Towson University 2019 Football 2011, 2012 Caa Champions

TOWSON UNIVERSITY 2019 FOOTBALL 2011, 2012 CAA CHAMPIONS

Contact: Dave Vatz • Director of Media Relations Office: 410-704-3102 • Cell: 518-391-5165 • Email: [email protected] 2019 Schedule/Results GAME #3 AUGUST (1-0) 31 at The Citadel W, 28-21 CAA OPENER --TV: ESPN+ #8/8 Towson (2-0, 0-0 CAA) at #7/9 Maine (1-1, 0-0 CAA) SEPTEMBER (1-0) September 14, 2019 - 7 p.m. ET 7 N.C. CENTRAL W, 42-3 --TV: FloFootball.com/TSN Harold Alfond Sports Stadium (10,000) - Orono, Maine 14 at Maine* 7 p.m. TV: FloFootball.com | Radio: CBS Sports 1300 --TV: FloFootball.com 21 VILLANOVA* 6 P.M. TOWSON OPENS CAA PLAY AGAINST 2018 LEAGUE CHAMPION MAINE --TV: FloFootball.com 28 at Florida TBA Towson will begin conference play in a big way, heading north to --TV: TBA challenge reigning CAA champion Maine on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. for a top-10 FCS battle. OCTOBER (0-0) 12 UALBANY* 4 P.M. --TV: FloFootball.com This is the first time since the NCAA FCS Championship game 19 BUCKNELL 4 P.M. on Jan. 4, 2014, #5 Towson vs. #1 North Dakota State, where the --TV: FloFootball.com/TSN Tigers will play a top-10 game. In the D-I era, the Tigers have 26 at James Madison* 3:30 p.m. --TV: TBA never played in a contest between two top-10 teams in the regular season. NOVEMBER (0-0) 2 DELAWARE* 2 P.M. Towson enters the game ranked #8 in each the STATS FCS and --TV: FloFootball.com 9 at Stony Brook* 2 p.m. AFCA Coaches Polls. Maine stands at #7 and #9 in the polls --TV: FloFootball.com respectively. 16 at William & Mary* 1 p.m. --TV: FloFootball.com This is the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) season opener for 23 ELON* 2 P.M. --TV: FloFootball.com both teams. Towson is coming off a 42-3 home win over North Carolina Central to stand at 2-0, while Maine fell on the road at Home games in BOLD CAPS Georgia Southern 26-18 for a 1-1 record. * Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Game Tale of the Tape In a series that dates back to 1979, Maine narrowly leads all-time 8-6, winning the last game 35-28 in Towson on Nov. 3, 2018. Towson Maine Towson won the last game in Orono, a 10-7 victory on Nov. 7, 2-0 Record 1-1 2015, and has been the victor in three of the last five contests. 0-0 Conference Record 0-0 35.0 Scoring Offense 30.0 404.5 Total Offense/Game 470.5 Follow the Tigers 126.5 Rushing Yards/Game 101.5 Game: Towson vs. Maine 27.0 Rushing Attempts/Game 27.5 TV: FloFootball.com 278.0 Passing Yards/Game 369.0 --Commentators: Jim Churchill (PxP), Bryan Stackpole (color) 29.5 Passing Attempts/Game 39.5 Radio/Internet Audio: CBS Sports Radio 1300 12.0 Scoring Defense 20.0 --Commentators: Spiro Morekas (PxP), Gordy Combs (color) 318.5 Total Defense/Game 332.5 Live Stats: towsontigers.com 221.5 Rushing Yards Allowed/Game 249.0 97.0 Passing Yards Allowed/Game 83.5 Social Media: Towson Football 100% Red Zone Scoring % 77.8% --Facebook: TowsonFootball | TowsonTigers 57.9% Third Down Conversion % 30.8% --Twitter: @Towson_FB | @TowsonTigers 24:09 Time of Possession 31:24 --Instagram: Towson_FB | tutigers +3 Turnover Margin -1 --YouTube: YouTube.com/TheTowsonTigers 1 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ MAINE 9/14 Media Information - Towson Football

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Off Day Practice Practice Practice Off Day Practice at Maine 10:15 a.m. 10:15 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 7 p.m. No availability No player avail- No availability Players and Players and ability; Coach Players and Coaches Coaches Ambrose available No availability Coaches available Coach Ambrose available after available after on case-by-case after game CAA Teleconference practice practice basis 12 p.m.

Football Information Daily Media Availability Credentials Monday: Coach Ambrose will be available during the CAA The Towson Media Relations office requires media members to Conference call. His weekly time slot is 12 p.m. Media members request credentials and press box seats at least 24 HOURS in are encouraged to call in with questions by dialing 877-805- advance. Interested parties may contact Dave Vatz, Towson 0692 and requesting the CAA Football teleconference. Director of Media Relations and football SID, at 410-704-3102 or [email protected]. Credentials are given at the discretion Tuesday and Wednesday: Coach Ambrose, assistant coaches of the Towson Athletics Media Relations Department. and players will be available at the conclusion of practice. Credential Pick-Up Media members can pick-up their credentials at the Media Will Thursday: Coach Ambrose will be available on a case-by-case Call entrance located on the bottom floor of the Unitas Stadium basis. Contact the media relations office to put in a request. press box. Photo identification is required for pick up. Friday and Sunday: No Availability. Game Procedures Press Box - Seating in the press box is limited to working Saturday: Postgame availability only. Members of the media and Towson staff only. Space is limited and members of Towson Athletics Media Relations staff will escort media the media will be assigned seats. Spouses, dates, children and representatives to the appropriate areas following the other non-workers are not permitted in working media areas conclusion of the game. The Towson locker room, home and in compliance with the working code of the Football Writers away, is closed to the media at all times. Association of America.

Photographers - Print and television photographers are allowed Coach Ambrose and selected Tiger players will be brought to to shoot from both sidelines and both end zones, but are not the designated interview area. At home games, that area is on allowed in the team bench areas. Failure to comply with this the top floor of the Field House. policy will result in the revocation of credentials. After a 10-minute cooling off period, the visiting team coaches Parking - A limited number of parking spaces are available for and players will appear in the interview room. After the visiting each home game. The media parking lot is located at the Osler team finishes, Coach Ambrose and selected players will appear Medical Center. Members of the media who cover Towson regularly in the interview room. will be issued parking passes prior to the start of the season. Visiting media members need to contact the TU media relations No Tiger first-year freshmen will be made available. office to request parking and will need to give a timely request for the best chance at parking. At the midway point of the fourth quarter, interview requests Towson Coaches and Staff will be collected. Head Coach______Rob Ambrose (11th season) Special Teams Coordinator, Safeties______Lyndon Johnson Interviews after games on the road will be conducted based on Defensive Coordinator, Inside Linebackers______Eric Daniels the post-game policy of that institution. Towson personnel will Passing Game Coordinator, Quarterbacks, Recruiting Coordinator___ Scott Van Zile be gathered by the Towson SID, not by any other SID. Defensive Line______Konstantinos Kosmakos Running Backs______Tyree Foreman Practice Procedures Wide Receivers______Justin Harper Covering Practice: Tuesday and Wednesday practices will Offensive Line______Matt Applebaum be open for media and can be attended per request. Please Outside Linebackers/Asst. Recruiting Coordinator______Collin Bauer contact Dave Vatz the day before with the requested personnel. Cornerbacks______Nate Brown Tight Ends/Fullbacks______William Lang Coach Ambrose can be potentially made available on Thursday Director of Football Operations______Lance Yaniger per request to the Towson media relations office. Video Coordinator______Leigha Presley Strength and Conditioning Coach______Justin Lima Coach Ambrose reserves the right to close practice at any Director of Sports Medicine______Nathan Wilder time. In addition, no video or photo shots can be taken that Athletic Trainers______Ryan Fries, Alex Miller reveal a full formation. Equipment Manager______Justin Hupp Academic Advisor______Elysa Newman Note: Interviews must not conflict with classes, meetings, Administrative Assistant______Susan Becker training room treatments or other team obligations.

2 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ MAINE 9/14 2019 Towson Stats Leaders In the Polls Player Pos. 2019 Stats Notes STATS FCS Top 25 Poll PASSING Week 2 - Sept. 9 #14 Tom Flacco QB 556 yds., 62.1%, 4 TD, 0 INT 2018 CAA Offensive POY Rk. School (1st) Rec. Pts. #16 Ryan Stover QB 0 yds., 0.0% (0-1) 1. North Dakota St. (149) 2-0 3939 RUSHING 2. James Madison (9) 1-1 3712 #13 Shane Simpson RB 163 yds., 7.8 ypr, 2 TD 2018 All-CAA 1st Team RB 3. South Dakota St. 1-1 3639 #14 Tom Flacco QB 49 yds., 3.5 ypr, 1 TD Towson QB rushing season record in '18 4. Eastern Washington 1-1 3398 5. UC Davis 1-1 3195 #28 Yeedee Thaenrat RB 33 yds., 5.5 ypr, 1 TD 2018 All-CAA 3rd Team ST 6. Weber St. 1-1 3039 RECEIVING 7. Maine 1-1 2846 #3 Shane Leatherbury WR 8 rec., 118 yds., 2 TD 2018 All-CAA 1st Team WR 8. TOWSON 2-0 2783 #9 Darian Street WR 5 rec., 95 yds., 1 TD Transfer from Pittsburgh 9. Kennesaw St. 1-1 2489 #11 Daniel Thompson IV WR 5 rec., 77 yds. 4 catches in 1st college game 10. Montana St. 1-1 2268 KICKING 11. Northern Iowa 1-1 2221 #30 Aidan O'Neill K 2-3 FG, 8-8 XP 2018 First Team All-America 12. Nicholls St. 0-1 2165 PUNTING 13. Illinois St. 1-1 1693 14. Central Arkansas 2-0 1542 #97 Shane McDonough P 6 punts, 48.3 ypp, 3 In-20 CAA Special Teams POW 9/9 15 North Carolina A&T 1-1 1385 RETURNERS 16. Furman 1-1 1332 #13 Shane Simpson RB 53 yds. KR, 2 return (26.5), 4 yds. PR, 2 return (2.0) 1 7. Jacksonville St. 1-1 1322 #3 Shane Leatherbury WR No returns yet in 2019 18. Delaware 2-0 1216 DEFENSE 19. SE Missouri 1-1 1170 #53 Bryce Carter DE 14 tkl., 2 FF 2019 HM Preseason All-CAA 20. Montana 2-0 1107 #50 Robert Heyward LB 20 tkl., 2.5 TFL 2018 All-CAA 2nd Team LB 21. Wofford 0-1 906 22. Villanova 2-0 843 #55 Christian Dixon LB 13 tkl., 2.0 TFL, 1 sack 23. SE Louisiana 1-0 782 #35 Coby Tippett DB 7 tkl., 2 INT 24. Sam Houston St. 1-1 516 #27 Steven Brown DB 15 tkl. 25. Elon 1-1 289 TOWSON RISES TO TOP-8 OF NATIONAL POLLS AFCA FCS Coaches Poll Following a dominant victory over N.C. Central, Towson rose a Week 2 - Sept. 9 Rk. School (1st) Rec. Pts. spot in a national poll, holding to #8 in the STATS FCS Poll and 1. North Dakota St. (26) 2-0 650 going up to #8 in the AFCA Coaches Poll. 2. James Madison 1-1 621 3. South Dakota St. 1-1 599 4. UC Davis 1-1 546 These are the highest rankings that Towson has had since the 5. Eastern Washington 1-1 543 2014 preseason and 2013 regular season. Towson was ranked 6. Weber St. 1-1 474 7. Kennesaw St. 1-1 464 in the top-12 in the 2019 preseason, the first preseason ranking 8. TOWSON 2-0 457 since 2014. 9. Maine 1-1 423 10. Northern Iowa 1-1 388 11. Nicholls St. 0-1 355 In total, five CAA teams are in each top-25 poll: James Madi- 12. Illinois St. 1-1 319 13. Furman 1-1 312 son (#2 STATS, #2 AFCA), Maine (#7, #9), Delaware (#18, #t18) 14. Central Arkansas 2-0 311 and Villanova (#22, 23), plus Elon is at #25 in the STATS poll. 15 Montana St. 1-1 291 16. Jacksonville St. 1-1 264 1 7. North Carolina A&T 1-1 226 FLACCO, SIMPSON PLACED ON WALTER PAYTON AWARD WATCH LIST t18. Delaware 2-0 180 Two Towson players, Tom Flacco and Shane Simpson, have t18. Montana 2-0 209 20. SE Missouri 1-1 149 been placed on the Walter Payton Award preseason watch list. 21. Sam Houston St. 1-1 140 The Walter Payton Award is given to the top offensive player in 22. Wofford 0-1 136 23. Villanova 2-0 75 FCS football. 24. SE Louisiana 0-1 71 25. Princeton 0-0 50 Flacco and Simpson were two of 25 players across all of FCS, and two of three in the CAA, to be honored on the preseason Week-by-Week Rankings - Towson Week STATS AFCA watch list. Preseason 11 12 1 (9/2) 8 9 Each were named to the preseason watch list for the first 2 (9/9) 8 8 3 (9/16) time. Flacco was added to the 2018 watch list in October of last 4 (9/23) season, finishing fifth in the final voting and first among 2019 5 (9/30) 6 (10/7) returners. 7 (10/14) 8 (10/21) In the history of the honor, Dave Meggett won the award in 9 (10/28) 10 (11/4) 1988. Flacco, Terrance West (2013), Joe Lee (1999) and Tony 11 (11/11) Vinson (1993) have all been finalists, all finishing in the top-10. 12 (11/18) 13 (11/25) Postseason 3 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ MAINE 9/14 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS TIGERS NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA..... GENERAL INFORMATION After a strong 2018 season, four Tigers earned School...... Towson University preseason All-America recognition from the vari- Location ...... Towson, Md. Enrollment ...... 22,284 ous publications. Founded ...... 1866 Nickname ...... Tigers Aidan O'Neill was selected as Preseason All- Colors ...... Black & Gold America by Athlon Sports, Phil Steele and STATS, Conference ...... Colonial Athletic Association being top-seven in all of FCS last year in field goals President ...... Dr. Kim E. Schatzel Athletic Director ...... Tim Leonard per game (1.83) and points scored per game (9.0). Athletic Website ...... TowsonTigers.com Athletics Slogan ...... United We Roar Two places, STATS and Phil Steele, named Tom Flacco a preseason All-American. He ranked top- COACHING STAFF Head Coach ...... Rob Ambrose (11th season) five in FCS in total offense (332.8) and passing Alma Mater ...... Towson '93 yards (270.9) per game in 2018. Towson Overall Record ...... 61-59 Overall Head Coaching Record/Years ...... 64-66 (11) Shane Simpson was chosen as a STATS All- Special Teams Coordinator ...... Lyndon Johnson (4th season) American at athlete. Last year, the now-redshirt Defensive Coordinator ...... Eric Daniels (1st season) Passing Game Coordinator ...... Scott Van Zile (3rd season) senior was second in all of FCS with 171.5 all-purpose yards per game, totaling 2,058 on the year. TEAM OUTLOOK/HISTORY 2018 Record ...... 7-5 Shane Leatherbury picked up preseason All- 2018 CAA Record/Finish ...... 5-3 (t-3rd) 2018 Postseason Finish ...... NCAA FCS Playoff First Round America honors from Phil Steele. The redshirt Offensive Starters Returning/Lost ...... 6/5 senior wide receiver ranked top-30 in receptions Defensive Starters Returning/Lost ...... 7/4 per game and receiving yards last year. First Varsity Season ...... 1969 Seasons/Winning Seasons ...... 50/25 (not counting 2019) ..... AND FIVE PICKED PRESEASON ALL-CAA All-Time Record ...... 281-254-4 (.525) CAA Titles ...... 2 (2011, 2012) Led by Tom Flacco being selected as the NCAA Playoff Appearances ...... 7 league's Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, ...... (1976, 1983-84, 1986, 2011, 2013, 2018) five Tigers were voted to the 2019 Preseason All- All-Time Playoff Record ...... 6-7 Conference Team. Top Postseason Finish ...... 2013: FCS Finalist

MINNEGAN FIELD AT JOHNNY UNITAS® STADIUM Tom Flacco (QB), Shane Simpson (RB), Shane First Year ...... 1978 Leatherbury (WR), Robert Heyward (LB) and Aidan Capacity ...... 11,198 O'Neill were all selected to the preseason all- --Third-largest NCAA football stadium in state of Maryland conference team. Five more were given honorable Field Surface ...... FieldTurf Revolution First Game ...... Sept. 9, 1978: Towson 37, Mansfield 6 mention All-CAA: Jabari Allen (WR), Aaron Grzym- Named For: kowski (OL), Bryce Carter (DL) and Keon Paye (LB). Doc Minnegan: Towson AD for over four decades, established football Johnny Unitas: Hall of Fame QB for Baltimore Colts, Towson fundraiser Five on the all-conference team is the third-most Towson Record at Stadium ...... 134-83-2 in the CAA, only behind Maine and James Madison. MEDIA RELATIONS Director of Media Relations/Football Contact ...... Dave Vatz TOWSON BEGINS CAA PLAY ON THE ROAD, AGAIN E-mail ...... [email protected] For the fifth consecutive season, Towson will Office Phone ...... 410-704-3107 start conference play on the road. This year, Tow- Cell Phone ...... 518-391-5165 Associate Director of Media Relations ...... Rob Knox son will play reigning league champion Maine to Assistant Director of Media Relations ...... John Stark start CAA play on September 14th. Assistant Director of Media Relations ...... Nicole Curtin Media Relations Intern ...... Airis Thomas Towson is 1-3 in these CAA road openers, win- Website ...... www.TowsonTigers.com ning 45-35 at Villanova in 2018. Towson opened Twitter ...... @TowsonTigers Facebook ...... www.facebook.com/towsontigers CAA play at Stony Brook in 2017, at Villanova in Instagram ...... TUTigers 2016 and at Elon in 2015. SID Mailing Address ...... Towson Center #355 ...... 8000 York Road The last time Towson began CAA play at home ...... Towson, MD 21252 was in 2014, hosting Maine. 4 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ MAINE 9/14 TOWSON PICKED SECOND IN CAA PRESEASON POLL CAA Stat Leaders - Towson Towson was predicted to finish second in the CAA preseason poll, voted on by the league's head coaches and Steven Brown (DB) media relations directors. The Tigers also picked up three --Tackles Per Game: t-17th (7.5) out of a possible 24 first-place votes. Bryce Carter (DE) --Tackles Per Game: t-20th (7.0) This ties the highest predicted CAA finish for the Tigers --Fumbles Forced Per Game: 2nd (1.0) since 2012: Towson was predicted to finish first in 2012 and Tom Flacco (QB) second in 2013. --Passing Yards Per Game: 3rd (278.0) --Pass Efficiency: 1st (165.4) Towson earned an NCAA FCS Playoff berth in 2018 after --Total Offense: 3rd (302.5) tying for third place in the CAA at 5-3, going 7-5 overall Robert Heyward (LB) including victories over then-ranked Elon, Stony Brook and --Tackles Per Game: t-2nd (10.0) Villanova. --Tackles For Loss Per Game: t-8th (1.25) Shane Leatherbury (WR) 2019 CAA Football Predicted Order of Finish (1st-place votes, points) --Receptions Per Game: t-9th (4.0) 1. James Madison (20), 238 2. Towson (3), 217 Shane McDonough (P) 3. Maine (1), 201 --Punting Average: 1st (48.3 yards per punt) 4. Elon, 164 Aidan O'Neill (K) 5. Delaware, 162 --Field Goals Per Game: t-5th (1.0) 6. Stony Brook, 151 --PAT Kick %: t-1st (100%) 7. New Hampshire, 109 Keon Paye (LB) 8. Rhode Island, 104 --Interceptions Per Game: t-3rd (0.5) 9. Villanova, 84 --Passes Defended Per Game: t-2nd (2.0) 10. Richmond, 62 11. William & Mary, 58 Shane Simpson (RB/KR) --Rushing Yards Per Game: 5th (81.5) 12. UAlbany, 34 --All-Purpose Yards Per Game: 2nd (141.0) --Scoring: t-3rd (9.0 points per game) TIGERS IN THE PROS Former Towson players are making their mark in the Coby Tippett (DB) --Interceptions Per Game: t-1st (1.0) professional ranks, including Jordan Dangerfield and Tye --Passes Defended Per Game: t-6th (1.5) Smith playing in the National Football League. In addition, Tom Flacco and alum Ryan Delaire were unveiled on CFL Team Statistics (Out of 12 Teams) Negotiation Lists in August 2019. Scoring Offense: 3rd (35.0 ppg) --Rushing Offense: 10th (126.5 ypg) Tigers in the Pros - 2019 --Pass Offense: 3rd (278.0 ypg) --Jordan Dangerfield: Pittsburgh Steelers, NFL --Total Offense: 7th (404.5 ypg) --Tye Smith: Tennessee Titans, NFL --Matt Kauffman: New Orleans Saints minicamp, NFL Scoring Defense: t-1st (12.0 ppg) --Rushing Defense: 9th (221.5 ypg) --Frank Beltre: Toronto Argonauts, CFL --Pass Defense: 2nd (97.0 ypg) --Darius Victor: Hamilton Tiger-Cats, CFL --Total Defense: 4th (318.5 ypg) --Gerrard Sheppard: Memphis Express, AAF --Kanyia Anderson: Sioux Falls Storm, IFL Turnover Margin: t-3rd (+3) 3rd Down Conversion Offense: 1st (57.9%) FOUR GRADUATES SUITING UP FOR TOWSON 3rd Down Conversion Defense: 9th (50.0%) In the true form of student-athlete, four Towson players 4th Down Conversion Offense: -- (--%, 0-0) take the field as college graduates. 4th Down Conversion Defense: 11th (83.3%, 5-6)

Troy Vincent Jr. graduated from Towson in 2018 and is Penalties: 1st (29.5 ypg) in his second year of graduate school. Three others gradu- Time of Possession: 12th (24:09) ated from other institutions before coming to Towson, Tom Flacco from Rutgers, Ricky DeBerry from Oklahoma and Red Zone: Darian Bryant from Temple. --Offense: 1st (100.0% conversion) --Defense: t-2nd (66.7% conversion)

5 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ MAINE 9/14 2019 Towson Football Awards/Honors TOWSON PLAYERS APPROACHING RECORDS Several Towson players are approaching the top- Jabari Allen (WR) 10 of records for the program. --CAA Preseason Honorable Mention All-Conference Team Bryce Carter (R-Jr. DL) Bryce Carter (DL) --Sacks: 10.5 --CAA Preseason Honorable Mention All-Conference Team 10th: Justin Yelverton, 16.0 (1999-2002)

Tom Flacco (QB) Tom Flacco (R-Sr. QB) --Walter Payton Award Preseason Watch List Passing Touchdowns: 32 (9th in TU history) --CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year Watch List --8th: Bret Rogers, 33 (1980-83) --Preseason All-America: STATS, Phil Steele --CAA Preseason Offensive Player of the Year --7th: Grant Enders, 35 (2011-12) --CAA Preseason All-Conference Team Passing Yards: 3,807 --10th: Peter Athens, 4,217 (2009-13) Aaron Grzymkowski (OL) Passing Attempts: 497 --CAA Preseason Honorable Mention All-Conference Team --10th: Jason Amer, 541 (2001-03) Robert Heyward (LB) Passing Completions: 305 --CAA Preseason All-Conference Team --10th: Peter Athens, 309 (2009-13)

Shane Leatherbury (WR) Robert Heyward (R-Sr. LB) --Preseason All-America: Phil Steele Tackles: 207 --CAA Preseason All-Conference Team --10th: Bill Stup, 266 (1985-88) Shane McDonough (P) Shane Leatherbury (R-Sr. WR) --CAA Special Teams Player of the Week 9/9 Receptions: 105 Aidan O'Neill (K) --9th: Two players, 138 --Preseason All-America: STATS, Athlon Sports, Phil Steele Receiving Touchdowns: 11 --CAA Preseason All-Conference Team --8th: Five players, 14 Career Receiving Yards: 1,299 Keon Paye (LB) --10th: Eric Yancey, 1,814 (2003-06) --CAA Preseason Honorable Mention All-Conference Team

Shane Simpson (RB/KR) Aidan O'Neill (Sr. K) --Walter Payton Award Preseason Watch List Field Goals: 55 (1st in TU history) --Preseason All-America: STATS --FCS Record: Dan Carpenter, Montana, 75 (2004-07) --CAA Preseason All-Conference Team Field Goals Attempted: 73 (1st in TU history) --FCS Record: Chris Snyder, Montana, 107 (2000-03)

Keon Paye (R-Sr. LB) Interceptions: 7 --10th: Seven players, 8 Tackles: 181 --10th: Bill Stup, 266 (1985-88)

Shane Simpson (R-Sr. RB) All-Purpose Yards: 4,696 --1st: Jason Corle, 5,382 (1996-99) Career Rushing Yards: 1,926 (9th in TU history) --8th: Matt Romeo, 1,950 (2000-03) --7th: Nick Williams, 1,985 (2004-07) Career Rushing Attempts: 375 --10th: Paul Cillo, 421 (1981-82) 100-Yard Rushing Games: 5 --10th: Three players, 7

6 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ MAINE 9/14 AMBROSE - 3RD LONGEST TENURED CAA COACH The Tigers When.... Head coach Rob Ambrose, a Towson graduate of 1993, returns at the helm of the Tigers for his 11th Overall______2-0 at home______1-0 season in 2019 and is the third-longest tenured on road______1-0 head coach in the CAA. on grass______1-0 on field turf______1-0 Going into its 51st season, Towson football has in overtime______0-0 had four head coaches, with three, including Am- Towson scores first______2-0 brose, serving at the helm for at least 10 seasons. Opponent scores first______0-0 Ambrose was formerly an assistant under Gordy Towson leads after 1st quarter______2-0 Combs from 1992 to 2000. Towson leads at the half______2-0 Towson leads after 3rd quarter______2-0 Ahead of Ambrose in years is New Hampshire's Sean McDonnell (21st season) and Stony Brook's Towson has more rushing yards______1-0 Towson has more passing yards______2-0 Chuck Priore (14th season). Towson has more total yards______2-0

ALUMNI BACK TO COACH THE TIGERS Towson has less penalties______1-0 Along with Ambrose, several Tiger assistant Towson has less turnovers______2-0 coaches are also Towson graduates. Towson scores under 10 points______0-0 --Scott Van Zile (QBs Coach, Recruiting Coordinator): 1999 Towson scores 10-19 points______0-0 --Konstantinos Kosmakos (DL Coach): 2006 Towson scores 20-29 points______1-0 Towson scores 30-39 points______0-0 --Collin Bauer (OLB Coach): 2013 Towson scores 40 points or more______1-0 --Lance Yaniger (Director of Operations): 2011 Opponent scores under 10 points______1-0 TIGERS IN THE COMMUNITY Opponent scores 10-19 points______0-0 The Towson University athletics department Opponent scores 20-29 points______1-0 deems community service as one of its highest pri- Opponent scores 30-39 points______0-0 Opponent scores 40 points or more______0-0 orities to give back to the Greater Baltimore area. Towson completes at least 50% of passes______2-0 For the 7th consecutive year, the department Towson completes fewer than 50% of passes______0-0 exceeded 10,000 hours of community service to the Opponent completes at least 50% of passes______1-0 Greater Baltimore region, finishing with 11,162 hours of Opponent completes fewer than 50% of passes______1-0 community service in the 2018-19 academic season. Towson has 100-yard rusher______0-0 Opponent has 100-yard rusher______1-0 Towson ranked #1 nationally for community service and won the 2018 National Championship Towson has 300-yard passer______1-0 for Community Service through the Helper Helper Opponent has 300-yard passer______0-0 NCAA Team Works Competition. Towson has 100-yard receiver______0-0 Opponent has 100-yard receiver______0-0 Towson had a 97% participation rate, attended 118 community service opportunities and volun- Towson defense scores______1-0 teered with 19 organizations. Opponent defense scores______0-0

Towson won the 2018 Volunteer of the Year Towson special teams score (not counting FG/XP)______0-0 Award from Susan G. Komen of Maryland. Opponent special teams score (not counting FG/XP)_____ 0-0

2019 Towson Football Team Photo 7 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ MAINE 9/14 LAST GAME (TOWSON 42, N.C. CENTRAL 3) NCAA FCS Stat Leaders - Towson (9/7/19, TOWSON, MD.): Scoring 14 points in each of the first three quarters, Bryce Carter (DL) Towson defeated N.C. Central 42-3 for its first 2-0 start --Forced Fumbles Per Game: 3rd (1.0) since 2013. Important Stat: Tom Flacco (QB) Towson - 15 pass completions to 10 different receivers NCCU - Lone field goal of the game --Passing Efficiency: 12th (165.4) Top Passer: --Passing Yards Per Game: 15th (278.0) Towson - Tom Flacco: 15-22, 228 yards, 3 TD --Passing Yards Per Completion: 10th (15.44) NCCU - Davius Richard: 10-23, 109 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT --Total Offense Per Game: 14th (302.5) Top Rusher: Towson - Shane Simpson: 12 rush, 89 yards --Yards Per Pass Attempt: 7th (9.59) NCCU - Isaiah Totten: 14 rush, 60 yards Top Receiver: Shane Simpson (RB/KR) Towson - Darian Street: 3 catches, 43 yards, 1 TD --Rush Yards Per Carry: 11th (7.76) NCCU - Nique Martin: 5 catches, 80 yards Standout Defensive Player: --Total Touchdowns: 13th (3) Towson - Keon Paye (LB): 3 tkls., 1 TFL, 1 INT, 1 TD, 3 BrUp NCCU - Stephen Stokes (DB): 7 tkls., 1 TFL, 1 FR, 1 BrUp Coby Tippett (DB) --Interceptions Per Game: 1st (1.0) INTERNATIONAL TIGERS Towson's influence is growing across the world with four international players in 2019, including three from Europe. Team Statistics (Top-25) --3rd Down Conversion %: 4th (57.9%) Redshirt senior linebacker Malik Tyne, from Canada, --Fewest Penalties Per Game: 18th (4.5) has played 31 career games for Towson, coming into 2019 with 56 tackles, including 18.5 for loss and 6.5 sacks. --Fewest Penalties Yards Per Game: 6th (29.5)

--Kickoff Return Defense: 19th (14.67) From Belgium comes Tibo Debaillie who, despite --Net Punting: 4th (45.0) injury last season, has played in 13 games on the defen- --Passing Offense: 23rd (278.0 ypg) sive line. --Punt Return Defense: 7th (0.0 ypp) Two new players from Europe will serve as offensive --Red Zone Offense: t-1st (100%) linemen this year: Roman Wahrheit from Germany and --Scoring Defense: 4th (12.0 ppg allowed) Vaino Paakkonen from Finland. From 2014-17, Towson --Team Passing Efficiency: 15th (162.55) had another offensive lineman from Europe, KJ Brandal, who hailed from Norway. --Total Defense: 23rd (318.5 yds allowed per game) --Turnover Margin: 14th (+3) FROM UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST... The Towson roster nearly covers every state along the East Coast, including 12 states along the coastline and 15 states total in the country.

Away from the Eastern Seaboard, Towson has players from California, Michigan and Illinois.

...AND REPPING THE HOME STATE The Towson roster represents the Old Line State well, sporting 35 players from the home state of Maryland.

This includes four players from Baltimore City: Marcel Allen (Milford Mill Academy), Sam Grace (Boys Latin), Sean Jefferson (Dunbar) and Myles Wright (St. Frances Academy).

8 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ MAINE 9/14 SCOUTING MAINE: Maine Quick Facts Maine, the outright CAA champion in 2018 and under first- Full Name ...... University of Maine year head coach Nick Charlton, currently is fourth in FCS in Location ...... Orono, Maine passing offense with 369 yards a game in the air. Enrollment ...... 11,206 Nickname ...... Black Bears Senior Chris Ferguson leads the air attack, being sixth in Colors ...... White, Light Blue and Dark Blue Conference ...... Colonial Athletic Association (football only) FCS with 354.5 passing yards a game, throwing four TDs Home Field ...... Harold Alfond Sports Stadium and one pick, having five receivers with 7+ catches. On the ground, redshirt senior Emmanuel Reed averages 4.8 yards Head Coach ...... Nick Charlton (Boston College '11) a carry, scoring twice. Senior Baltimore-native Manny Pat- Record at School ...... 1-1 (1st season) terson is a Preseason STATS All-American at defensive back, Career Record ...... Same currently having five tackles. 2018 Record ...... 10-4 LAST TIME VS. MAINE (MAINE 35, TOWSON 28) Conference Record (Finish) ...... 7-1 (1st) (11/3/18, TOWSON, MD.): Off/Def Starters Returning ...... 15 Despite coming back from down 18 to tie the game with Off/Def Starters Lost ...... 7 10:14 left, Towson, for its 2018 Homecoming, fell to Maine 35- 28 after a Black Bear touchdown with 6:29 to play. SID ...... Tyson McHatten Important Stat: Email ...... [email protected] Towson - Down 28-10 with 8:12 in 3rd; tied 28-28 with 10:14 left Office ...... 207-581-3596 Maine - Two players with 121+ all-purpose yards Web ...... goblackbears.com Top Passer: Leading Passer: Towson - Tom Flacco: 23-38, 225 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT --Chris Ferguson (Jr.): 60.5%, 709 yds., 4 TD, 1 INT Maine - Chris Ferguson: 16-32, 233 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Leading Rusher: Top Rusher: --Emmanuel Reed (R-Sr.): 24 rush, 115 yds, 4.8 ypr, 2 TD Leading Defensive Player: Towson - Tom Flacco: 19 rush, 67 yards --Joshua Huffman (Sr.): 13 tkls., 1 BrUp Maine - Ramon Jefferson: 14 rush, 121 yards, 3 TD Top Receiver: Towson - Shane Simpson: 7 catches, 69 yards, 2 TD Maine - Earnest Edwards: 3 catches, 74 yards, 2 TD Standout Defensive Player: Towson - Bryce Carter (DL): 5 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack, 1 FF Maine - Jeffrey DeVaughn (DB): 9 tackles, 0.5 TFL 2019 Game-by-Game Offensive Starters LT LG C RG RT WR WR WR FB/TE/WR RB QB Citadel Garnett Grzymkowski Cassels Cheripko Gilmore Allen Leatherbury Street Clark Simpson Flacco NCCU Garnett Grzymkowski Cheripko Desire Gilmore Allen Leatherbury Hunter Thompson IV Simpson Flacco Maine Villanova Florida UAlbany Bucknell JMU Delaware SBU W&M Elon 2019 Game-by-Game Defensive Starters DL DL DL OLB LB LB LB CB S S CB Citadel Carter Gyeni Debaillie Paye Heyward DeBerry Lambert Shuman Tippett Gay Gillette NCCU Carter Gyeni Debaillie Paye Heyward Dixon Lambert Shuman Tippett Gay Gillette Maine Villanova Florida UAlbany Bucknell JMU Delaware Stony Brook W&M Elon 9 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ MAINE 9/14 FIRST 2-0 START SINCE 2013 Top Towson Plays - 2019 With victories over The Citadel and N.C. Central, Tow- son has started 2-0 for the first time since 2013. Longest Plays of the Year - Towson Rushing In 2013, the Tigers began the year 6-0, including a 45 yards victory over Connecticut, eventually going to the FCS Shane Simpson vs. The Citadel, 8/31 National Championship game. The Tigers also started 2-0 in 2011, Towson's first playoff berth under head coach Rob Ambrose. Rushing TD 45 yards IMPORTANT DATES: TOWSON-MAINE SERIES Shane Simpson vs. The Citadel, 8/31 --Sept. 8, 1978: In its first year as a Division II program, Towson traveled to I-AA opponent Maine and pulled off the 13-7 upset Passing in its second game of the year. Freshman tailback Ray 21 yards Walsh had 69 yards rushing in the second half, including Shane Leatherbury from Tom Flacco vs. N.C. Central, 9/7 a five-run game-winning touchdown. Under head coach Phil Albert, Towson finished 9-1 that year.

Passing TD --Oct. 3, 1987: 21 yards In its first year as a I-AA (FCS program), Towson's first Shane Leatherbury from Tom Flacco vs. N.C. Central, 9/7 win came against Maine, the eventual Yankee Con- ference champion, in a 17-14 victory in Orono. Dave Meggett had 128 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the Field Goal game. 40 yards Aidan O'Neill vs. The Citadel, 8/31 --Oct. 13, 2012: Towson's fifth-largest home crowd in program history came in a Towson-Maine game, where 10,141 fans came Punt to Unitas Stadium to see the Tigers win 24-19. Grant 61 yards Enders and Terrance West each had over 96 yards rush- Shane McDonough vs. N.C. Central, 9/7 ing.

FLACCO FINDING TARGETS Punt Return Through the first two games, Tom Flacco has found 4 yards 12 different receivers. Shane Leatherbury is the leader Shane Simpson vs. N.C. Central 9/7 with eight receptions thus far, with all other players having 1-5 catches.

Kickoff Return In all of the 2018 season, 14 Tigers had at least one 40 yards reception in the combined 12 games. Shane Simpson vs. The Citadel, 8/31 FLACCO UNVEILED ON CFL NEGOTIATION LIST In August, Tom Flacco was unveiled on the Canadian Interception Return Football League (CFL) negotiation list for the Saskatch- 52 yards ewan Roughriders. Coby Tippett vs. N.C. Central, 9/7 Being on a CFL negotiation list, which is for international players and non-drafted Canadians, means that Fumble Return team has exclusive rights to negotiate a contract. All TBD CFL teams release 10 names on their respective negotiation lists twice a year.

10 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ MAINE 9/14 Towson Two-Deep: vs. Maine OFFENSE DEFENSE

LT 75 Andrew Garnett 6-5 325 R-Jr. DL 53 Bryce Carter 6-1 265 R-Jr. 70 Vaino Paakkonen 6-5 325 Fr. 91 Quayshon Alexander 6-3 250 R-Jr.

LG 74 Aaron Grzymkowski 6-3 300 R-Jr. DL 95 Sam Gyeni 6-0 280 R-So. 77 Ricky Santiago Espinal 6-6 345 Fr. 79 Tommy Danagogo 6-3 300 R-Jr.

C 54 Cole Cheripko 6-4 300 Jr. DL 62 Marcus Bowman 6-1 255 Jr. 50 Brown Tuiasosopo 6-2 315 Jr. 94 Tibo Debaillie 6-2 285 Jr.

RG 73 Alex Desire 6-4 310 R-Fr. OLB 12 Keon Paye 6-0 225 R-Sr. 77 Ricky Santiago Espinal 6-6 345 Fr. 20 Mantriel Reaves 6-3 220 Jr.

RT 63 Demarcus Gilmore 6-4 360 Jr. MLB 50 Robert Heyward 6-0 235 R-Sr. 78 Roman Wahrheit 6-6 335 So. 44 Ryan Kearney 6-1 230 R-Fr.

TE 80 Chris Clark 6-5 255 R-Sr. MLB 55 Christian Dixon 6-0 220 R-So. OR 89 Jason Epps 6-3 235 R-Jr. 21 Chizurum Umunakwe 6-1 225 So.

WR-X 22 Caleb Smith 6-1 195 R-Jr. OLB 31 Malik Tyne 6-3 235 R-Sr. 11 Daniel Thompson IV 6-3 205 Fr. 93 John Lambert 6-3 235 R-Sr.

WR-Z 3 Shane Leatherbury 5-11 190 R-Sr. CB 2 Brandon Shuman 6-0 180 Sr. 8 Ryan Rutkowski 6-2 200 R-Jr. 26 Robert Topps III 6-3 200 R-So.

QB 14 Tom Flacco 6-1 205 R-Sr. S 35 Coby Tippett 5-11 195 Jr. 16 Ryan Stover 6-3 220 R-Jr. 38 Stanley Davis II 6-0 200 Jr.

FB 34 Luke Hamilton 6-0 245 R-Fr. S 39 Steven Brown 5-11 200 Jr. 89 Jason Epps 6-3 235 R-Jr. 26 Robert Topps III 6-3 200 R-So.

TB 13 Shane Simpson 5-11 195 R-Sr. CB 25 Terrill Gillette 5-10 180 Sr. 28 Yeedee Thaenrat 5-11 220 Sr. 23 Jirhe Love 6-0 195 R-So.

SPECIALISTS

FG 30 Aidan O'Neill 6-1 195 Sr. H 97 Shane McDonough 6-1 210 R-So. 97 Shane McDonough 6-1 210 R-So. 17 Jeff Miller 6-6 235 R-Fr.

KO 97 Shane McDonough 6-1 210 R-So. KR1 13 Shane Simpson 5-11 195 R-Sr. 30 Aidan O'Neill 6-1 195 Sr. 81 D'Ago Hunter 5-8 160 So.

P 97 Shane McDonough 6-1 210 R-So. KR2 3 Shane Leatherbury 5-11 190 R-Sr. 30 Aidan O'Neill 6-1 195 Sr. 35 Coby Tippett 5-10 195 So.

LS 46 Conrad Brake 5-11 215 R-So. PR 13 Shane Simpson 5-11 195 R-Sr. 87 Myles Wright 6-3 240 R-So. 81 D'Ago Hunter 5-8 160 So.

11 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ MAINE 9/14 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL ROSTER (NUMERICAL) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 2 Triston Harris QB 6-1 220 R-Jr. Dover, Del. / Dover H.S. 2 Brandon Shuman DB 6-0 180 Sr. Miami, Fla. / Purdue 3 Shane Leatherbury WR 5-11 190 R-Sr. Salisbury, Md. / Delmar H.S. / Wor-Wic C.C. 4 Brandon Allen WR 6-1 195 R-Sr. Lancaster, Pa. / McCaskey H.S. 6 Jamal Gay DB 6-1 200 So. Beltsville, Md. / St. John's College H.S. 7 Ryan Rutkowski WR 6-2 200 R-Jr. Broadlands, Va. / Briar Woods H.S. 7 Troy Vincent LB 5-11 205 R-Sr. Rockville, Md. / Gilman School / N.C. State 8 Jesus Gibbs DL 6-4 275 R-Fr. Dumfries, Va. / Potomac H.S. / Univ. of South Carolina 9 Darian Street WR 6-2 190 R-So. Bethlehem, Pa. / Liberty H.S. / Univ. of Pittsburgh 10 Robert Javier CB 6-1 195 R-Fr. Bronx, N.Y. / Cardinal Hayes HS 10 Charles Murphy WR 6-2 175 Fr. Montclair, N.J. / Montclair H.S. 11 Ronald Johnson DL 6-4 270 R-Jr. Camden, N.J. / Camden H.S. / Univ. of Michigan 11 Daniel Thompson IV WR 6-3 205 Fr. Ashburn, Va. / Stone Bridge H.S. 12 Keon Paye LB 6-0 225 R-Sr. Columbia, Md. / Good Counsel H.S. 13 Shane Simpson (C) RB 5-11 195 R-Sr. Easton, Pa. / Easton H.S. 13 Brock Irvin LB 6-0 215 Fr. Hollidaysburg, Pa. / Hollidaysburg Area H.S. 14 Tom Flacco (C) QB 6-1 205 R-Sr. Voorhees, N.J. / Eastern H.S. / Rutgers Univ. 15 Sean Bryan RB 5-10 185 R-Fr. Westbury, N.Y. / St. Anthony's HS 16 Ryan Stover QB 6-3 220 R-Jr. Oreland, Pa. / Upper Dublin H.S. 16 Jeremiah Wynn DB 6-0 185 Fr. Cockeysville, Md. / Dulaney H.S. 17 Jeff Miller QB 6-6 235 R-Fr. Murrieta, Calif. / Murrieta HS 18 Jabari Allen WR 6-4 205 Jr. Spotsylvania, Va. / Courtland H.S. 18 Tyler Raines QB 6-3 215 R-So. Columbia, Md. / Long Reach H.S. 19 Noah Staub WR 6-4 205 R-Jr. Hanover, Pa. / South Western H.S. 19 Kobe Young RB 6-0 190 Jr. Winston-Salem, N.C. / Parkland H.S. 20 Mantriel Reaves LB 6-3 220 Jr. Greensboro, N.C. / Southwest Guilford H.S. / Louisburg College 21 Chizurum Umunakwe LB 6-1 225 So. Bronx, N.Y. / Trinity Pawling HS 22 Caleb Smith WR 6-1 195 R-Jr. Albany, N.Y. / La Salle Institute 22 Ricky DeBerry LB 6-2 245 R-Sr. Richmond, Va. / Atlee H.S. / Univ. of Oklahoma 23 Jirhe Love CB 6-0 195 R-So. Upper Marlboro, Md. / Gonzaga H.S. / Fork Union Military Academy 25 Terrill Gillette DB 5-10 180 Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. / Riverside CC 26 Robert Topps III DB 6-3 200 R-So. Chicago, Ill. / Marist H.S. / Univ. of Kansas 27 Adrian Feliz-Platt RB 5-10 185 R-So. Germantown, MD. / Seneca Valley 28 Reese Clarke DB 6-0 205 R-Fr. Belle Meade, N.J. / Montgomery HS 28 Yeedee Thaenrat RB 5-11 215 Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. / Father Judge H.S. / Tennessee Tech 29 Nygil Johnson LB 6-3 220 Jr. Midlothian, Va. / Manchester H.S. 30 Aidan O'Neill K 6-1 195 Sr. New Paltz, N.Y. / New Paltz H.S. 31 Malik Tyne LB 6-3 235 R-Sr. Ontario, Canada / John Carroll School 32 Frank Stettner DB 5-10 185 R-Fr. Phillipsburg, N.J. / Phillipsburg H.S. 33 Stefan Hackshaw LB 6-3 240 Fr. Frederick, Md. / Tuscarora H.S. 34 Luke Hamilton TE 6-0 245 R-Fr. Cumberland, Md. / Fort Hill HS 35 Coby Tippett DB 5-11 195 Jr. Sharon, Mass. / Cheshire Academy 36 Michael Wilson, Jr. CB 5-10 160 R-Fr. Middletown, Del. / Middletown HS 38 Stanley Davis II DB 6-0 200 Jr. Petersburg, Va. / Petersburg H.S. / Louisburg College 39 Steven Brown S 5-11 200 Jr. Plumas Lake, Calif. / East Nicolaus H.S. / Sierra College 41 Aaron Speight RB 5-10 200 R-Jr. Clinton, Md. / Oxon Hill H.S. / Susquehanna Univ. 42 Sean Jefferson DB 5-10 165 Fr. Baltimore, Md. / Dunbar H.S. 44 Ryan Kearney LB 6-1 230 R-Fr. Ellicott City, Md. / Howard HS 45 Brockman Wallace TE 6-0 275 Fr. Marshall, Va. / St. Vincent Pallotti H.S. 46 Conrad Brake LS 5-11 215 R-So. Fairport, N.Y. / Aquinas Institute / Pitt 47 Robert Morgan OL 6-3 245 Fr. Upper Marlboro, Md. / Frederick Douglass H.S. 48 Eric Bernstein K/P 6-2 195 Fr. East Meadow, N.Y. / East Meadow H.S. 49 Marcel Allen LB 6-0 230 R-So. Baltimore, Md. / Milford Mill Academy 50 Robert Heyward (C) LB 6-0 235 R-Sr. Savannah, Ga. / Calvary Day School 50 Brown Tuiasosopo OL 6-2 315 Jr. Granada Hills, Calif. / San Fernando H.S. / LA Valley College 51 Langston Cross DL 6-2 245 R-So. New Carrollton, Md. / C.H. Flowers H.S. 52 Sam Alsheimer LB 5-11 215 Fr. Dayton, Md. / Glenelg H.S.

12 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ MAINE 9/14 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 53 Bryce Carter (C) DL 6-1 265 R-Jr. Steelton, Pa. / Steelton-Highspire 54 Cole Cheripko OL 6-4 300 R-So. Darnestown, Md. / Northwest H.S. 55 Christian Dixon LB 6-0 220 R-So. Matthews, N.C. / Butler H.S. 56 Derrick McCoy DL 6-2 235 Fr. Bridgeton, N.J. / Bridgeton H.S. 57 Marcellus Gaines LB 6-0 225 Fr. Farmington Hills, Mich. / Cass Tech H.S. 58 Bryce Lauer DL 6-3 275 R-Fr. Murrysville, Pa. / Franklin Regional HS 60 Brendan Cassels OL 6-3 300 R-Jr. Walkersville, Md. / Walkersville 61 Brian Benjamin OL 6-4 300 R-Fr. Frederick, Md. / Frederick H.S. / Robert Morris Univ. 62 Marcus Bowman DL 6-1 255 Jr. Upper Marlboro, Md. / Frederick Douglass H.S. / ASA College 63 Demarcus Gilmore OL 6-4 360 Jr. Newberry, S.C. / Newberry H.S. / Pasadena City College 65 Austin Weisser OL 6-4 300 Fr. Lewisburg, Pa. / Lewisburg H.S. 66 Nic D'Angelo OL 6-5 315 Fr. Queenstown, Md. / Queen Anne's County H.S. 67 Jack Young OL 6-5 320 Fr. Downingtown, Pa. / Downingtown West H.S. 68 Olawale Layeni OL 6-3 330 R-So. Germantown, Md. / Seneca Valley H.S. / Marshall Univ. 70 Vaino Paakkonen OL 6-5 325 Fr. Porvoo, Finland 71 Jean Germain OL 6-6 355 Fr. Burtonsville, Md. / Paint Branch H.S. 73 Alex Desire OL 6-4 310 R-Fr. Burlington, N.J. / Burlington Township HS 74 Aaron Grzymkowski OL 6-3 300 R-Jr. Stevensville, Md. / Kent Island H.S. 75 Andrew Garnett OL 6-5 325 R-Jr. Upper Marlboro, Md. / Riverdale Baptist H.S. 76 Darian Bryant OL 6-6 330 R-Jr. Philadelphia, Pa. / Chestnut Hill Academy / Temple Univ. 77 Ricky Santiago Espinal OL 6-6 345 Fr. Sadsburyville, Pa. / Coatesville H.S. 78 Roman Wahrheit OL 6-6 335 So. Rhauderfehn, Germany / Gymnasium Rhauderfehn 79 Tommy Danagogo DL 6-3 300 R-Jr. Randallstown, Md. / Randallstown H.S. 80 Chris Clark TE 6-5 255 R-Sr. Ridgewood, N.J. / Avon Old Farms 81 D'Ago Hunter WR 5-8 160 So. Culpeper, Va. / Eastern View 82 Ja'Len Elliott WR 6-1 190 R-So. Waldorf, Md. / West Lake 83 Clifford Carter WR 5-10 195 Jr. Silver Spring, Md. / Blair H.S. / Lackawanna College 85 Colin Hirschmann TE 6-5 250 R-Fr. Chalfont, Pa. / La Salle College H.S. 86 Jason Miller TE 6-2 235 R-Fr. Sparta, N.J. / Pope XXIII 87 Myles Wright TE 6-3 240 R-So. Baltimore, Md. / St. Frances Academy 88 Sam Grace K/P 5-10 200 Fr. Baltimore, Md. / Boys Latin H.S. 89 Jason Epps TE 6-3 235 R-Jr. Bowie, Md. / Bowie H.S. / Lincoln 90 Ernie Smith DL 6-2 265 Fr. Columbia, Md. / Oakland Mills H.S. 91 Quayshon Alexander DL 6-3 250 R-Jr. Prospect Park, N.J. / De Paul Catholic H.S. / Univ. of Nebraska 92 Sabio Amah DL 6-0 235 Fr. Rockville, Md. / Magruder H.S. 93 John Lambert LB 6-3 235 R-Sr. Windsor, Conn. / East Catholic H.S. / Dean College 94 Tibo Debaillie DL 6-2 285 Jr. Gistel, Belgium / Ostend Pirates 95 Sam Gyeni DL 6-0 280 R-So. Gaithersburg, Md. / Quince Orchard H.S. 96 Prince Ukpai DL 6-3 260 R-Fr. Landover, Md. / Eleanor Roosevelt H.S. 97 Shane McDonough P/K 6-1 210 R-So. Clearwater, Fla. / Clearwater H.S. / Marshall Univ. 99 Vinnie Shaffer DL 5-11 305 R-So. Middle River, Md. / Saint Anselm Captains: #13 Shane Simpson, #14 Tom Flacco, #50 Robert Heyward, #53 Bryce Carter

Head Coach: Rob Ambrose (Towson, 1993), 11th season Assistant Coaches: Lyndon Johnson (Special Teams Coordinator/Safeties) Eric Daniels (Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers) Scott Van Zile (Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coordinator/Passing Game Coordinator) Konstantinos Kosmakos (Defensive Line) Tyree Foreman (Running Backs) Justin Harper (Wide Receivers) Matt Applebaum (Offensive Line) Collin Bauer (Inside Linebackers) Nate Brown (Cornerbacks) William Lang (Tight Ends/Fullbacks) Lance Yaniger (Director of Football Operations) Leigha Presley (Video Coordinator) Justin Lima (Director of Football Performance)

13 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ MAINE 9/14 Towson University Head Coach Rob Ambrose 11th Season as Head Coach 2011 Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year

Not many people have the passion for Towson University as head coach Rob Ambrose. A former player and assistant coach, Ambrose has used that passion to turn the Tigers into one of the top teams in FCS.

In his first 10 years as head coach, Ambrose led the Tigers to five winning seasons, two CAA championships, three playoff appearances and a trip to the 2013 FCS National Championship game.

In 2018, Towson returned to the NCAA FCS Playoffs and stood in the top-20 nationally for eight weeks in a row with victories over three then-top-15 programs: Villanova, Stony Brook and Elon. The Tigers finished tied for third in the CAA at 5-3 and 7-5 overall, with all FCS defeats coming against playoff teams. Tom Flacco matched the Towson record with 28 passing touchdowns to earn CAA Offensive Player of the Year while Shane Simpson was the CAA Special Teams Player of the Year. Towson notched 11 All-CAA Honors, including five on the First Team: Tom Flacco (QB), Shane Simpson (RB), Matt Kauffman (OL), Shane Leatherbury (WR) and Aidan O’Neill (K). Year-by-Year Head Coaching Record

Year School Record The 2013 season was one all Tiger fans will remember. Towson 2019 Towson 2-0, 0-0 CAA opened the season by going on the road and knocking off Connecti- 2018 Towson 7-5, 5-3 CAA cut, 31-18. It marked the first program victory over an FBS opponent. --NCAA FCS Playoff Berth Towson started the season with six straight victories, and ended the 2017 Towson 5-6, 3-5 CAA regular season with a 10-2 record. The Tigers began their playoff run 2016 Towson 4-7, 3-5 CAA with a home victory over No. 9 Fordham, before going on the road to 2015 Towson 7-4, 5-3 CAA knock off No. 2 Eastern Illinois and No. 3 Eastern Washington. The 2014 Towson 4-8, 2-6 CAA season came to an end with a loss in the National Championship 2013 Towson 13-3, 6-2 CAA game, but not before the Tigers won a school-record 13 games. --NCAA FCS National Runner-Up 2012 Towson 7-4, 6-2 CAA Towson finished the season ranked No. 2 in the polls and won the --CAA Co-Champion Lambert/Meadowlands Award as the top FCS team in the East. The 2011 Towson 9-3, 7-1 CAA Tigers were also honored as the ECAC FCS Team of the Year. --CAA Champion, NCAA FCS Playoff Berth 2010 Towson 1-10, 0-8 CAA West was the workhorse behind the Tigers run to the postseason as 2009 Towson 2-9, 1-7 CAA he carried the ball 413 times for 2,509 yards and 41 touchdowns. He Overall Towson Record: 61-59 finished third in the voting for the Walter Payton Award, honoring 2001 Catholic 3-7, 1-5 ODAC the top player in the FCS. After the season, West declared for the Overall Head Coaching Record: 64-66 NFL Draft and was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the third round. Coaching Experience Towson University (2009-pres.) --Head Coach, 2009-pres. Ambrose returned to Towson after spending seven years as an University of Connecticut (2001-08) assistant coach at Connecticut, helping the Huskies from an FCS --Asst. Coach/Offensive Coordinator, 2006-08 program into a major college contender. During his time in Storrs, --Assistant Coach/QBs, 2002-05 Ambrose helped the Huskies to 49 victories, three bowl appearanc- Catholic University (2001) es and a share of the 2007 Big East championship. --Head Coach, 2001 Towson University (1992-2000) Ambrose’s coaching career began where his playing career ended as --Assoc. HC/Offensive Coordinator, 2000 he joined the Tigers as a wide receivers coach in 1993 after spend- --Asst. Coach/Offensive Coordinator, 1997-99 ing the 1992 season as a student assistant. Ambrose took over as --Assistant Coach/WRs, 1992-96 the offensive coordinator in 1997, and added the associate head Personal coach title in 2000. In his third season, Ambrose’s offense led the Education: Towson '93, B.S. English country in passing yardage (381.2 ypg), while his 2000 team saw Played: Towson 1989-91, QB/WR Noah Read lead the Patriot League in rushing. 14 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ MAINE 9/14 Colonial Athletic Association 2019 Colonial Athletic Association Standings School Conf CPct. Overall Pct. Streak Delaware (18/t18) 1-0 1.000 2-0 1.000 W-2 Towson (8/8) 0-0 -- 2-0 1.000 W-2 Elon (25/RV) 0-0 -- 1-1 .500 W-1 James Madison (2/2) 0-0 -- 1-1 .500 W-1 Maine (7/9) 0-0 -- 1-1 .500 L-1 New Hampshire 0-0 -- 0-1 .000 L-1 Richmond 0-0 -- 1-1 .500 L-1 Stony Brook (RV/RV) 0-0 -- 1-1 .500 L-1 UAlbany 0-0 -- 1-1 .500 W-1 Villanova (22/23) 0-0 -- 2-0 1.000 W-2 William & Mary 0-0 -- 1-1 .500 L-1 Rhode Island 0-1 .000 0-2 .000 L-2 Current Rankings - (STATS FCS/AFCA Coaches) This Week’s Schedule (Week 3) CAA Reigning Players of the Week (Week 1)

Saturday, September 14 Towson at Maine, 7 p.m. Co-Offensive Players of the Week North Dakota State at Delaware, 1 p.m. Alex James, RB, UAlbany UAlbany at Monmouth, 1 p.m. Morgan State at James Madison, 4 p.m. 229 yards, 12 carries, TD vs. Bryant Colgate at William & Mary, 6 p.m. Aaron Parker, WR, Rhode Island Villanova at Bucknell, 6 p.m. Wagner at Stony Brook, 6 p.m. 12 receptions, 227 yards, TD vs. Delaware Elon at Richmond, 6 p.m.* New Hampshire at Florida International, 7 p.m. Defensive Player of the Week Marcus Willoughby, DE, Elon Last Week’s Results (Week 2) 14 tkls, 2 TFL, 1 sack vs. The Citadel Friday, September 6 Virginia 52, William & Mary 17 Special Teams Player of the Week Shane McDonough, P, Towson Saturday, September 7 Towson 42, N.C. Central 3 4 punts, 49.8 yards average, two inside 20 Delaware 44, Rhode Island 36 (3OT)* Holy Cross 13, New Hampshire 10 Rookie of the Week Elon 35, The Citadel 28 Boston College 45, Richmond 13 Solomon Vanhorse, RB, James Madison Georgia Southern 26, Maine 18 86 yds., 14 carries, 2 TD Villanova 38, Lehigh 10 James Madison 44, St. Francis 7 UAlbany 45, Bryant 3 Utah State 62, Stony Brook 7

Next Week’s Games (Week 4) Towson Players of the Week - 2019 Season

Saturday, September 21 Shane McDonough, P Villanova at Towson, 6 p.m.* --9/9: CAA Special Teams Player of the Week William & Mary at East Carolina, TBA Elon at Wake Forest, TBA Maine at Colgate, 12 p.m. Penn at Delaware, 1 p.m. Lafayette at UAlbany, 3:30 p.m. James Madison at UT-Chattanooga, 4 p.m. Fordham at Stony Brook, 6 p.m. Rhode Island at New Hampshire, 6 p.m.* * CAA Conference Game

15 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ MAINE 9/14 Headshots - Key Towson Personnel

SHANE LEATHERBURY KEON PAYE SHANE SIMPSON TOM FLACCO RYAN STOVER 3 Wide Receiver 12 Linebacker 13 Running Back/ 14 Quarterback 16 Quarterback Kick/Punt Returner

JABARI ALLEN RICKY DEBERRY TERRILL GILLETTE YEEDEE THAENRAT AIDAN O'NEILL 18 Wide Receiver 22 Linebacker 25 Defensive Back 28 Running Back/ 30 Kicker Special Teams

ROBERT HEYWARD BRYCE CARTER AARON GRZYMKOWSKI ANDREW GARNETT SHANE MCDONOUGH 50 Linebacker 53 Wide Receiver 74 Offensive Line 75 Offensive Line 97 Punter Kickoff Specialist

ROB AMBROSE LYNDON JOHNSON ERIC DANIELS SCOTT VAN ZILE Head Coach Special Teams Coordinator Defensive Coordinator Passing Game Coordinator Offensive Playcaller

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The Last Time Towson: 30+ Rushing Attempts 400+ Yards Passing 60+ punt 39, Terrance West vs. Eastern Illinois, 12-13-13 435, Sean Schaefer vs. Delaware, 10-28-06 61, Shane McDonough vs. N.C. Central, 9-7-19

100 Yards Rushing 500+ Yards Passing Scored a safety 123, Shane Simpson at Delaware, 10-27-18 567, Joe Lee at Lehigh, 10-30-99 at Delaware, 10-27-18

150 Yards Rushing 3 TD’s Passing Fumble Return For TD 185, Tom Flacco vs. The Citadel, 9-29-18 3, Tom Flacco s. N.C. Central, 9-7-19 14, Troy Vincent Jr., at Villanova 9-15-18

200 Yards Rushing 4 TD’s Passing Blocked Punt For TD 202, Shane Simpson vs. William & Mary, 11-12-16 4, Tom Flacco vs. Stony Brook, 10-6-18 0, Fred Overstreet at Delaware State, 9-13-14

300 Yards Rushing 5+ TD’s Passing Blocked Punt 354, Terrance West at Eastern Illinois, 12-13-13 5, Sean Schaefer at Delaware, 10-28-06 Jordan Mynatt vs. James Madison, 10-10-15

2 TD’s Rushing 2 TD’s receiving Blocked Field Goal 2, Shane Simpson at The Citadel, 8-31-19 2, Shane Leatherbury vs. N.C. Central, 9-7-19 Chizurum Umunakwe vs. The Citadel, 8-31-19

3 TD’s Rushing 3+ TD’s receiving Blocked Extra Point 3, Darius Victor vs. Holy Cross, 9-19-15 3, Eric Yancey at Delaware, 10-28-06 Alfonso Augustine vs. North Carolina Central, 9-20-14 4 TD’s Rushing 10+ Receptions 4, Darius Victor at Richmond, 10-1-16 10, Shane Leatherbury vs. James Madison, 11-17-18 3 Interceptions In Game By One Player 3, Allante Harrison at Delaware, 9-11-04 20+ Completions 100+ Receiving Yards 21, Tom Flacco at The Citadel, 8-31-19 135, Jabari Allen vs. James Madison, 11-17-18 4 Field Goals in a game 4, Aidan O’Neill at Delaware, 10-27-18 30+ Completions 150+ Receiving Yards 31, Tom Flacco vs. James Madison, 11-17-18 153, Jabari Greenwood at Saint Francis, 9-16-17 50+ Field Goal 50, Aidan O’Neill at Delaware, 10-27-18 40+ Completions 200+ Receiving Yards 47, Joe Lee at Lehigh, 10-30-99 232, Christian Summers vs. Saint Francis, 9-10-16 Rush Of 50+ Yards 50, Tom Flacco vs. James Madison, 11-17-18 30+ Passing Attempts Kickoff Return For TD 36, Tom Flacco at The Citadel, 8-31-19 96, Shane Simpson vs. Stony Brook, 10-6-18 Pass Of 50+ Yards 76, Tom Flacco to Shane Leatherbury at Villanova, 40+ Passing Attempts Punt return For TD 9-15-18 50, Tom Flacco vs. James Madison, 11-17-18 62, Coby Tippett at William & Mary, 11-11-17 Rush Of 75+ Yards 50+ Passing Attempts Special Teams Defensive TD 78, Tom Flacco vs. The Citadel, 9-29-18 50, Tom Flacco vs. James Madison, 11-17-18 Troy Vincent Jr., at Villanova 9-15-18 Pass of 75+ Yards 300+ Yards Passing Interception For TD 76, Tom Flacco to Shane Leatherbury at Villanova, 328, Tom Flacco at The Citadel, 8-31-19 38, Keon Paye, vs. N.C. Central, 9-7-19 9-15-18

The Last Time an Opponent:

30+ Rushing Attempts 50+ Passing Attempts Kickoff Return For TD 32, Brandon Rainey, The Citadel, 8-31-19 50, Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois, 12-13-13 92, Charles Tutt, James Madison, 10-10-15

100 Yards Rushing 300+ Yards Passing Punt return For TD 166, Brandon Rainey, The Citadel, 8-31-19 305, Pat Kehoe, Delaware, 10-27-18 (2x) 70 and 60, Greg Dortch, Wake Forest, 9-8-18

200 Yards Rushing 400+ Yards Passing Interception For TD 200, John Griffin, Northeastern, 10-24-09 409, Mike Potts, William & Mary, 11-4-06 75, Darnell Savage, Jr., Maryland, 9-9-17

300 Yards Rushing 3+ TD’s Passing Special Teams Defensive TD 348, Shun White, Navy, 8-30-08 4, Pat Kehoe, Delaware, 10-27-18 Arman Jones, William & Mary, 10-13-18

20+ Completions 4+ TD’s Passing Scored a safety 26, Zach Bednarczyk, Villanova, 9-15-18 4, Pat Kehoe, Delaware, 10-27-18 Holy Cross, 9-19-15

30+ Completions 2 TD’s receiving Fumble Return For TD 35, Clint Trickett, West Virginia, 9-6-14 2, Earnest Edwards, Maine, 11-3-18 61, Brandon Ginnetti, Rhode Island, 11-19-16

30+ Passing Attempts 10+ Receptions Blocked Punt 32, Chris Ferguson, Maine, 11-3-18 10, Brendan Flaherty, Holy Cross, 9-19-15 Brandon Waller, Richmond, 10-1-16

40+ Passing Attempts 100+ Receiving yards Blocked Field Goal 46, Elijah Staley, Morgan State, 9-2-17 142, Vinny Papale, Delaware, 10-27-18 William & Mary, 10-13-18

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The Automated ScoreBook Towson Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 07, 2019) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Aug 31, 2019 at The Citadel W 28-21 8008 All games 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 Sep 07, 2019 N.C. CENTRAL W 42-3 8322 Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Non-Conference 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Shane Simpson 2 21 168 5 163 7.8 2 45 81.5 Team Statistics TOWSON OPP Tom Flacco 2 14 83 34 49 3.5 1 25 24.5 FIRST DOWNS 41 35 Yeedee Thaenrat 2 6 33 0 33 5.5 1 7 16.5 R u s h in g 12 27 Adrian Feliz-Platt 1 6 27 0 27 4.5 0 7 27.0 P a s s in g 27 8 Ryan Stover 1 1 9 0 9 9.0 0 9 9.0 P e n a l ty 2 0 Shane Leatherbury 2 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.5 RUSHING YARDAGE 253 443 Total 2 54 321 68 253 4.7 4 45 126.5 Rushing Attempts 54 107 Opponents 2 107 480 37 443 4.1 2 55 221.5 Average Per Rush 4.7 4.1 Average Per Game 126.5 221.5 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g TDs Rushing 4 2 Tom Flacco 2 165.35 36-58-0 62.1 556 4 39 278.0 PASSING YARDAGE 556 194 Ryan Stover 1 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 C o m p - A t t- In t 36-59-0 20-40-3 Total 2 162.55 36-59-0 61.0 556 4 39 278.0 Average Per Pass 9.4 4.8 Opponents 2 83.99 20-40-3 50.0 194 1 40 97.0 Average Per Catch 15.4 9.7 Average Per Game 278.0 97.0 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g TDs Passing 4 1 Shane Leatherbury 2 8 118 14.8 2 28 59.0 TOTAL OFFENSE 809 637 Darian Street 2 5 95 19.0 1 27 47.5 Average Per Play 7.2 4.3 Daniel Thompson IV 2 5 77 15.4 0 39 38.5 Average Per Game 404.5 318.5 Shane Simpson 2 5 62 12.4 1 25 31.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 3-59 6-88 Chris Clark 2 4 76 19.0 0 33 38.0 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-4 1-0 Jabari Allen 2 2 39 19.5 0 31 19.5 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-90 0-0 Caleb Smith 2 2 31 15.5 0 17 15.5 FUMBLES-LOST 5-2 3-2 Jason Epps 2 1 26 26.0 0 26 13.0 PENALTIES-Yards 9-59 13-99 Adrian Feliz-Platt 1 1 14 14.0 0 14 14.0 PUNTS-AVG 6-48.3 10-43.2 Ryan Rutkowski 2 1 11 11.0 0 11 5.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 4 :0 9 3 5 :5 1 Yeedee Thaenrat 2 1 4 4.0 0 4 2.0 3RD-DOWN Conversions 11/19 18/36 D'Ago Hunter 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 3.0 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/0 5/6 Total 2 36 556 15.4 4 39 278.0 Opponents 2 20 194 9.7 1 40 97.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Coby Tippett 2 52 26.0 0 52 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Keon Paye 1 38 38.0 1 38 Aidan O'Neill 2-3 66.7 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-1 40 0 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk PAT Shane McDonough 6 290 48.3 61 1 0 3 3 0 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Shane Simpson 3 ------18 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Aidan O'Neill - 2-3 8-8 - - - - - 14 Shane Simpson 2 4 2.0 0 4 Shane Leatherbury 2 ------12 Total 2 4 2.0 0 4 Yeedee Thaenrat 1 ------6 Opponents 1 0 0.0 0 0 Keon Paye 1 ------6 Darian Street 1 ------6 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Tom Flacco 1 - - - - 1-1 - - 6 Shane Simpson 2 53 26.5 0 40 Jabari Allen - - - - 1 - - - 2 Chris Clark 1 6 6.0 0 6 Total 9 2-3 8-8 - 1 1-1 - - 70 Total 3 59 19.7 0 40 Opponents 3 1-2 3-3 - - - - - 24 Opponents 6 88 14.7 0 26

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Towson 21 24 14 11 0 70 Shane Simpson 2 163 62 4 53 0 282 141.0 Opponents 0 14 0 10 0 24 Shane Leatherbu 2 1 118 0 0 0 119 59.5 Darian Street 2 0 95 0 0 0 95 47.5 Chris Clark 2 0 76 0 6 0 82 41.0 Daniel Thompso 2 0 77 0 0 0 77 38.5 Total 2 253 556 4 59 90 962 481.0 Opponents 2 443 194 0 88 0 725 362.5

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Tom Flacco 2 72 49 556 605 302.5 Shane Simpson 2 21 163 0 163 81.5 Yeedee Thaenrat 2 6 33 0 33 16.5 Adrian Feliz-Platt 1 6 27 0 27 27.0 Ryan Stover 1 2 9 0 9 9.0 Total 2 113 253 556 809 404.5 Opponents 2 147 443 194 637 318.5

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 50 Robert Heyward 2 10 10 20 2.5-2 ...... 27 Steven Brown 2 8 7 15 ...... 53 Bryce Carter 2 8 6 14 ...... 2 . . 55 Christian Dixon 2 11 2 13 2.0-9 1.0-7 ...... 6 Jamal Gay 2 3 7 10 ...... Total 2 89 72 161 12-41 3-22 3-90 5 4 2-0 2 1 . Opponents 2 65 32 97 10-44 3-19 . 7 10 2-11 4 . .

18 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ MAINE 9/14 The Automated ScoreBook Towson Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 07, 2019) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Shane Simpson 2 21 168 5 163 7.8 2 45 81.5 Shane Simpson 2 4 2.0 0 4 Tom Flacco 2 14 83 34 49 3.5 1 25 24.5 Total 2 4 2.0 0 4 Yeedee Thaenrat 2 6 33 0 33 5.5 1 7 16.5 Opponents 1 0 0.0 0 0 Adrian Feliz-Platt 1 6 27 0 27 4.5 0 7 27.0 Ryan Stover 1 1 9 0 9 9.0 0 9 9.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Shane Leatherbury 2 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.5 Coby Tippett 2 52 26.0 0 52 TEAM 2 5 0 29 -29 -5.8 0 0 -14.5 Keon Paye 1 38 38.0 1 38 Total 2 54 321 68 253 4.7 4 45 126.5 Total 3 90 30.0 1 52 Opponents 2 107 480 37 443 4.1 2 55 221.5 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Tom Flacco 2 165.35 36-58-0 62.1 556 4 39 278.0 Shane Simpson 2 53 26.5 0 40 Ryan Stover 1 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Chris Clark 1 6 6.0 0 6 Total 2 162.55 36-59-0 61.0 556 4 39 278.0 Total 3 59 19.7 0 40 Opponents 2 83.99 20-40-3 50.0 194 1 40 97.0 Opponents 6 88 14.7 0 26

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Shane Leatherbury 2 8 118 14.8 2 28 59.0 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Darian Street 2 5 95 19.0 1 27 47.5 Opponents 1 11 11.0 0 11 Daniel Thompson IV 2 5 77 15.4 0 39 38.5 Shane Simpson 2 5 62 12.4 1 25 31.0 Chris Clark 2 4 76 19.0 0 33 38.0 Jabari Allen 2 2 39 19.5 0 31 19.5 Caleb Smith 2 2 31 15.5 0 17 15.5 Jason Epps 2 1 26 26.0 0 26 13.0 Adrian Feliz-Platt 1 1 14 14.0 0 14 14.0 Ryan Rutkowski 2 1 11 11.0 0 11 5.5 Yeedee Thaenrat 2 1 4 4.0 0 4 2.0 D'Ago Hunter 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 3.0 Total 2 36 556 15.4 4 39 278.0 Opponents 2 20 194 9.7 1 40 97.0

19 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ MAINE 9/14 The Automated ScoreBook Towson Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 07, 2019) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Shane Simpson 3 ------18 Tom Flacco 2 72 49 556 605 302.5 Aidan O'Neill - 2-3 8-8 - - - - - 14 Shane Simpson 2 21 163 0 163 81.5 Shane Leatherbury 2 ------12 Yeedee Thaenrat 2 6 33 0 33 16.5 Darian Street 1 ------6 Adrian Feliz-Platt 1 6 27 0 27 27.0 Keon Paye 1 ------6 Ryan Stover 1 2 9 0 9 9.0 Yeedee Thaenrat 1 ------6 Shane Leatherbury 2 1 1 0 1 0.5 Tom Flacco 1 - - - - 1-1 - - 6 TEAM 2 5 -29 0 -29 -14.5 Jabari Allen - - - - 1 - - - 2 Total 2 113 253 556 809 404.5 Total 9 2-3 8-8 - 1 1-1 - - 70 Opponents 2 147 443 194 637 318.5 Opponents 3 1-2 3-3 - - - - - 24

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Aidan O'Neill 2-3 66.7 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-1 40 0 Shane McDonough 6 290 48.3 61 1 0 3 3 0 Total 6 290 48.3 61 1 0 3 3 0 FG Sequence Towson Opponents Opponents 10 432 43.2 52 2 5 3 1 0 The Citadel (40),(25) 45 N.C. Central 54 (33) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Shane McDonough 13 731 56.2 4 0 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Total 13 731 56.2 4 0 14.7 41.8 23 Opponents 6 351 58.5 3 0 19.7 36.2 28

20 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ MAINE 9/14 The Automated ScoreBook Towson Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 07, 2019) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Shane Simpson 2 163 62 4 53 0 282 141.0 Shane Leatherb 2 1 118 0 0 0 119 59.5 Darian Street 2 0 95 0 0 0 95 47.5 Chris Clark 2 0 76 0 6 0 82 41.0 Daniel Thompso 2 0 77 0 0 0 77 38.5 Coby Tippett 2 0 0 0 0 52 52 26.0 Tom Flacco 2 49 0 0 0 0 49 24.5 Adrian Feliz-Plat 1 27 14 0 0 0 41 41.0 Jabari Allen 2 0 39 0 0 0 39 19.5 Keon Paye 2 0 0 0 0 38 38 19.0 Yeedee Thaenra 2 33 4 0 0 0 37 18.5 Caleb Smith 2 0 31 0 0 0 31 15.5 Jason Epps 2 0 26 0 0 0 26 13.0 Ryan Rutkowski 2 0 11 0 0 0 11 5.5 Ryan Stover 1 9 0 0 0 0 9 9.0 D'Ago Hunter 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 3.0 TEAM 2 -29 0 0 0 0 -29 -14.5 Total 2 253 556 4 59 90 962 481.0 Opponents 2 443 194 0 88 0 725 362.5

21 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ MAINE 9/14 2 3 1 2 5 3 / / / / / / Sacks 3 3 0 Turn- Overs 1 2 1 9-69 13-99 4-30 44 99 55 / / / / / / Yards Penalties Return 40 5-29 9-59 4-30 113 153 Number-Yards 8-41.8 10-43.2 2-49.0 72-281 147-637 75-356 / / / / / / Offense Punting Number-Avg Plays-Yards Total 4-49.8 6-48.3 2-45.5 54-348 59-461 2019) 113-809 07, 3.9 4.3 4.7 170 194 24 / / / / / / Avg Yds/Play Yards 6.4 7.2 7.8 Sep 228 556 328 of 4.7 4.8 6.0 / / / (as Avg Passing 17-36-2 20-40-3 3-4-1 Yds/Pass 9.9 9.4 9.1 / / / Comp-Att-Int 15-23-0 36-59-0 21-36-0 3.1 4.1 4.7 ScoreBook / / / Avg 3.9 4.7 5.8 Yds/Rush Comparison games All 36-111 107-443 71-332 TOP / / / -7:00 -23:22 -16:22 Margin Rushing Automated Number-Yards 31-120 54-253 23-133 The 33:30 71:41 38:11 of 0 0 0 / / / / / / Game-by-Game Pen Time 2 2 0 category Possession 26:30 48:19 21:49 each 7 8 1 / / / for Team Pass 11 27 16 2-3 5-6 3-3 Downs / / / 7 27 20 Down First / / / 4th 0-0 0-0 0-0 Rush 6 6 Conversions 12 Towson TEAM/OPPONENT 35 14 21 / / / Total 7-19 18-36 11-17 41 22 19 format / / / Down the 24 21 3 in 3rd 4-8 - - - Conversions 7-11 11-19 Score 70 42 28 displayed are totals Game CENTRAL CENTRAL Citadel Citadel Totals Totals The N.C. The N.C. Opponent Opponent Note:

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The Automated ScoreBook Towson Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 07, 2019) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 50 Robert Heyward 2 10 10 20 2.5-2 ...... 27 Steven Brown 2 8 7 15 ...... 53 Bryce Carter 2 8 6 14 ...... 2 . . 55 Christian Dixon 2 11 2 13 2.0-9 1.0-7 ...... 6 Jamal Gay 2 3 7 10 ...... 94 Tibo Debaillie 2 3 6 9 . . . . 1 . . . . 2 Brandon Shuman 2 7 2 9 ...... 21 Chizurum Umunakwe 2 6 2 8 1.0-1 ...... 1 . 22 Ricky DeBerry 1 5 3 8 1.0-4 ...... 35 Coby Tippett 2 4 3 7 . . 2-52 1 . . . . . 95 Sam Gyeni 2 1 5 6 1.0-5 ...... 20 Mantriel Reaves 2 2 3 5 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 25 Terrill Gillette 2 3 2 5 1.0-2 . . 1 . 1-0 . . . 12 Keon Paye 2 3 2 5 1.5-3 . 1-38 3 . . . . . 93 John Lambert 2 2 2 4 ...... 8 Jesus Gibbs 2 2 2 4 . . . . 1 . . . . 99 Vinnie Shaffer 2 2 1 3 1.0-11 1.0-11 ...... 44 Ryan Kearney 2 1 2 3 ...... 62 Marcus Bowman 2 . 2 2 ...... 79 Tommy Danagago 2 . 2 2 ...... 1J Ronald Johnson 1 1 . 1 1.0-4 1.0-4 . . 1 . . . . 2A Caleb Smith 2 1 . 1 ...... 91 Quayshon Alexander 2 . 1 1 ...... 36 Michael Wilson, Jr. 1 1 . 1 ...... 58 Bryce Lauer 1 1 . 1 ...... 26 Robert Topps III 2 1 . 1 ...... 29 Nygil Johnson 2 1 . 1 ...... 7 Troy Vincent, Jr. 2 1 . 1 ...... 38 Stanley Davis II 2 1 . 1 ...... 31 Malik Tyne 1 ...... 1 . . . . Total 2 89 72 161 12-41 3-22 3-90 5 4 2-0 2 1 . Opponents 2 65 32 97 10-44 3-19 . 7 10 2-11 4 . .

23 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ MAINE 9/14 The Automated ScoreBook Towson Game Superlatives (as of Sep 07, 2019) All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 12 Shane Simpson vs N.C. Central (Sep 07, 2019) Yards Rushing 89 Shane Simpson vs N.C. Central (Sep 07, 2019) TD Rushes 2 Shane Simpson at The Citadel (Aug 31, 2019) Long Rush 45 Shane Simpson at The Citadel (Aug 31, 2019) Pass attempts 36 Tom Flacco at The Citadel (Aug 31, 2019) Pass completions 21 Tom Flacco at The Citadel (Aug 31, 2019) Yards Passing 328 Tom Flacco at The Citadel (Aug 31, 2019) TD Passes 3 Tom Flacco vs N.C. Central (Sep 07, 2019) Long Pass 39 Tom Flacco at The Citadel (Aug 31, 2019) Receptions 5 Shane Leatherbury at The Citadel (Aug 31, 2019) Yards Receiving 78 Shane Leatherbury at The Citadel (Aug 31, 2019) TD Receptions 2 Shane Leatherbury vs N.C. Central (Sep 07, 2019) Long Reception 39 Daniel Thompson IV at The Citadel (Aug 31, 2019) Field Goals 2 Aidan O'Neill at The Citadel (Aug 31, 2019) Long Field Goal 40 Aidan O'Neill at The Citadel (Aug 31, 2019) Punts 4 Shane McDonough vs N.C. Central (Sep 07, 2019) Punting Avg 49.8 Shane McDonough vs N.C. Central (Sep 07, 2019) Long Punt 61 Shane McDonough vs N.C. Central (Sep 07, 2019) Punts inside 20 2 Shane McDonough vs N.C. Central (Sep 07, 2019) Long Punt Return 4 Shane Simpson vs N.C. Central (Sep 07, 2019) Long Kickoff Return 40 Shane Simpson at The Citadel (Aug 31, 2019) Tackles 14 Bryce Carter at The Citadel (Aug 31, 2019) Sacks 1.0 Ronald Johnson vs N.C. Central (Sep 07, 2019) 1.0 Christian Dixon vs N.C. Central (Sep 07, 2019) 1.0 Vinnie Shaffer vs N.C. Central (Sep 07, 2019) Tackles For Loss 2.0 Christian Dixon vs N.C. Central (Sep 07, 2019) Interceptions 1 Coby Tippett at The Citadel (Aug 31, 2019) 1 Keon Paye vs N.C. Central (Sep 07, 2019) 1 Coby Tippett vs N.C. Central (Sep 07, 2019)

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GAME 1 (8/31/19) - #11/12 TOWSON 28, THE CITADEL 21 - CHARLESTON, S.C. Scoring by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F The No. 11/12 Towson University football team earned its first victory in dramat- Towson 7 10 0 11 28 ic fashion, using a six-play, 75-yard touchdown drive in the final minutes of the The Citadel 0 14 0 7 21 fourth quarter for a 28-21 comeback win over The Citadel to start the year 1-0. Attendance: 8,008

Scoring Plays After two long pass completions and a breakout run by Tom Flacco got the Ti- 1st 9:46: Towson TD, 7-0 Towson (3-24, 1:06) gers to the Citadel 4, Shane Simpson punched the ball into the end zone for the --Simpson 6yd pass from Flacco (O'Neill kick) 2nd 13:56: Towson FG, 10-0 Towson (7-49, 1:35) Towson lead. The next Citadel offensive play, Coby Tippett intercepted the ball --O'Neill 40yd field goal along the sideline to finish the game. 2nd 11:26: Citadel TD, 10-7 Towson (6-75, 2:23) --Rainey 3yd run (Godek kick) 2nd 10:12: Towson TD, 17-7 Towson (3-66, 1:05) Important Stat: --Simpson 45yd run (O'Neill kick) Towson - 10 drives: six offensive scoring plays, two drives ended halves 2nd 0:40: Citadel TD, 17-14 Towson (19-88, 8:31) --Nwanze 1yd run (Godek kick) The Citadel - 71 rush attempts to four passing attempts: 332 rushing yards 4th 12:43: Towson FG, 20-14 Towson (18-84, 7:08) Top Passer: --O'Neill 25yd field goal Towson - Tom Flacco: 21-36, 328 yards, 1 TD 4th 3:31: Citadel TD, 21-20 Citadel (18-75, 9:12) --Webb 9yd pass from Rainey (Godek kick) The Citadel - Brandon Rainey: 3-4, 24 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT 4th 1:27: Towson TD, 28-21 Towson (6-75, 2:04) Top Rusher: --Simpson 4yd run (Allen pass from Flacco) Towson - Shane Simpson: 9 rush, 74 yards, 2 TD Team Statistics TOWSON CITADEL The Citadel - Brandon Rainey: 33 rush, 169 yards, 1 TD First Downs 22 21 Top Receiver: Rush Att.-Net Yards 23-133 71-332 Towson - Shane Leatherbury: 5 catches, 78 yards Passing C-A-Int.-Yards 21-36-0-328 3-4-1-24 Offensive Plays 59 75 The Citadel - Raleigh Webb: 1 catch, 9 yards, TD Total Offense 461 356 Standout Defensive Player: Penalties-Yards 4-30 4-30 Towson - Bryce Carter (DL): 14 tackles, 2 FF Turnovers 1 3 3rd Down Conversion 7-11 11-17 The Citadel - Chris Beverly (DB): 7 tackles, 1 FF Time of Possession 21:49 38:11

GAME 2 (9/7/19) - #8/9 TOWSON 42, N.C. CENTRAL 3 - TOWSON, MD. Scoring by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F In front of 8,322 fans, the No. 8/9 Towson University football team defeated NCCU 0 0 0 3 3 North Carolina Central 42-3 for its first 2-0 start since 2013. Towson 14 14 14 0 42 Attendance: 8,332 Towson scored 14 points in each of the first three quarters and held N.C. Central Scoring Plays without a touchdown in the game. The Tigers earned their best defensive perfor- 1st 3:36: Towson TD, 7-0 Towson (2-13, 0:35) mance since Sept. 2, 2017, a 10-0 shutout of Morgan State. The crowd of 8,322 --Thaenrat 6yd run (O'Neill kick) 1st 0:42: Towson TD, 14-0 Towson (5-73, 2:13) is the largest for Towson since Sept. 20, 2014. --Flacco 17yd run (O'Neill kick) 2nd 11:37: Towson TD, 21-0 Towson (5-75, 1:57) Important Stat: --Leatherbury 11 yd pass from Flacco 2nd 5:06: Towson TD, 28-0 Towson Towson - Outscored N.C. Central 14-0 in each of the first three quarters --Paye 38yd interception return (O'Neill kick) NCCU - Converted lone field goal of the game 3rd 11:20: Towson TD, 35-0 Towson (6-51, 3:19) --Street 9yd pass from Flacco (O'Neill kick) Top Passer: 3rd 2:34: Towson TD, 42-0 Towson (9-91, 4:27) Towson - Tom Flacco: 15-22, 228 yards, 3 TD --Leatherbury 21yd pass from Flacco (O'Neill kick) NCCU - Davius Richard: 10-23, 109 yards, 1 INT 4th 10:26: NCCU FG, 42-3 Towson (12-26, 5:03) --Olivo 33yd field goal Top Rusher: Towson - Shane Simpson: 12 rush, 89 yards Team Statistics TOWSON NCCU NCCU - Isaiah Totten: 14 rush, 60 yards First Downs 19 14 Rush Att.-Net Yards 31-120 36-111 Top Receiver: Passing C-A-Int.-Yards 15-23-228-0 17-36-170-2 Towson - Darian Street: 3 catches, 43 yards, 1 TD Offensive Plays 54 72 NCCU - Nique Martin: 5 catches, 80 yards Total Offense 348 281 Penalties-Yards 5-29 9-69 Standout Defensive Player: Turnovers 1 2 Towson - Keon Paye (LB): 3 tackles, 1 INT, 3 BrUp, 1 TD (38-yard return) 3rd Down Conversion 4-8 7-19 NCCU - Stephen Stokes (DB): 6 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 FR, 1 BrUp Time of Possession 26:30 33:30