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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 2016 Schedule Game 4 Date Opponent Time/Result Sep.t 3 at South Florida L, 20-56 RV/RV TOWSON #6/7 RICHMOND American Sports Network/ESPN3 Sept. 10 Saint Francis W, 35-28 vs CAA.tv Sept. 17 at #21/18 Villanova * L, 21-40 1-2, 0-1 CAA 3-1, 0-1 CAA Comcast SportsNet Oct. 1 • 3:30 p.m. • Robins Stadium • Richmond, Va. Oct. 1 at #6/7 Richmond * 3:30 p.m. Comcast SportsNet Gameday Central Oct. 8 Stony Brook * 7 p.m. Stadium __________________________________________________________ Robins Stadium Comcast SportsNet Capacity __________________________________________________________________ 8,700 Surface ________________________________________________________________Field Turf Oct. 15 at Dartmouth 1:30 p.m. Kickoff _________________________________________________________________ 3:30 p.m. Television _____________________________________________________ Comcast SportsNet Oct. 22 New Hampshire * 3:30 p.m. __________________________________________ Brent Harris (PxP) and Qadry Ismail (Analyst) Comcast SportsNet Radio ______________________________________________________________ HFS 104.9 FM _______________________________________ Spiro Morekas (PxP) and Gordy Combs (Analyst) Oct. 29 at Delaware * 3:30 p.m. Internet ___________________________________________________ www.TowsonTigers.com Comcast SportsNet Series Record __________________________________________________ Richmond leads 5-4 Nov. 5 Elon * 2 p.m. CAA.tv Mathcup at a Glance Towson _______________________________ vs. _____________________________ Richmond Nov. 12 William & Mary * 12 p.m. Towson, Maryland ___________________ Location ___________________ Richmond, Virginia American Sports Network 1866 ______________________________ Founded ______________________________ 1830 22,284 ____________________________ Enrollment _____________________________ 2,950 Nov. 19 at Rhode Island * 12 p.m. Colonial Athletic Association __________ Conference __________Colonial Athletic Association CAA.tv. Johnny Unitas ________________________Stadium _____________________________Robins Tim Leonard _____________________ Athletics Director ________________________ Keith Gill * - CAA contests 1969 __________________________First Year of Football __________________________ 1881 All times are Eastern 263-238-4 ________________________All-Time Record ______________________ 529-328-53 Rob Ambrose ______________________ Head Coach _______________________Danny Rocco 44-43 ___________________________ Record at School ___________________________36-19 47-49 ____________________________ Career Record ____________________________83-39 7-4 _______________________________ 2015 Record ______________________________10-4 Follow the Tigers Story Lines Radio _______________________ HFS 104.9 FM Play-by-Play ________________ Spiro Morekas u The Tigers play their second-straight ranked CAA opponent on the road as they travel to face Color Analyst ________________Gordy Combs #6 Richmond. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. on Comcast SportsNet. Internet Audio ___________TowsonTigers.com u The Tigers and Spiders have been strangers as of late. The two teams have not played since Live Stats ________________TowsonTigers.com the 2013 season, and this is only the second meeting since the 2011 season. Social Media u The first 30 minutes have been the problem for the Tigers in the previous two games. Facebook_____ Facebook.com/TowsonFootball Towson is being outscored 54-27 before halftime. The second half is a different story as the Twitter _________@Towson_FB, @TowsonTigers Tigers are outscoring their opponents 29-14. Also, the Tigers defense is allowing just 99.0 yards Instagram __________Instagram.com/TUTigers a game after recess. You Tube _____YouTube.com/TheTowsonTigers u The Tigers defense did not force a turnover against Villanova. It was the first time in nine games the Tigers did not force a turnover. The defense responded by returning three turnovers for touchdowns over the next two games. 2016 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • RICHMOND Media Information Sunday - 25 Monday - 26 Tuesday - 27 Wednesday - 28 Thursday - 29 Friday - 30 Saturday - 1 Off Day Off Day Practice Practice Practice Practice @ Richmond 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. TBA 3:30 p.m. No availability No availability Players and Players and No availability Depart for Players and Coach Ambrose Coaches Coaches Richmond Coaches available CAA Teleconference available after available after after game 12 p.m. practice practice No availability 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 2015 Overall Record ______________________________________ 7-4 encouraged to call in with questions by dialing 877-805-0692 and 2015 Conference Record __________________________________ 5-3 requesting the CAA Football teleconference. 2015 Conference Finish ___________________________________ 4th Offensive Starters Returning/Lost __________________________ 10/3 Tuesday: Coach Ambrose, assistant coaches and players will be Defensive Starters Returning/Lost ___________________________ 8/4 available at the conclusion of practice. First Varsity Season ______________________________________1969 Seasons/Winning Seasons _______________________________ 47/24 Wednesday: Coach Ambrose, assistant coaches and players will be Overall Record _______________________________ 263-236-4 (.527) 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 __________________________________ 125-76-2 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 (8th season) players will appear in the interview room. After the visiting team Overall D1 Head Coaching Record ________________________ 43-41 finishes, Coach Ambrose and selected players will appear in the Overall Record at Towson ________________________________ 43-41 interview room. Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks ______________ Jared Ambrose Defensive Coordinator, Inside Linebackers _________ Matt Hachmann We ask the media to please say what outlet they are with before Offensive Line Coach ____________________________John Donatelli asking questions. Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator ____________ Lyndon Johnson Cornerbacks _________________________________ Derrick Johnson No Tiger first-year freshmen will be made available. Defensive _____________________________ Konstantinos Kosmakos Safeties/Special Teams Coordinator __________________ Joe Tricario At the midway point of the fourth quarter, interview requests will be Outside Linebackers ______________________________Jon Schwartz collected. Wide Receivers _______________________________Mike Moyseenko Fullbacks/Tight Ends ___________________________Dan Hernandez 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 _____________________________Mike Shapley 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 Richmond Richmond Quick Facts STATS FCS Top 25 Poll The Spiders enter the weekend with an Location