Game 10: Towson (4-5, 2-3 CAA) at No . 7 Villanova (7-2, 4-1 CAA) Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Result November 8, 2014 • 7:00 p .m . • Villanova Stadium • Villanova, Pa . Aug. 30 Central Connecticut L, 31-27 Sept . 6 at West Virginia (ROOT Sports) L, 54-0 GAMEDAY CENTRAL Sept . 13 at Delaware State W, 21-7 Stadium _________________________________________________________Villanova Stadium Sept. 20 North Carolina Central W, 31-20 Capacity _______________________________________________________________ 12,000 Sept. 27 Maine* (Comcast SportsNet) L, 27-24 Surface ____________________________________________________________ Artificial Grass Oct. 4 Stony Brook* (Comcast SportsNet) L, 14-3 Television____________________________________________________ American Sports Network Oct . 11 at James Madison* (Comcast SportsNet) L, 62-7 Radio ________________________________________________________ CBS Sports Radio 1300 Oct . 18 at Delaware* (Comcast SportsNet) W, 24-17 Twitter __________________________________________________ @Towson_FB, @TowsonTigers Nov. 1 Elon* (American Sports Network) W, 21-19 Series Record _____________________________________________________ Villanova leads, 6-4 Nov . 8 at Villanova* (American Sports Network) 7:00 p .m . Streak _____________________________________________________________ Villanova, +1 Nov. 15 William & Mary* (Comcast SportsNet) 3:00 p.m. First Meeting ______________________________________________ 2004 (Villanova 41, Towson 6) Nov . 22 at Rhode Island* 12:30 p .m . Last Meeting _______________________________________________2013 (Villanova 45, Towson 35) Nov . 29 NCAA FCS Playoffs - First Round TBA Dec . 6 NCAA FCS Playoffs - Second Round TBA MATCHUP AT A GLANCE Dec . 13 NCAA FCS Playoffs - Quarterfinals TBA Towson vs . Villanova Dec . 20 NCAA FCS Playofffs - Semifinals TBA Tigers _______________________________Nickname ___________________________ Wildcats Jan . 3 NCAA FCS Championship Game TBA Black & Gold ____________________________ Colors ________________________ Blue and White Towson, Md . ___________________________ Location _________________________ Villanova, Pa . *Colonial Athletic Association Game 22,499 _____________________________ Enrollment _____________________________ 6,584 All times are Eastern Standard Time Colonial Athletic Association ________________ Conference _______________ Colonial Athletic Association Games in bold are played at Johnny Unitas® Stadium Johnny Unitas® Stadium ____________________ Stadium ______________________ Villanova Stadium 11,198 ___________________________ Stadium Capacity __________________________ 12,000 FOLLOW THE TIGERS Tim Leonard ________________________ Athletics Director ______________________ Vince Nicastro TV Rob Ambrose _________________________ Head Coach __________________________Andy Talley Network: . .American Sports Network 36-34 (sixth season) ____________________ Overall Record ________________ 239-145-2 (35th season) Play-By-Play: . Dave Armstrong 13-3 _____________________________2013 Overall Record ___________________________ 6-5 Color Analyst: . .Micheal . Young 6-2 ___________________________ 2013 Conference Record __________________________ 5-3 10/12 ___________________ Offensive and Defensive Starters Returned/Lost ___________________15/7 RADIO 46/26 _________________________ Letterwinners Returned/Lost _______________________ 33/12 Network: . CBS. Sports Radio 1300 Play-By-Play: . Spiro Morekas STORY LINES Color Analyst: . Ron Meehan f Towson has won its last two games and is seeking its first three-game winning streak of the season . The Tigers are no Pre-Game & Halftime Show: . Zach Maskavich strangers to winning streaks as they opened the 2013 season by winning their first six games and won five games in a (Pre-game show begins 30 minutes prior to kick) row later in the year before falling in the FCS National Championship game . f The Tigers have won 14 of their last 16 road games and eight of their last nine CAA games away from home . SOCIAL MEDIA f Towson is 21-8 in CAA play over the last four seasons . Facebook: . Facebook .com/TowsonFootball f The last time these squads met at Villanova was October 27, 2012 and Towson pulled out a 49-35 win . Twitter . @Towson_FB, @TowsonTigers, @Coach_Ambrose f Sophomore running back Darius Victor is averaging 117 .7 yards per game in his last seven outings . He's rushed for 100 or YouTube: . YouTube .com/TheTowsonTigers more yards in five of his last seven games, including a 153-yard performance in Towson's win over Elon last week . f First-year starting quarterback Connor Frazier has thrown more touchdown passes in his last two games (4) than in his first seven games combined (3) . He's set career-highs in passing yards in each of his last two games . Towson Football Contact . Dustin Semonavick f The Towson football team reached new heights in 2013 when the Tigers advanced to the FCS National Championship Email . dsemonavick@towson .edu game . The veteran Tiger squad won a school-record 13 games, including three in the playoffs, before falling to North Office Phone . 410-704-4571 Dakota State in the title game . Towson has a new look in 2014 with eight new starters on offense and four new starters Cell Phone . .757-544-8393 on defense . Game 10 • Towson at Villanova • November 8, 2014 Rob Ambrose In nine years as an assistant coach at Towson from 1992-2000, the Tigers Head Coach went 54-36 with only two losing seasons . Ambrose started as a student- Towson, 1993 assistant before being promoted to wide receivers coach in 1993, offensive coordinator in 1997 and then to associate head coach in 2000 . Sixth Season 36-34 Overall (.514) Ambrose coached four All-Americans in running back Tony Vinson, quarterback Dan Crowley, and wide receivers Mark Orlando and Jamal White . Over the last three years, Head Coach Rob Ambrose has led the Tigers to 29 wins, a pair of Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championships and two NCAA FCS playoff Vinson led the nation in rushing yards (2,016), all-purpose yards (2,073) and appearances . points 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 55 In 2013, he guided the Tigers to a magical season as Towson reached the NCAA FCS passes for 1,223 yards and 12 touchdowns . championship game by beating No . 9 Fordham, No . 2 Eastern Illinois and No . 3 Eastern Washington in consecutive weeks . Towson finished the campaign with a 13-3 record; the In 1999, Towson led the nation in passing yardage, averaging 381 .2 passing 13 wins were a school record . yards per game . Ranked second in the final NCAA FCS polls, Towson won the Lambert/Meadowlands As a player at Towson, Ambrose started his career as a quarterback but Award as the top FCS team in the East . The Tigers were also honored as the ECAC FCS moved to wide receiver as a sophomore . In 1990, he caught four passes Team of the Year . for 20 yards . As a junior, he had four catches for 35 yards . Three of those receptions were touchdown passes from Crowley . He caught an 11-yard TD During the 2012 season, Ambrose led the Tigers to a 7-4 record against a brutal schedule . pass at James Madison, a seven-yard TD toss at Liberty and a 14-yard TD pass The Tigers lost to a pair of nationally ranked FBS programs in Kent State and LSU . But, against Hofstra . An injury in the spring before his senior year forced Ambrose Towson finished the season with a 6-2 CAA record and a share of the league title . to the sidelines . In 2011, just his third season as the Tigers’ head coach, Ambrose guided Towson to one of The Tigers’ coach is the son of one of the most successful high school football the most dramatic turnarounds in college football history . Only one season removed from coaches in Maryland . His father, Tim, was the head coach at Middletown for a 1-10 campaign, the 2011 squad became the "Turnaround Tigers" as their 7 .5-game 31 years and won 249 games, leading the Knights to 14 Monocacy Valley improvement was the most dramatic improvement in NCAA Division I history and one of League championships . He retired in 2013, just in time to follow the Tigers' the best ever at any level . march to the NCAA championship game . The former athletic director at Middletown, he stepped down as football coach after the 2004 season . Coach The Tigers posted a 9-2 regular season record, beating six nationally ranked teams and Ambrose’s brother, Jared, was an assistant football coach at Delaware for two won the CAA championship outright with a 7-1 record . The Tigers also made their first years before joining the Tigers’ staff . He is currently the program’s offensive appearance in the NCAA FCS playoffs, becoming the first program to earn playoff berths coordinator . at the Division III, Division II and FCS (I-AA) levels . Ambrose and his wife, Melissa, have two children, Grace and Riley . At the end of the season, Amborse was honored as the 2011 CAA Coach of the Year, the AFCA District Coach of the Year and was a finalist for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the THE AMBROSE COACHING FILE Year . In January 2012, Ambrose received the Eddie Robinson Award as the top coach in Season School Position Record FCS football . 1992 Towson Assistant Coach 5-5 1993 Towson Assistant Coach 8-2 Prior to becoming Towson's head coach, Ambrose joined the staff at UConn as the Huskies 1994 Towson Assistant Coach 8-2 grew from an NCAA Division I-AA program into a major college contender . During his 1995 Towson Assistant Coach 6-4 1996 Towson Assistant Coach 6-4 seven seasons in Storrs, Connecticut, the Huskies were 49-36 with just two losing 1997 Towson Assistant Coach 2-8 seasons . UConn made three bowl appearances in five years, debuted in the AP national 1998 Towson Assistant Coach 5-6 rankings at No . 16, and won a share of the BIG EAST title in 2007 . 1999 Towson Assistant Coach 7-4 2000 Towson Associate Head Coach 7-4 Joining the staff as the quarterbacks coach, Ambrose played a major role in the 2001 Catholic Head Coach 3-7 development of Dan Orlovsky, the first UConn quarterback to play in the NFL as a fifth- 2002 Connecticut Assistant Coach 6-6 round draft pick by the Detroit Lions .