SFU - Drayer 14-23-1-160-2. TOW - Dessenberg 5-59, Summers 3-65, Holder 2-16, Receiving Gallahan 2-12, Harris 2-1, Vallely 1-7, Victor 1-5; USF - TOW - Summers 6-232, Dessenberg 3-55, Gallahan Scantling 3-79, Adams 2-20, Antoine 2-10, Tice 1-43, 2-25, Simpson 1-20, Vallely 1-16, Harris 1-11; SFU - Ajayi Dillon 1-27, Johnson 1-23, Wilcox 1-21, Bronson 1-9, 6-68, Lewis 3-74, Bagley 2-4, Millberry 1-10, Valenzuela Mut 1-(-2). 1-5, Alston 1-(-1)

ATT: 35,976 ATT: 8,069

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2016 Game Recaps

Oct. 1 • Robins Stadium • Richmond, Va. Oct. 8 • Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, Md. Oct. 15 • Memorial Field • Hanover, N.H.

TOWSON STONY BROOK TOWSON

RICHMOND TOWSON DARTMOUTH

RICHMOND, Va. -- TOWSON, Md. -- HANOVER, N.H. --

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2016 Game Recaps

Oct. 22 • Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, Md. Oct. 29 • Delaware Stadium • NEWARK, Del. Nov. 5 • Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, Md.

NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWSON ELON

TOWSON DELAWARE TOWSON

TOWSON, Md. -- NEWARK, Del. -- TOWSON, Md. --

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2016 Game Recaps

Nov. 12 • Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, Md. Nov. 19 • Meade Stadium • Kingston, R.I.

WILLIAM & MARY TOWSON

TOWSON RHODE ISLAND

TOWSON, Md. -- KINGSTON, R.I. --

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Individual Game-by-Game Rushing (Att.-Yards-TD) USF SFU VILL RICH SB DC UNH DEL ELON WM RI Grayson Boyce 3-9-0 0-0-0 Emmanuel Holder 1-10-0 0-0-0 Ellis Knudson 2-(-3)-0 7-22-1 Morgan Mahalak 10-8-0 2-10-0 Shane Simpson 5-2-0 9-22-0 Darius Victor 23-70-2 18-70-1 Deshaun Wethington 5-31-0 0-0-0

Receiving (Rec.-Yards-TD)

USF SFU VILL RICH SB DC UNH DEL ELON WM RI Andre Dessenberg 5-59-0 3-55-0 Sam Gallahan 2-12-0 2-25-0 Romeo Harris 2-1-0 1-11-0 Emmanuel Holder 2-16-0 0-0-0 Shane Simpson 0-0-0 1-20-0 Christian Summers 3-65-0 6-232-2 Tanner Vallely 1-7-0 1-16-0 Darius Victor 1-5-0 0-0-0

Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int.-Yards-TD) Punting/Field Goals (Punts-Avg./FGM-FGA)

#6 #8 #91 #30 Morgan Ellis Jake Aidan Mahalak Knudson Ryder O’Neill South Florida 16-36-1-165-0 0-5-0-0-0 P FG Saint Francis 4-5-0-58-0 10-22-1-301-2 South Florida 7-49.4 2-2 Villanova Saint Francis 4-43.5 2-3 Richmond Villanova Stony Brook Richmond Dartmouth Stony Brook New Hampshire Dartmouth Delaware New Hampshire Elon Delaware William & Mary Elon Rhode Island William & Mary Rhode Island

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Team Game-by-Game First Time of Rushing Passing Total Offense 3rd Down Fumbles- Game Score Downs Possession (No-Yds-TD) (Cmp-Att-Int-Yds-TD) (Plays-Yds-TD) Conv. Lost TOWSON 20 20 37:40 49-127-2 16-41-1-165-0 90-292-2 6-22 3-3 at South Florida 56 22 22:20 41-214-4 13-25-1-230-4 66-444-8 6-12 2-1

TOWSON 35 23 29:04 39-114-2 14-27-1-359-2 66-472-4 6-13 1-1 Saint Francis 28 17 30:56 39-127-1 14-23-1-160-2 62-287-3 7-15 4-1

TOWSON at Villanova

TOWSON at Richmond

TOWSON Stony Brook

TOWSON at Dartmouth

TOWSON New Hampshire

TOWSON at Delaware

TOWSON Elon

TOWSON William & Mary

TOWSON at Rhode Island

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Big Pl ays

2016 Towson Tigers Football Towson - Long Plays 20-YARD PLUS PLAYS LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS Yd Type Player(s) Opponent Long Plays By Ya No. TD 94* Pass Christian Summers from Ellis Knudson Saint Francis 100+ 0 0 64 FGR Justice Pettus-Dixon+Justice Pettus-Dixon Saint Francis 90-99 1 1 61 KR Shane Simpson USF 80-89 0 0 56 Pass Christian Summers from Morgan Mahalak USF 70-79 0 0 54 Pass Christian Summers from Ellis Knudson Saint Francis 60-69 2 0 43* Pass Christian Summers from Ellis Knudson Saint Francis 50-59 2 0 35 Pass Andre Dessenberg from Ellis Knudson Saint Francis 40-49 1 1 29 KR Shane Simpson USF 30-39 1 0 27 KR Shane Simpson USF 20-29 12 1 26 KR Shane Simpson USF 24 KR Shane Simpson USF Long Plays By Ty No. TD 22 Rush Shane Simpson Saint Francis Rushing 2 1 22 KR Lyrics Klugh Saint Francis Passing 7 2 22 KR Shane Simpson USF Punt returns 0 0 22 KR Shane Simpson Saint Francis Kick returns 9 0 21 KR Shane Simpson USF Interceptions 0 0 21 Pass Christian Summers from Ellis Knudson Saint Francis Fumble returns 0 0 20 Pass Shane Simpson from Morgan Mahalak Saint Francis Other 1 0 20* Rush Ellis Knudson Saint Francis TOTAL 19 3 * touchdown scored on play 20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR Shane Simpson 10 0 1 1 8 0 0 0 Christian Summers 5 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 Ellis Knudson 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Lyrics Klugh 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Justice Pettus-Dixon+ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Andre Dessenberg 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 19 3 2 7 9 0 0 1 LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR Rushing 22 Shane Simpson vs Saint Francis (9/10/2016) Rushing Touchdown 20 Ellis Knudson vs Saint Francis (9/10/2016) Passing 94 Christian Summers from Ellis Knudson vs Saint Francis (9/10/2016) Passing Touchdown 94 Christian Summers from Ellis Knudson vs Saint Francis (9/10/2016) Punt Return 5 Shane Simpson vs Saint Francis (9/10/2016) Kick Return 61 Shane Simpson vs USF (9/3/2016) Interception Return 1 Justice Pettus-Dixon vs USF (9/3/2016) Fumble Return None Field Goal Return 64 Justice Pettus-Dixon+Justice Pettus-Dixon vs Saint Francis (9/10/2016) Punt 68 Jake Ryder vs USF (9/3/2016) Field Goal 33 Aidan O'Neill vs USF (9/3/2016)

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2016 Team Stats

2016 Towson Tigers Football Towson Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 10, 2016) All games

Team Statistics TOWSON OPP SCORING 55 84 Points Per Game 27.5 42.0 Points Off Turnovers 3 35 FIRST DOWNS 43 39 R u s h in g 22 16 P a s s in g 16 18 P e n a lt y 5 5 RUSHING YARDAGE 241 341 Yards gained rushing 322 406 Yards lost rushing 81 65 Rushing Attempts 88 80 Average Per Rush 2.7 4.3 Average Per Game 120.5 170.5 TDs Rushing 4 5 PASSING YARDAGE 524 390 C o m p - A t t - I n t 30-68-2 27-48-2 Average Per Pass 7.7 8.1 Average Per Catch 17.5 14.4 Average Per Game 262.0 195.0 TDs Passing 2 6 TOTAL OFFENSE 765 731 Total Plays 156 128 Average Per Play 4.9 5.7 Average Per Game 382.5 365.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 12-295 8-125 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-5 6-51 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-1 2-49 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 24.6 15.6 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.0 8.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.5 24.5 FUMBLES-LOST 4-4 6-2 PENALTIES-Yards 14-141 10-121 Average Per Game 70.5 60.5 PUNTS-Yards 11-520 10-387 Average Per Punt 47.3 38.7 Net punt average 42.6 36.2 KICKOFFS-Yards 10-463 14-813 Average Per Kick 46.3 58.1 Net kick average 28.8 35.2 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 3 : 2 2 2 6 : 3 8 3RD-DOWN Conversions 12/35 13/27 3rd-Down Pct 34% 48% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 5/7 0/0 4th-Down Pct 71% 0% SACKS BY-Yards 5-39 5-40 MISC YARDS 36 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 6 12 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 4-5 0-1 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (8-9) 89% (6-7) 86% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (4-9) 44% (6-7) 86% PAT-ATTEMPTS (5-5) 100% (12-12) 100% ATTENDANCE 8069 35976 Games/Avg Per Game 1/8069 1/35976 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Towson 6 17 22 10 0 55 Opponents 21 35 21 7 0 84

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2016 Individual Stats

2016 Towson Tigers Football Towson Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 10, 2016) All games

Rushing g att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Darius Victor 2 41 148 8 140 3.4 3 18 70.0 Shane Simpson 1 5 5.0 0 5 Deshaun Wethingt 2 5 31 0 31 6.2 0 12 15.5 Total 1 5 5.0 0 5 Shane Simpson 2 14 41 17 24 1.7 0 22 12.0 Opponents 6 51 8.5 0 14 Ellis Knudson 2 9 43 24 19 2.1 1 20 9.5 Morgan Mahalak 2 12 40 22 18 1.5 0 12 9.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Emmanuel Holder 2 1 10 0 1010.0 0 10 5.0 Justice Pettus-Dixo 1 1 1.0 0 1 Grayson Boyce 2 3 9 0 9 3.0 0 5 4.5 Keon Paye 1 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 2 3 0 10 -10 -3.3 0 0 -5.0 Total 2 1 0.5 0 1 Total 2 88 322 81 241 2.7 4 22120.5 Opponents 2 4924.5 0 49 Opponents 2 80 406 65 341 4.3 5 27170.5 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Passing g effic com p-att-in pct yds td lg avg/g Shane Simpson 10 26226.2 0 61 Morgan Mahalak 2 89.59 20-41-1 48.8 223 0 56111.5 Lyrics Klugh 1 2222.0 0 22 Ellis Knudson 2 147.72 10-27-1 37.0 301 2 94150.5 Andre Dessenberg 1 1111.0 0 11 Total 2 112.67 30-68-2 44.1 524 2 94262.0 Total 12 29524.6 0 61 Opponents 2 157.42 27-48-2 56.2 390 6 60195.0 Opponents 8 12515.6 0 52

Receiving g no. yds avg td lg avg/g Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Christian Summers 2 9 297 33.0 2 94148.5 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Andre Dessenberg 2 8 114 14.2 0 35 57.0 Opponents 4 10225.5 1 89 Sam Gallahan 2 4 37 9.2 0 17 18.5 Romeo Harris 2 3 12 4.0 0 11 6.0 Tanner Vallely 2 2 23 11.5 0 16 11.5 Emmanuel Holder 2 2 16 8.0 0 12 8.0 Shane Simpson 2 1 20 20.0 0 20 10.0 Darius Victor 2 1 5 5.0 0 5 2.5 Total 2 30 524 17.5 2 94262.0 Opponents 2 27 390 14.4 6 60195.0

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2016 Individual Stats

2016 Towson Tigers Football Towson Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 10, 2016) All games

PA T Sc o rin g td fg k ic k ru s h rc v p as s d x s af p ts To tal O ffen s e g p lay s ru s h p as s to tal av g /g Darius Victor 3 ------18 Ellis Knudson 2 36 19 301 320160.0 Aidan O'Neill - 4-5 5-5 - - - - - 17 Morgan Mahalak 2 53 18 223 241120.5 Christian Summers 2 ------12 Darius Victor 2 41 140 0 140 70.0 Ellis Knudson 1 - - 1-1 - - - - 8 Deshaun Wethingt 2 5 31 0 31 15.5 Total 6 4-5 5-5 1-1 - - - - 55 Shane Simpson 2 14 24 0 24 12.0 Opponents 12 0-1 12-12 - - - - - 84 Emmanuel Holder 2 1 10 0 10 5.0 Grayson Boyce 2 3 9 0 9 4.5 TEAM 2 3 -10 0 -10 -5.0 Total 2 156 241 524 765382.5 Opponents 2 128 341 390 731365.5

Field G o als fg p c t. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg b lk Pu n tin g n o . y d s av g lg tb fc i2050+ b lk Aidan O'Neill 4-5 80.0 0-0 3-3 1-1 0-0 0-1 33 0 Jake Ryder 11 52047.3 68 0 0 6 5 0 Total 11 52047.3 68 0 0 6 5 0 FG Seq u en c e To w s o n O p p o n en ts Opponents 10 38738.7 4816300 USF (29),(33) - Saint Francis (28),(29),52 30 K ic k o ffs n o . y d s av g tb o b retn n et y d ln Dane Borges 5 24649.2 2 0 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Aidan O'Neill 5 21743.4 0 0 Total 10 46346.3 2 015.628.8 36 Opponents 14 81358.1 1 024.635.2 29

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2016 Individual Stats

2016 Towson Tigers Football Towson Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 10, 2016) All games

A ll Pu rp o s e g ru s h rc v p r k r ir to tal av g /g Shane Simps 2 24 20 5 262 0 311155.5 Christian Su 2 0 297 0 0 0 297148.5 Darius Victor 2 140 5 0 0 0 145 72.5 Andre Desse 2 0 114 0 11 0 125 62.5 Sam Gallaha 2 0 37 0 0 0 37 18.5 Deshaun Wet 2 3100003115.5 Emmanuel H 2 10 16 0 0 0 26 13.0 Tanner Vallel 2 0 23 0 0 0 23 11.5 Lyrics Klugh 1 0 0 0 22 0 22 22.0 Ellis Knudson 2 190000199.5 Morgan Maha 2 18 0 0 0 0 18 9.0 Romeo Harris 2 0 12 0 0 0 12 6.0 Grayson Boy29000094.5 Justice Pettu20000110.5 TEAM 2-100000-10-5.0 Total 2 241 524 5 295 1 1066533.0 Opponents 2 341 390 51 125 49 956478.0

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2016 Defensive Stats

2016 Towson Tigers Football Towson Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 10, 2016) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 56 Diondre Wallace 2 17 7 24 2.0-10 1.0-7 . . . . 1 . . 41 Jordan Mynatt 2 9 4 13 1.0-6 1.0-6 . . . 1-0 . . . 51 D'Sean Cummings 2 6 6 12 0.5-1 ...... 1 . 22 Bryton Barr 2 7 5 12 1.0-7 1.0-7 . . . . 1 . . 8 Monty Fenner 2 8 2 10 . . . 2 . . 2 . . 38 Chris Tedder 2 3 7 10 1.0-1 ...... 21 Jordan Floyd 2 7 . 7 ...... 73 Clifton Jones 2 3 2 5 0.5-2 . . 1 . . . . . 6 Troy Jeter 2 2 3 5 ...... 11 Antwaine Carter 2 2 2 4 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . . 17 Justice Pettus-Dixon 2 4 . 4 . . 1-1 ...... 43 James Scott 2 2 . 2 ...... 31 Malik Tyne 2 1 1 2 ...... 99 Kanyia Anderson 2 2 . 2 1.0-9 1.0-9 ...... 90 Zain Harps Upshur 2 . 2 2 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 58 Eric Handy 2 1 1 2 1.0-10 1.0-10 ...... 68 Matt Kauffman 2 1 . 1 ...... 26 Lyrics Klugh 1 1 . 1 1.0-10 ...... 92 Niquekko Cook 2 1 . 1 ...... 12 Keon Paye 2 1 . 1 . . 1-0 ...... 93 Max Tejada 1 1 . 1 ...... 98 Will Hayes 2 . 1 1 ...... 35 Dominique Williams 1 1 . 1 ...... 63 Reece Burnett 2 . 1 1 ...... Total 2 80 44 124 10-58 5-39 2-1 4 . 2-0 4 1 . Opponents 2 90 62 152 15-68 5-40 2-49 11 . 4-102 4 . .