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TOWSON FOOTBAL L Football Contact: John Brush • O: 410-704-3102 • C: 270-293-0590 • Email: [email protected] Towson Media Relations, Unitas Stadium, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252 • www.TowsonTigers.com 2015 Schedule Game 5 Date Opponent Time/Result Sep.t 5 at East Carolina L, 20-28 TOWSON #5/5 JAMES MADISON ESPN3 Sept. 12 Saint Francis W, 35-20 vs CAA.tv Sept. 19 Holy Cross W, 29-26 2-2, 0-1 CAA 5-0, 2-0 CAA CAA.tv Oct. 10 • 3 p.m. • Unitas Stadium • Towson, Md. Sept. 26 at Elon* L, 13-17 CAA.tv Gameday Central Oct. 10 James Madison* 3 p.m. Stadium ___________________________________________________________Unitas Stadium Comcast SportsNet Capacity _________________________________________________________________ 11,198 Surface ______________________________________________________ Field Turf Revolution Oct. 17 at Stony Brook* 6 p.m. Kickoff ___________________________________________________________________ 3 p.m. CAA.tv Television _____________________________________________________ Comcast SportsNet ______________________________________________Brent Harris (PxP) Qadry Ismail (Analyst) Oct. 24 Villanova* (HC) 7 p.m. Radio _______________________________________________________CBS Sports Radio 1300 American Sports Network _______________________________________ Spiro Morekas (PxP) and Gordy Combs (Analyst) Internet ___________________________________________________ www.TowsonTigers.com Oct. 31 Delaware* 4 p.m. Series Record ___________________________________________ James Madison leads 19-6-1 CAA.tv Nov. 7 at Maine* 7 p.m. Mathcup at a Glance American Sports Network Towson _______________________________ vs. _________________________James Madison Towson, Maryland ___________________ Location ________________ Harrisonburg, Virginia Nov. 14 at William & Mary* 1:30 p.m. 1866 ______________________________ Founded ______________________________ 1908 CAA.tv 22,499 ____________________________ Enrollment ____________________________ 20,855 Colonial Athletic Association __________ Conference __________Colonial Athletic Association Nov. 21 Rhode Island* (Senior Day) 2 p.m. Johnny Unitas ________________________Stadium _________________ Bridgeforth Stadium CAA.tv Tim Leonard _____________________ Athletics Director ______________________ Jeff Bourne 1969 __________________________First Year of Football __________________________ 1972 * - CAA contests 258-234-4 ________________________All-Time Record _______________________ 276-206-4 All times are Eastern Rob Ambrose ______________________ Head Coach _____________________ Everett Withers 38-39 ___________________________ Record at School ____________________________14-4 41-46 ____________________________ Career Record ____________________________21-10 4-8 _______________________________ 2014 Record _______________________________9-4 Follow the Tigers Story Lines Radio _______________ CBS Sports Radio 1300 Play-by-Play ________________ Spiro Morekas u The Tigers return from their bye week to play host to nationally-ranked James Madison. Color Analyst ________________Gordy Combs Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. on Comcast SportsNet. Internet Audio ___________TowsonTigers.com u The two teams are meeting for the 27th time with the Dukes holding a 19-6-1 advantage Live Stats ________________TowsonTigers.com in the all-time series. JMU has won nine of the last 10 meetings, but the Tigers scored a 28-17 victory the last time the teams met at Unitas Stadium. Social Media Facebook_____ Facebook.com/TowsonFootball u The matchup features one of the top running backs (Darius Victor) in the FCS going against Twitter _________@Towson_FB, @TowsonTigers one of the top quarterbacks (Vad Lee) in the FCS. The two rank among the top rushers in the Instagram __________Instagram.com/TUTigers league. You Tube _____YouTube.com/TheTowsonTigers u The Tigers defense will have to contend with the top offense in the FCS as James Madison is averaging 640.8 yards of offense per game. They also lead the nation in rushing, averaging 343.8 yards a game on the ground. 2015 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • JAMES MADISON Media Information Sunday - 4 Monday - 5 Tuesday - 6 Wednesday - 7 Thursday - 8 Friday - 9 Saturday - 10 Practice Off Day Practice Practice Practice Walk-thru James Madison 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. TBA 3 p.m. No availability Comcast SportsNet No availability Players and Players and No availability Coach Ambrose Coaches Coaches Players and CAA Teleconference available after available after Coaches available 12 p.m. practice practice after game 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 2014 Overall Record ______________________________________ 4-8 encouraged to call in with questions by dialing 877-805-0692 and 2014 Conference Record __________________________________ 2-6 requesting the CAA Football teleconference. 2014 Conference Finish __________________________________ 10th Offensive Starters Returning/Lost ___________________________ 9/2 Tuesday: Coach Ambrose, assistant coaches and players will be Defensive Starters Returning/Lost ___________________________ 7/4 available at the conclusion of practice. First Varsity Season ______________________________________1969 Seasons/Winning Seasons _______________________________ 46/23 Wednesday: Coach Ambrose, assistant coaches and players will be Overall Record _______________________________ 256-232-4 (.524) 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 __________________________________ 121-75-2 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 (7th season) players will appear in the interview room. After the visiting team Overall D1 Head Coaching Record ________________________ 36-37 finishes, Coach Ambrose and selected players will appear in the Overall Record at Towson ________________________________ 36-37 interview room. Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Coach _________ Jared Ambrose Defensive Coordinator, Inside Linebackers Coach ___ Matt Hachmann We ask the media to please say what outlet they are with before Fullbacks, Tight Ends Coach/Recruiting Coordinator ______ Reno Ferri asking questions. Offensive Line Coach ____________________________John Donatelli Defensive Line Coach ____________________ Konstantinos Kosmakos No Tiger first-year freshmen will be made available. Safeties Coach/Special Teams Coordinator _____________ Joe Tricario Running Backs Coach __________________________ Dassin Blackwell At the midway point of the fourth quarter, interview requests will be Outside Linebackers Coach ________________________Jon Schwartz collected. Wide Receivers Coach _________________________Mike Moyseenko Cornerbacks Coach ___________________________ Derrick Johnson Interviews after games on the road will be conducted based on the Assistant AD, Football Administration _______________ Jon Dahlquist post-game policy of that institution. Strength & Conditioning Coach ______________________ Jeremy Pick Director of Sports Medicine _______________________ Nathan Wilder Academic Advisor _________________________________Justin Harris Practice Procedures Equipment Manager _____________________________Mike Shapley Covering Practice: Practices are generally open to the media. Please 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. 2 TOWSONTIGERS.COM • @TOWSON_FB • #TOWSONTIGERS General Notes Scouting James Madison James Madison Quick Facts STATS FCS Top 25 Poll The Dukes enter the weekend as one of the Location ___________ Harrisonburg, Virginia (Oct. 5) top teams in the country with a 5-0 record Enrollment ______________________20,855 and a 2-0 mark in conference play. Nickname