Towson Football Home Games Prev in 2015 Will Notice a Few Changes
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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 4 Date Opponent Time/Result Sep.t 5 at East Carolina L, 20-28 RV/RV TOWSON ELON ESPN3 Sept. 12 Saint Francis W, 35-20 vs CAA.tv Sept. 19 Holy Cross W, 29-26 2-1, 0-0 CAA 1-2, 0-0 CAA CAA.tv Sept. 26 • 3 p.m. • Rhodes Stadium • Elon, N.C. Sept. 26 at Elon* 3 p.m. CAA.tv Gameday Central Oct. 10 James Madison* 3 p.m. Stadium __________________________________________________________ Rhodes Stadium Comcast SportsNet Capacity _________________________________________________________________ 11,250 Surface ____________________________________________________________ Natural Grass Oct. 17 at Stony Brook* 6 p.m. Kickoff ___________________________________________________________________ 3 p.m. CAA.tv Television ________________________________________________________________CAA.tv Radio _______________________________________________________CBS Sports Radio 1300 Oct. 24 Villanova* (HC) 7 p.m. _______________________________________ Spiro Morekas (PxP) and Gordy Combs (Analyst) American Sports Network Internet ___________________________________________________ www.TowsonTigers.com Series Record ____________________________________________________ Towson leads 4-0 Oct. 31 Delaware* 4 p.m. CAA.tv Nov. 7 at Maine* 7 p.m. Mathcup at a Glance American Sports Network Towson _______________________________ vs. __________________________________Elon Towson, Maryland ___________________ Location __________________Elon, North Carolina Nov. 14 at William & Mary* 1:30 p.m. 1866 ______________________________ Founded ______________________________ 1889 CAA.tv 22,499 ____________________________ Enrollment _____________________________ 6,483 Colonial Athletic Association __________ Conference __________Colonial Athletic Association Nov. 21 Rhode Island* (Senior Day) 2 p.m. Johnny Unitas ________________________Stadium _____________________ Rhodes Stadium CAA.tv Tim Leonard _____________________ Athletics Director ______________________ Dave Blank 1969 __________________________First Year of Football __________________________ 1909 * - CAA contests 258-233-4 ________________________All-Time Record _______________________________ All times are Eastern Rob Ambrose ______________________ Head Coach _______________________ Rich Skrosky 38-38 ___________________________ Record at School ____________________________2-13 41-45 ____________________________ Career Record _____________________________3-21 4-8 _______________________________ 2014 Record ______________________________1-11 Follow the Tigers Story Lines Radio _______________ CBS Sports Radio 1300 Play-by-Play ________________ Spiro Morekas u The Tigers hit the road as they open Colonial Athletic Association play at Elon. Kickoff is set Color Analyst ________________Gordy Combs for 3 p.m. at Rhodes Stadium. Towson is opening conference play on the road for the third time in the last seven years. Internet Audio ___________TowsonTigers.com Live Stats ________________TowsonTigers.com u The two teams are meeting for the fifth time overall and the second time as Colonial Athletic Association foes. Last season, Towson batted down the two-point conversion to hang on for a Social Media 21-19 victory at Unitas Stadium. Facebook_____ Facebook.com/TowsonFootball Twitter _________@Towson_FB, @TowsonTigers u Running back Darius Victor ran for a career-high 202 yards and three touchdowns in the Instagram __________Instagram.com/TUTigers victory over Holy Cross. As a team, Towson rushed for 276 yards. You Tube _____YouTube.com/TheTowsonTigers u With the victory over Holy Cross, Head Coach Rob Ambrose improved his overall record at Towson to 38-38. 2015 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • ELON Media Information Sunday - 20 Monday - 21 Tuesday - 22 Wednesday - 23 Thursday - 24 Friday - 25 Saturday - 26 Meetings Off Day Practice Practice Practice Depart for Elon @ Elon 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. TBA 3 p.m. No availability Players and Players and 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 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 Elon Elon Quick Facts STATS FCS Top 25 Poll The Phoenix enter the weekend with an Location _____________Elon, North Carolina (Sept. 21) overall record of 1-2. Enrollment _______________________ 6,483 Nickname ______________________Phoenix Prev Elon is coming off a 14-7 home loss to North Colors _________________Maroon and Gold Team (1st-place votes) Record Rank Carolina A&T. The Phoenix earned a victory in Conference ________________________CAA 1. Jacksonville State (93) 2-1 1 week two, defeating Gardner-Webb 21-13. President