senior wide receiver SPENCER WILKINS 22014014 MMediaedia GGuideuide junior fullback EMMANUEL HOLDER senior cornerback TYE SMITH In 2013, Towson set a program record for wins in a season (13) and strung together a 10-game road winning streak en route to the FCS National Championship game. The Tigers were named ECAC Div. I FCS Team of the Year and won the Lambert Meadowlands Division I FCS award. 2014 Football 22014014 Tiigerger FFootballootball Preseason All-CAA pick Ryan Delaire will lead the Tiger defense in 2014. 2014 Football Towson University Quick Facts Mailing Address: 8000 York Rd., Towson, Md. 21252 Internet Site: www.TowsonTigers.com Founded: 1866 Enrollment: 22,499 Nickname: “Tigers” Colors: Gold, White & Black President: Dr. Maravene Loeschke Top Majors: Business, Biology, Psychology, Mass Communication, Elementary Education Director of Athletics: Tim Leonard Deputy Director of Athletics: Tricia Turley Brandenburg Sr. Assoc. A.D./External Affairs: Roy Brown Sr. Assoc. A.D./Business & Finance: Colleen Sorem Sr. Assoc. A.D./Development: TBA Home Stadium: Minnegan Field at Johnny Unitas® Stadium (11,198) Field Surface: FieldTurf Revolution Affi liation: NCAA FCS Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Head Coach: Rob Ambrose (Towson, ’93) Ambrose’s Record: 32-29 - 5 seasons at Towson Def. Coordinator: Matt Hachmann Off. Line Coach: John Donatelli Off. Coordinator: Jared Ambrose Outside LB Coach: Jon Schwartz TE/FB Coach: Reno Ferri Running Backs Coach: Dassin Blackwell Wide Receivers Coach: Mike Moyseenko Defensive Line Coach: Konstantinos Kosmakos Sec./Sp. Teams Coach: Joe Tricario Cornerbacks Coach: Derrick Johnson TABLE OF CONTENTS Statistics . 62-65 Director of Operations: Jon Dahlquist Quick Facts, Contents . 2 Tigers in the Community . 66 Dahlquist Phone: (410) 704-3170 ® Coaching & Support Staff Johnny Unitas Stadium Football Offi ce Phone: (410) 704-3155 Minnegan Field/Attendance Figures . 68-69 Admin. Assistant: Susan Becker Rob Ambrose, Head Coach . 4-5 Becker Offi ce Phone: (410) 704-3155 Matt Hachmann, Def. Coordinator . 6 Stadium Records . 70 Jared Ambrose, Off. Coordinator . 7 Minnegan Field Visitors . 71 Football Athletic Trainer: Nathan Wilder Year-by-Year. 72 Football Equipment Manager: Mike Shapley John Donatelli, Off. Line Coach . 8 Reno Ferrri, Tight Ends Coach. 9 Football History Football Started at Towson: 1969 Derrick Johnson, Cornerbacks Coach . 10 Through the Years . 74 All-Time Record: 252-224-4 (.553) Football Chronology . 75-79 2013 Record: 13-3 (6-2 in CAA) Konstantinos Kosmakos, Def. Line Coach . 11 Letter Winners Returning: 41 Dassin Blackwell, Running Backs Coach . 12 Team Stats Year-By-Year . .80 2014 Team Captains: Connor Frazier, Tye Joe Tricario, Safeties, Special Teams Coach . 13 Superlatives. 81-88 Smith, Donnell Mike Moyseenko, Wide Receivers Coach . 14 Individual Records . .89-91 Lewis, Emmanuel Jon Schwartz, Outside Linebackers Coach . 14 Team Records . 92 Holder Jon Dahlquist, Asst. AD FB Operations . 15 Career Leaders . 93-94 Support Staff . 16-17 Annual Leaders . 95-96 ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF All-Time Roster . 99-99 Director: Dustin Semonavick, FB Contact Tigers in the Pros . 18 E-mail: [email protected] 2014 Outlook . 20-22 All-Time Coaching Roster. 100 Offi ce Phone: 410-704-3102 2014 Roster/Pronunciation Guide . 23-24 Towson Award Winners . .101 Cell Phone: 757-544-8393 Player Profi les Honor Roll. 102-107 Associate Director: TBA Returners . 26-40 Tigers vs. All Opponents . 108 Assistant Director: Megan O’Brien Newcomers. 40-46 Overtime Games . 109 Assistant Director: Megan Bradshaw Year-By-Year Results. .110-113 Intern: Jen Bolton 2014 Opponents . 47-50 Media Relations FAX: 410-704-3861 CAA Football Conference . .51-52 Tigers In The Pros . .114 Press Box Phone: 410-704-3102 CAA Composite Schedule . 53 Tigers In The Coaching Ranks. .114 Getting to Towson University . .115 COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL Tiger Nickname. 54 Commissioner: Tom Yeager 2013 Season Review Media Information. .116 Dir. of Football Operations: Eric Wieberg Game-by-game . .56-61 Towson’s 2014 Schedule. Back Cover Asst. Commissioner for Football: Scott Meyer CAA Phone: 804-754-1616 2014 TIGER FOOTBALL GUIDE Ticket Offi ce Phone: 1-855-TU-TIGER The 2014 Tiger Football Media Guide is published by the Towson University Department of Athletics. It is edited and designed by Megan O’Brien, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations. Assistance was provided by Dustin Semonavick, Megan Bradshaw, Dan O’Connell, Peter Schlehr, Maureen O’Connell, Kevin Hess and Jon Dahlquist. Photography by Kanji Takeno, Desiree Stover, Brendan Cavanaugh, Rich Riggins, Scott Thornton, P.J. Dunn, Susan O’Brien, Doug Learned and Rob Brown. 2 Football CCoaching2014oaching sstafftaff Coach Ambrose leads the Tigers on to Minnegan Field prior to a home game. 3 2014 Football HEAD COACH Rob Ambrose Over the last three years, Head Coach Rob Ambrose has led the Tigers to 29 wins, a Once the season ended, the Tiger coach was pair of Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championships and two NCAA FCS playoff honored as the 2011 CAA Coach of the Year, the appearances. AFCA District Coach of the Year and was a fi nalist In 2013, he guided the Tigers to a magical season as Towson reached the NCAA for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year. In January 2012, Ambrose was the recipient FCS championship game by beating No. 9 Fordham, No. 2 Eastern Illinois and No. 3 of the Eddie Robinson Award as the top coach in FCS football. Eastern Washington in consecutive weeks. Towson fi nished its campaign with a 13-3 record; the 13 wins were a school record. The UConn years (2002-08) Ranked second in the fi nal NCAA FCS polls, Towson won the Lambert/Meadow- Ambrose joined the staff at UConn as the Huskies grew from an NCAA Division I-AA lands Award as the top FCS team in the East. The Tigers were also honored as the program into a major college contender. During his seven seasons in Storrs, Con- ECAC FCS Team of the Year. necticut, the Huskies were 49-36 with just two losing seasons. UConn made three During the 2012 season, Ambrose led the Tigers to a 7-4 record against a brutal bowl appearances in fi ve years, debuted in the AP national rankings at 16th, and won schedule. The Tigers lost to a pair of nationally-ranked FBS programs in Kent State a share of the Big East title in 2007. and LSU. But, Towson fi nished the season with a 6-2 CAA record as the Tigers shared Joining the staff as the quarterbacks coach, Ambrose played a major role in the the league title. development of Dan Orlovsky, the fi rst UConn quarterback to play in the NFL as a In 2011, just his third season as the Tigers’ coach, Ambrose guided Towson to fi fth-round draft pick by the Detroit Lions. In 2008 as the offensive coordinator, one of the most dramatic turnarounds in college football history. Only one season Ambrose coached Donald Brown, an All-American and the 2008 BIG EAST Offensive removed from a 1-10 record, the 2011 Tigers became the Turnaround Tigers - their Player of the Year. Brown led the nation with 2,083 yards on 367 carries and became 7.5-game improvement was the most dramatic improvement in NCAA Division I and the fi rst UConn player to be selected in the fi rst round of the NFL draft. one of the biggest ever, at any level. The Tigers posted a 9-2 regular season record, beating six nationally ranked His fi rst head coaching job – Catholic (2001) teams, and won the CAA championship outright with a 7-1 record. The Tigers also Ambrose left Towson after the 2000 season to become the head coach at Catholic made their fi rst appearance in the NCAA FCS playoffs, becoming the fi rst program University, a Division III program in Washington, D.C. In one year at Catholic, Ambrose to earn playoff berths at the Division III, Division II and FCS (I-AA) levels. led the Cardinals to a 3-7 record. Coach Ambrose instructing former Tigers James Oboh (84) and Terrance West (28), along with current Tiger, Emmanuel Holder. 4 2014 Football As a Tiger assistant (1992-2000) In nine years as a Tiger assistant, the team went 54-36 with only two losing seasons. Coach Ambrose’s Coaching Record Ambrose started as a student-assistant before being promoted to wide receivers Towson University (2009-present) coach in 1993, offensive coordinator in 1997 and then to associate head coach in Head Coach (2009-present) 2000. 2009 2-9 Tigers struggle with injuries against tough schedule. He coached four All-Americans in running back Tony Vinson, quarterback Dan 2010 1-10 Tigers win longest game in school history. Crowley, and wide receivers Mark Orlando and Jamal White. Vinson led the nation in 2011 9-3 Tigers are most improved team in NCAA Division I, winning fi rst-ever Colonial Athletic Association title and earning NCAA FCS playoff berth rushing yards (2,016), all-purpose yards (2,073) and points scored (138) in 1993. Vinson for fi rst time. went on to be a fi fth-round draft pick of the San Diego Chargers. Orlando earned 2012 7-4 CAA Co-Champions All-America notice by catching 55 passes for 1,223 yards and 12 touchdowns. 2013 13-3 Tigers were runners-up in the FCS National Championship game In 1999, Towson led the nation in passing yardage, averaging 381.2 passing yards per game. 32-29 5 seasons University of Connecticut (2002-08) His collegiate playing career Quarterbacks Coach (2002-05) As a player at Towson, Ambrose started his career as a quarterback but moved to 2002 6-6 UConn averages 31.1 points per game.