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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 2017 Schedule Game 11 Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 2 Morgan State W, 10-0 TOWSON RHODE ISLAND SPORTSFever TV/ESPN3 Sept. 9 at Maryland L, 17-63 vs Big Ten Network Sept. 16 at Saint Francis W, 16-14 4-6, 2-5 CAA 3-7, 2-5 CAA NEC Front Row Nov. 18 • 2 p.m. • Unitas Stadium • Towson, Md. Sept. 23 at Stony Brook* L, 17-25 CBS Sports Digital Gameday Central Sept. 30 #17/14 Villanova* L, 9-24 Stadium ___________________________________________________ Johnny Unitas® Stadium CAA.tv Capacity _________________________________________________________________ 11,183 Surface ________________________________________________________________Field Turf Oct. 14 #13/13 Richmond* L, 3-23 Kickoff ___________________________________________________________________ 2 p.m. Fox Sports Go Television ________________________________________________________________CAA.tv Radio _______________________________________________________CBS Sports Radio 1300 Oct. 21 at #17/18 New Hampshire* L, 17-40 _______________________________________ Spiro Morekas (PxP) and Gordy Combs (Analyst) CAA.tv Internet ___________________________________________________ www.TowsonTigers.com Series Record ____________________________________________________Towson leads, 9-7 Oct. 28 #23/RV Delaware* W, 18-17 Fox Sports Go Nov. 5 at #7/10 Elon* L, 30-33 ot2 Mathcup at a Glance CAA.tv Towson _______________________________ vs. ___________________________Rhode Island Towson, Maryland ___________________ Location _______________ Kingston, Rhode Island Nov. 12 at William & Mary* W, 26-14 1866 ______________________________ Founded ______________________________ 1892 CBS Sports Digital 22,284 ____________________________ Enrollment ____________________________ 16,392 Colonial Athletic Association __________ Conference __________Colonial Athletic Association Nov. 19 Rhode Island* 2 p.m. Johnny Unitas ________________________Stadium _____________________ Meade Stadium CAA.tv Tim Leonard _____________________ Athletics Director ______________________ Thorr Bjorn 1969 __________________________First Year of Football __________________________ 1895 * - CAA contests 271-249-4 ________________________All-Time Record ______________________ 397-618-43 All times are Eastern Rob Ambrose ______________________ Head Coach ______________________Jim Flemming 51-54 ___________________________ Record at School ____________________________7-37 55-61 ____________________________ Career Record ____________________________28-38 4-7 _______________________________ 2016 Record _______________________________2-9 Follow the Tigers Story Lines Radio _______________ CBS Sports Radio 1300 Play-by-Play ________________ Spiro Morekas u The Tigers close out the 2017 season as they welcome Rhode Island to Johnny Unitas® Color Analyst ________________Gordy Combs Stadium. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. Internet Audio ___________TowsonTigers.com u Towson will honor seven seniors prior to kickoff. Playing in their last game in a Tiger uniform Live Stats ________________TowsonTigers.com are Kanyia Anderson, KJ Brandal, D’Sean Cummings, Antonio Harris, Will Hayes, Clifton Jones and C.J. Williams. Social Media Facebook_____ Facebook.com/TowsonFootball u Freshman Coby Tippett became the first player to return a punt for a touchdown since 2015 Twitter _________@Towson_FB, @TowsonTigers when he returned one 62 yards for a touchdown against William & Mary. It marked the second- Instagram _______ Instagram.com/Towson_FB straight year the Tigers had a special teams touchdown against the Tribe. The return was the You Tube _____YouTube.com/TheTowsonTigers 13th in school history and the first by a freshman. u The Tiger defense recorded three sacks against the Tribe with Kanyia Anderson posting 2.5 of them. It marked the fourth time this season the Tigers defense recorded three sacks in a game. 2017 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • RHODE ISLAND Media Information Sunday - 12 Monday - 13 Tuesday - 14 Wednesday - 15 Thursday - 16 Friday - 17 Saturday - 18 Off Day Off Day Practice Practice Walk thru Practice Rhode Island 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 2 p.m. No availability No availability Players and Players and No availability Players and Coach Ambrose Coaches Coaches No availability 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 _________________________________ Multiple call. His weekly time slot is 12:00-12:10 p.m. Media members are 2016 Overall Record ______________________________________ 4-7 encouraged to call in with questions by dialing 877-805-0692 and 2016 Conference Record __________________________________ 3-5 requesting the CAA Football teleconference. 2016 Conference Finish ___________________________________ 9th Offensive Starters Returning/Lost ___________________________ 5/7 Tuesday: Coach Ambrose, assistant coaches and players will be Defensive Starters Returning/Lost ___________________________ 9/4 available at the conclusion of practice. First Varsity Season ______________________________________1969 Seasons/Winning Seasons _______________________________ 48/24 Wednesday: Coach Ambrose, assistant coaches and players will be Overall Record _______________________________ 267-243-4 (.523) 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 __________________________________ 130-80-2 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 (9th season) players will appear in the interview room. After the visiting team Overall D1 Head Coaching Record ________________________ 51-54 finishes, Coach Ambrose and selected players will appear in the Overall Record at Towson ________________________________ 51-54 interview room. Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks ______________ Jared Ambrose Defensive Coordinator, Outside Linebackers _______ Lyndon Johnson We ask the media to please say what outlet they are with before Offensive Line Coach ____________________________John Donatelli asking questions. Safeties/Special Teams Coordinator __________________ Joe Tricario Cornerbacks _________________________________ Derrick Johnson No Tiger first-year freshmen will be made available. Inside Linebackers/Recruiting ______________________Jon Schwartz Defensive Line _________________________ Konstantinos Kosmakos At the midway point of the fourth quarter, interview requests will be Wide Receivers _______________________________Mike Moyseenko collected. Fullbacks/Tight Ends ___________________________Dan Hernandez Running Backs _________________________________ Scott Van Zile 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 ______________________________ Tim Ridgley 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 Rhode Island Rhode Island Quick Facts STATS FCS Top 25 Poll Rhode Island enters the final weekend of the Location __________ Kingston, Rhode Island (Nov. 13) season with an overall record of 3-7 and a 2-5 Enrollment