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 #11 AUGUST (1-0) 31 at RV/RV The Citadel W, 28-21 --TV: ESPN+ #20/21 Towson (6-4, 3-3 CAA) @ William & Mary (4-6, 2-4 CAA) SEPTEMBER (2-2) Saturday, November 16, 2019 - 1 p.m. ET 7 N.C. CENTRAL W, 42-3 --TV: FloFootball.com/TSN Walter J. Zable Stadium at Cary Field (11,646) - Williamsburg, Va. 14 at #7/9 Maine* W, 45-23 TV: FloFootball.com | Radio: CBS Sports 1300 --TV: FloFootball.com 21 #18 VILLANOVA* L, 45-52 (OT) TOWSON RETURNS TO VIRGINIA FOR MATINEE AT WILLIAM & MARY --TV: FloFootball.com 28 at #9/8 Florida L, 0-38 Towson is set for its final regular season road game, coming --TV: SEC Network back to Virginia to play William & Mary on Saturday, Nov. 16th at 1 p.m. in Williamsburg. OCTOBER (1-2) 12 UALBANY* L, 21-38 --TV: FloFootball.com Towson, ranked in the top-25 all season, currently stands at 19 BUCKNELL W, 56-7 #20 in the STATS FCS Top-25, going up a spot from last week, --TV: FloFootball.com/TSN 26 at #2 James Madison* L, 10-27 and #21 in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll. William & Mary is not --TV: MASN2/FloFootball.com/MadiZONE ranked in either poll.
NOVEMBER (2-0) 2 RV/RV DELAWARE* W, 31-24 Towson has won the last three meetings against William & --TV: FloFootball.com Mary, including a 29-13 victory on Oct. 13, 2018 at home and 9 at RV/RV Stony Brook* W, 31-14 a 26-14 win in Williamsburg on Nov. 11, 2017. All-time, William --TV: FloFootball.com 16 at William & Mary* 1 p.m. & Mary leads the series 9-6, its last victory coming in 2015. --TV: FloFootball.com In a series that began in 1992, these teams have played each 23 ELON* 2 P.M. year since 2011 and every year except one since 2004. --TV: FloFootball.com
Home games in BOLD CAPS With two weeks remaining in FCS play, Towson has won its * Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Game last two games, coming off a 31-14 victory at Stony Brook last Tale of the Tape Saturday, to be 6-4 overall and 3-3 in the CAA, tied for sixth place in the league. William & Mary has also won its last two Towson W&M games, the last a 55-19 home win over Rhode Island, to stand 6-4 Record 4-6 at 4-6 overall and 2-4 in the CAA, tied for ninth place in the 3-3 Conference Record 2-4 30.9 Scoring Offense 27.2 league. 396.8 Total Offense/Game 355.9 Follow the Tigers 147.5 Rushing Yards/Game 200.9 Game: Towson at William & Mary 34.0 Rushing Attempts/Game 44.8 TV: FloFootball.com 249.3 Passing Yards/Game 155.0 --Commentators: Jay Colley (PxP), Mike Leach (color) 31.2 Passing Attempts/Game 22.3 Radio/Internet Audio: CBS Sports Radio 1300 24.7 Scoring Defense 29.2 --Commentators: Spiro Morekas (PxP), Gordy Combs (color) 404.0 Total Defense/Game 410.0 Live Stats: tribeathletics.com 166.5 Rushing Yards Allowed/Game 157.7 235.3 Passing Yards Allowed/Game 252.3 Social Media: Towson Football 79.4% Red Zone Scoring % 77.5% --Facebook: TowsonFootball | TowsonTigers 46.2% Third Down Conversion % 37.5% --Twitter: @Towson_FB | @TowsonTigers 29:10 Time of Possession 26:37 --Instagram: Towson_FB | tutigers +9 Turnover Margin +1 --YouTube: YouTube.com/TheTowsonTigers 1 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16 Media Information - Towson Football
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Off Day Practice Practice Practice Off Day Practice at W&M 10:15 a.m. 10:15 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 10:15 a.m. 1 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 - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16 2019 Towson Stats Leaders In the Polls Player Pos. 2019 Stats Notes STATS FCS Top 25 Poll PASSING Week 11 - Nov. 11 #14 Tom Flacco QB 2426 yds., 60.0%, 18 TD, 4 INT 2018 CAA Offensive POY Rk. School (1st) Rec. Pts. #16 Ryan Stover QB 63 yds., 50.0% (4-8) 1. North Dakota St. (153) 10-0 3825 RUSHING 2. James Madison 9-1 3665 #28 Yeedee Thaenrat RB 485 yds., 5.3 ypr, 13 TD 2018 All-CAA 3rd Team ST 3. Weber St. 8-2 3525 #7 Adrian Feliz-Platt RB 377 yds., 5.2 ypr Starter in 2017 4. Northern Iowa 7-3 3246 5. Montana 8-2 3161 #14 Tom Flacco QB 315 yds., 3.3 ypr, 2 TD Towson QB rushing season record in '18 6. Sacramento St. 7-3 2896 RECEIVING 7. Illinois St. 7-3 2850 #3 Shane Leatherbury WR 44 rec., 601 yds., 9 TD 2018 All-CAA 1st Team WR 8. South Dakota St. 7-3 2662 #22 Caleb Smith WR 32 rec., 546 yds., 1 TD STATS HM Off. POW 11/4 9. Furman 7-3 2596 #9 Darian Street WR 26 rec., 367 yds., 3 TD Transfer from Pittsburgh 10. Montana St. 7-3 2279 KICKING 11. Dartmouth 8-0 2119 #30 Aidan O'Neill K 7-13 FG, 40-40 XP 2018 First Team All-America 12. Florida A&M 8-1 1599 PUNTING 13. Villanova 7-3 1572 14. Central Arkansas 7-3 1562 #97 Shane McDonough P 38 punts, 43.8 ypp, 12 In-20 CAA Special Teams POW 9/9 15 SE Missouri St. 7-3 1548 RETURNERS 16. Kennesaw St. 8-2 1512 #24 D'Ago Hunter WR 572 yds. KR, 21 ret. (27.2), 1 TD, 58 yds. PR, 11 return (5.3) 17. Monmouth 8-2 1398 #35 Coby Tippett DB 123 yds. KR, 5 return (24.6) 18. Princeton 7-1 1171 DEFENSE 19. Central Conn. St. 9-1 1114 #53 Bryce Carter DE 44 tkl., 9.0 TFL, 2 FF, 3.5 sacks 2019 HM Preseason All-CAA 20. TOWSON 6-4 995 #50 Robert Heyward LB 72 tkl., 9.5 TFL, 2 sacks, 2 INT 2018 All-CAA 2nd Team LB 21. Wofford 6-3 818 22. Austin Peay 7-3 641 #55 Christian Dixon LB 65 tkl., 7.0 TFL, 3 sacks, 2 FF 23. SE Louisiana 6-3 633 #27 S.J. Brown II DB 76 tkl., 1.5 TFL, 1 INT, 3 BrUp CAA Defensive POW 9/16 24. Nicholls St. 6-4 505 #35 Coby Tippett DB 60 tkl., 5 INT, 7 BrUp 25. North Carolina A&T 6-3 401 TOWSON: TOP-25 TEAM SINCE SEPT. 2018 AFCA FCS Coaches Poll Having won its past two games, Towson returned to the top- Week 11 - Nov. 11 Rk. School (1st) Rec. Pts. 20 in a national poll, rising a spot to #20 in each the STATS FCS 1. North Dakota St. (26) 10-0 650 Poll and holding at #21 in the AFCA Coaches Poll. The Tigers 2. James Madison 9-1 624 3. Weber St. 8-2 575 have been in the top-25 since Sept. 2018. 4. Montana 8-2 561 5. Northern Iowa 7-3 539 On the week of Sept. 16, Towson earned its first top-5 ranking 6. Sacramento St. 7-3 508 7. Furman 7-3 467 since 2013. Towson was ranked in the top-12 in the 2019 pre- 8. Illinois St. 7-3 450 season, the first preseason ranking since 2014. 9. South Dakota St. 7-3 425 10. Montana St. 7-3 366 11. Kennesaw St. 8-2 365 In total, three CAA teams are in the top-25: Towson, James 12. Dartmouth 8-0 364 13. Central Arkansas 7-3 300 Madison (#2 STATS, #2 AFCA) and Villanova (#13, #16). Several 14. Florida A&M 8-1 285 others are receiving votes. 15. Monmouth 8-2 256 16. Villanova 7-3 246 17. SE Missouri St. 7-3 244 FLACCO, SIMPSON PLACED ON WALTER PAYTON AWARD WATCH LIST 18. Central Conn. St. 9-1 236 Two Towson players, Tom Flacco and Shane Simpson, have 19. Princeton 7-1 203 20. Wofford 6-3 157 been placed on the Walter Payton Award preseason watch list. 21. TOWSON 6-4 146 The Walter Payton Award is given to the top offensive player in 22. Austin Peay 7-3 139 23. SE Louisiana 6-3 83 FCS football. 24. Nicholls St. 6-4 53 25. North Carolina A&T 6-3 40 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) 5 5 time. Flacco was added to the 2018 watch list in October of last 4 (9/23) 10 10 season, finishing fifth in the final voting and first among 2019 5 (9/30) 9 10t 6 (10/7) 9 9 returners. 7 (10/14) 18 20 8 (10/21) 16 17 In the history of the honor, Dave Meggett won the award in 9 (10/28) 21 22 10 (11/4) 21 21 1988. Flacco, Terrance West (2013), Joe Lee (1999) and Tony 11 (11/11) 20 21 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 - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16 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 ...... 65-63 Overall Head Coaching Record/Years ...... 68-70 (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-pur- pose 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 ...... 285-257-4 (.526) 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 ...... 136-85-2 in the CAA, only behind Maine and James Madison. MEDIA RELATIONS Director of Media Relations/Football Contact ...... Dave Vatz O'NEILL - CAA ALL-TIME FIELD GOALS LEADER E-mail ...... [email protected] Aidan O'Neill, already Towson's all-time leader Office Phone ...... 410-704-3107 in field goals made and attempted, became the Cell Phone ...... 518-391-5165 Associate Director of Media Relations ...... Rob Knox Colonial Athletic Association all-time leader in field Assistant Director of Media Relations ...... John Stark goals on Nov. 9th vs. Stony Brook with his 60th Assistant Director of Media Relations ...... Nicole Curtin make. Media Relations Intern ...... Airis Thomas Website ...... www.TowsonTigers.com O'Neill has 60 field goals as a Tiger in 83 at- Twitter ...... @TowsonTigers Facebook ...... www.facebook.com/towsontigers tempts (72.3%), including seven makes in 2019. Instagram ...... TUTigers SID Mailing Address ...... Towson Center #355 The current CAA record was formerly held by ...... 8000 York Road Greg Kuehn, who made 59 field goals from 2002- ...... Towson, MD 21252 25 for William & Mary. 4 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16 TOWSON PICKED SECOND IN CAA PRESEASON POLL CAA Stat Leaders - Towson Towson was predicted to finish second in the CAA pre- S.J. Brown II (DB) season poll, voted on by the league's head coaches and --Tackles Per Game: 11th (7.6) media relations directors. The Tigers also picked up three Bryce Carter (DE) out of a possible 24 first-place votes. --Fumbles Forced Per Game: t-2nd (0.30)
This ties the highest predicted CAA finish for the Tigers Christian Dixon (LB) --Tackles Per Game: t-20th (6.5) since 2012: Towson was predicted to finish first in 2012 and --Fumbles Forced Per Game: t-6th (0.22) second in 2013. --Fumbles Recovered Per Game: t-2nd (0.20) Tom Flacco (QB) Towson earned an NCAA FCS Playoff berth in 2018 after --Passing Yards Per Game: 3rd (242.6) --Total Offense Per Game: 2nd (274.1) tying for third place in the CAA at 5-3, going 7-5 overall including victories over then-ranked Elon, Stony Brook and Terrill Gillette-Rodgers (DB) --Passes Defended Per Game: t-2nd (1.20) Villanova. Robert Heyward (LB) --Tackles Per Game: 12th (7.1) 2019 CAA Football Predicted Order of Finish (1st-place votes, points) 1. James Madison (20), 238 D'Ago Hunter (WR/KR) --Kick Return Average: 3rd (27.2) 2. Towson (3), 217 --Punt Return Average: 6th (5.27) 3. Maine (1), 201 Shane McDonough (P) 4. Elon, 164 --Punting Average: 2nd (43.5 yards per punt) 5. Delaware, 162 Aidan O'Neill (K) 6. Stony Brook, 151 --PAT Kick %: t-1st (100%) 7. New Hampshire, 109 Keon Paye (LB) 8. Rhode Island, 104 --Interceptions Per Game: t-2nd (0.5) 9. Villanova, 84 Yeedee Thaenrat (RB) 10. Richmond, 62 --Scoring: 3rd (7.8 points per game) 11. William & Mary, 58 Coby Tippett (DB/KR) 12. UAlbany, 34 --Interceptions Per Game: t-2nd (0.5) --Passes Defended Per Game: t-2nd (1.20) TIGERS IN THE PROS Malik Tyne (LB) Former Towson players are making their mark in the --Fumbles Forced Per Game: t-5th (0.22) professional ranks, including Jordan Dangerfield and Tye Team Statistics (Out of 12 Teams) Smith playing in the National Football League. Scoring Offense: 4th (30.9 ppg) --Rushing Offense: 8th (147.5 ypg) --Pass Offense: 5th (249.3 ypg) Two Tigers, Darius Victor by the New York Guardians and --Total Offense: 7th (396.8 ypg) Randall Harris by the DC Defenders, were drafted in the Scoring Defense: 3rd (24.7 ppg) newly-formed XFL, which will begin play in 2020. --Rushing Defense: 10th (166.8 ypg) Tigers in the Pros - 2019 --Pass Defense: 8th (235.3 ypg) --Total Defense: 9th (402.1 ypg) --Jordan Dangerfield: Pittsburgh Steelers, NFL --Tye Smith: Tennessee Titans, NFL Turnover Margin: 1st (+9) --Matt Kauffman: New Orleans Saints minicamp, NFL 3rd Down Conversion Offense: 3rd (46.2%) --Frank Beltre: Toronto Argonauts, CFL 3rd Down Conversion Defense: 11th (46.6%) --Darius Victor: Hamilton Tiger-Cats, CFL 4th Down Conversion Offense: 9th (44.4%, 4-9) --Gerrard Sheppard: Memphis Express, AAF 4th Down Conversion Defense: 10th (57.9%, 11-19) --Kanyia Anderson: Sioux Falls Storm, IFL Penalties: 6th (47.7 ypg) Time of Possession: 9th (29:21) FOUR GRADUATES SUITING UP FOR TOWSON In the true form of student-athlete, four Towson play- Red Zone: --Offense: 4th (86.0% conversion) ers take the field as college graduates. Troy Vincent Jr. --Defense: 6th (79.4% conversion) graduated from Towson in 2018 and is in his second year of graduate school. Three others graduated from other institutions before coming to Towson, Tom Flacco from Rutgers, Ricky DeBerry from Oklahoma and Darian Bryant from Temple. 5 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16 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) --Sacks: 12.5 S.J. Brown II (DB) 10th: Justin Yelverton, 16.0 (1999-2002) --CAA Defensive Player of the Week 9/16 Tom Flacco (R-Sr. QB) Passing Touchdowns: 46 (4th in TU history) Bryce Carter (DL) --3rd: Dan Dullea, 49 (1973-76) --CAA Preseason Honorable Mention All-Conference Team Passing Yards: 5,677 (7th in TU history) --6th: Dan Dullea, 6,006 (1973-76) Passing Attempts: 725 (7th in TU history) Tom Flacco (QB) --6th: Dan Dullea, 804 (1973-76) --Walter Payton Award Preseason Watch List Passing Completions: 463 (6th in TU history) --CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year Midseason Watch List --5th: Ron Meehan, 529 (1977-80) --Preseason All-America: STATS, Phil Steele Robert Heyward (R-Sr. LB) --CAA Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Tackles: 258 --CAA Preseason All-Conference Team --10th: Bill Stup, 266 (1985-88) --CAA Offensive Player of the Week 10/21 Shane Leatherbury (R-Sr. WR) Aaron Grzymkowski (OL) Receptions: 141 (9th in TU history) --CAA Preseason Honorable Mention All-Conference Team --8th: Mike Smith, 142 (1986-89) --7th: Sean Murphy, 154 (1982-85) Receiving Touchdowns: 18 (5th in TU history) Robert Heyward (LB) --4th: Mike Smith, 20 (1986-89) --CAA Preseason All-Conference Team Career Receiving Yards: 1,782 --10th: Eric Yancey, 1,814 (2003-06)
Shane Leatherbury (WR) Aidan O'Neill (Sr. K) --Preseason All-America: Phil Steele Field Goals: 60 (1st in TU history and CAA history) --CAA Preseason All-Conference Team --FCS Record: Dan Carpenter, Montana, 75 (2004-07) --CFPA Honorable Men. Offensive Performer of the Week 10/21 Field Goals Attempted: 83 (1st in TU history) --STATS FCS Honorable Men. National Offensive Player of the Week 10/21 Keon Paye (R-Sr. LB) Interceptions: 11 (tied for 5th in TU history) Shane McDonough (P) --2nd: Three players, 13 --CAA Special Teams Player of the Week 9/9 Shane Simpson (R-Sr. RB) Aidan O'Neill (K) All-Purpose Yards: 4,751 --1st: Jason Corle, 5,382 (1996-99) --Preseason All-America: STATS, Athlon Sports, Phil Steele Career Rushing Yards: 1,925 (9th in TU history) --CAA Preseason All-Conference Team --8th: Matt Romeo, 1,950 (2000-03) --7th: Nick Williams, 1,985 (2004-07) Keon Paye (LB) Career Rushing Attempts: 376 --CAA Preseason Honorable Mention All-Conference Team --10th: Paul Cillo, 421 (1981-82) 100-Yard Rushing Games: 5 --10th: Three players, 7 Shane Simpson (RB/KR) --Walter Payton Award Preseason Watch List Season Records - Towson: --Preseason All-America: STATS Tom Flacco (R-Sr. QB) --CAA Preseason All-Conference Team Passing Completions: 180 --10th: Grant Enders, 208 (2012) Passing Yards: 2,426 Caleb Smith (WR/KR) --10th: Chris Goetz, 2,503 (1988) --STATS FCS Honorable Men. National Offensive Player of the Week 11/4 Shane Leatherbury (R-Sr. WR) Receiving Touchdowns: 9 (tied for 6th in TU history) --2nd: Four players, 10 --1st: Mark Orlando, 12 (1994)
Keon Paye (Sr. LB) Interceptions: 5 (tied for 9th in TU history) --5th: Four players, 6
Yeedee Thaenrat (Sr. RB) Rushing Touchdowns: 13 (tied for 9th in TU history) --7th: Terrance West (2012)/Noah Read (2000), 14 --5th: Darius Victor (2015)/Dan Ricker (1984), 15
Coby Tippett (Jr. DB) Interceptions: 5 (tied for 9th in TU history) --5th: Four players, 6 6 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16 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______6-4 at home______3-2 season in 2019 and is the third-longest tenured on road______3-2 head coach in the CAA. on grass______1-1 on field turf______5-3 Going into its 51st season, Towson football has in overtime______0-1 had four head coaches, with three, including Am- Towson scores first______5-0 brose, serving at the helm for at least 10 seasons. Opponent scores first______1-4 Ambrose was formerly an assistant under Gordy Towson leads after 1st quarter______6-0 Combs from 1992 to 2000. Towson leads at the half______6-1 Towson leads after 3rd quarter______6-0 Ahead of Ambrose in years is New Hampshire's Sean McDonnell (21st season) and Stony Brook's Towson has more rushing yards______4-0 Towson has more passing yards______5-2 Chuck Priore (14th season). Towson has more total yards of offense______5-0
ALUMNI BACK TO COACH THE TIGERS Towson has less penalties______3-0 Along with Ambrose, several Tiger assistant Towson has less turnovers______5-2 coaches are also Towson graduates. Towson scores under 10 points______0-1 --Scott Van Zile (QBs Coach, Recruiting Coordinator): 1999 Towson scores 10-19 points______0-1 --Konstantinos Kosmakos (DL Coach): 2006 Towson scores 20-29 points______1-1 Towson scores 30-39 points______2-0 --Collin Bauer (OLB Coach): 2013 Towson scores 40 points or more______3-1 --Lance Yaniger (Director of Operations): 2011 Opponent scores under 10 points______2-0 TIGERS IN THE COMMUNITY Opponent scores 10-19 points______1-0 The Towson University athletics department Opponent scores 20-29 points______3-1 deems community service as one of its highest pri- Opponent scores 30-39 points______0-2 Opponent scores 40 points or more______0-1 orities to give back to the Greater Baltimore area. Towson completes at least 50% of passes______6-4 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______4-4 Greater Baltimore region, finishing with 11,162 hours of Opponent completes fewer than 50% of passes______2-0 community service in the 2018-19 academic season. Towson has 100-yard rusher______1-1 Opponent has 100-yard rusher______1-3 Towson ranked #1 nationally for community service and won the 2018 National Championship Towson has 300-yard passer______1-1 for Community Service through the Helper Helper Opponent has 300-yard passer______1-1 NCAA Team Works Competition. Towson has 100-yard receiver______1-1 Opponent has 100-yard receiver______2-3 Towson had a 97% participation rate, attended 118 community service opportunities and volun- Towson defense scores______1-1 teered with 19 organizations. Opponent defense scores______0-1
Towson won the 2018 Volunteer of the Year Towson special teams score (not counting FG/XP)______1-0 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 - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16 LAST GAME (#21 TOWSON 31, RV STONY BROOK 14) NCAA FCS Stat Leaders - Towson (11/9/19, STONY BROOK, N.Y.): Bryce Carter (DL) Towson took the lead late in the second quarter and --Forced Fumbles Per Game: 13th (0.30) never looked back, using a 21-0 run to defeat Stony Christian Dixon (LB) Brook 31-14 on Long Island. --Recovered Fumbles: 19th (2) Important Stat: Tom Flacco (QB) Towson - Intercepted three SBU passes, two in red zone --Total Offense Per Game: 25th (274.1) SBU - First 200+ yard receiver since 2012 Top Passer: D'Ago Hunter (WR) --Kickoff Yards Per Return: 11th (27.2) Towson - Tom Flacco: 19-29, 283 yards, 2 TD SBU - Tyquell Fields: 13-35, 241 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Shane Leatherbury (WR) --Receiving TDs: 13th (9) Top Rusher: Towson - Adrian Feliz-Platt: 13 rush, 88 yards Shane McDonough (P/KO) SBU - Tyquell Fields: 7 rush, 77 yards --Punting Average: 9th (43.5 ypp) Top Receiver: Keon Paye (LB) Towson - Darian Street: 4 catches, 86 yards, 1 TD --Interceptions Per Game: 6th (0.5) SBU - Nick Anderson: 8 catches, 205 yards, 2 TD Yeedee Thaenrat (RB) Standout Defensive Player: --Rushing Touchdowns: 10th (13) Towson - Keon Paye (LB): 3 tackles, 2 INT --Total Touchdowns: 15th (13) SBU - Reidgee Dimanche (LB): 13 tackles, 2.0 TFL Coby Tippett (DB) --Interceptions Per Game: 6th (0.5) INTERNATIONAL TIGERS Team Statistics (Top-25) Towson's influence is growing across the world with four --3rd Down Conversion %: 14th (46.2%) international players in 2019, including three from Europe. --Defensive TDs: 18th (2) --Kickoff Yards Per Return: 14th (23.88) --Net Punting: 11th (39.59) Redshirt senior linebacker Malik Tyne, from Canada, --Passes Intercepted: 2nd (15) has played 31 career games for Towson, coming into 2019 --Turnover Margin: 12th (+0.90 per game) with 56 tackles, including 18.5 for loss and 6.5 sacks. Top Towson Plays - 2019
Longest Plays of the Year - Towson From Belgium comes Tibo Debaillie who, despite Rushing injury last season, has played in 13 games on the defen- 45 yards sive line. Adrian Feliz-Platt vs. Bucknell, 10/19 Shane Simpson vs. The Citadel, 8/31 Two new players from Europe will serve as offensive Rushing TD linemen this year: Roman Wahrheit from Germany and 45 yards Shane Simpson vs. The Citadel, 8/31 Vaino Paakkonen from Finland. From 2014-17, Towson had another offensive lineman from Europe, KJ Brandal, Passing 68 yards who hailed from Norway. Darian Street from Tom Flacco at Stony Brook, 11/9 FROM UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST... Passing TD 68 yards The Towson roster nearly covers every state along Darian Street from Tom Flacco at Stony Brook, 11/9 the East Coast, including 12 states along the coastline Field Goal and 15 states total in the country. 49 yards Aidan O'Neill at James Madison, 10/26 Away from the Eastern Seaboard, Towson has players Punt from California, Michigan and Illinois. 68 yards Shane McDonough at Maine, 9/14 ...AND REPPING THE HOME STATE Punt Return The Towson roster represents the Old Line State well, 25 yards sporting 35 players from the home state of Maryland. D'Ago Hunter vs. Bucknell, 10/19 Kickoff Return This includes four players from Baltimore City: Marcel 92 yards Allen (Milford Mill Academy), Sam Grace (Boys Latin), Sean D'Ago Hunter vs. Bucknell, 10/19 Jefferson (Dunbar) and Myles Wright (St. Frances Academy).
8 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16 SCOUTING WILLIAM & MARY: William & Mary Quick Facts Mike London is the new head coach of William & Mary, Full Name ...... The College of William & Mary taking over for Jimmye Laycock. This is the first time Tow- Location ...... Williamsburg, Va. son will play W&M without Laycock, who led the Tribe for 39 Enrollment ...... 8,827 seasons. Nickname ...... Tribe Colors ...... Green, Gold and Silver Conference ...... Colonial Athletic Association William & Mary ranks third in the CAA in rushing offense, Home Field .... Walter J. Zable Stadium at Cary Field averaging 200.9 yards a game on the ground, with three dif- ferent players currently having over 330 yards. The team Head Coach ...... Mike London (Richmond '83) currently ranked 10th in the CAA in total defense, allowing Record at School ...... 4-6 (1st season) 410 yards per game. Career Record ...... 66-67 (11th season)
LAST TIME VS. W&M (#17/18 TOWSON 29, WILLIAM & MARY 13) 2018 Record ...... 4-6 (10/13/18, TOWSON, MD.): Conference Record (Finish) ...... 3-4 (8th) Down three at halftime on Family Weekend, Towson outscored Off/Def Starters Returning ...... 14 William & Mary 19-0 in the second half for a 29-13 win, its Off/Def Starters Lost ...... 8 fourth consecutive victory. Important Stat: SID ...... Rob Turner Towson - 456 yards of total offense, holding W&M to 233 Email ...... [email protected] W&M - Two 2nd quarter TDs, including one on blocked FG Office ...... 757-221-3370 Top Passer: Web ...... tribeathletics.com Towson - Tom Flacco: 17-26, 188 yards, 1 TD Leading Passer: W&M - Dean Rotger: 12-18, 92 yards --Hollis Mathis (Fr.): 44.8%, 729 yds., 3 TD, 2 INT Top Rusher: Leading Rusher: Towson - Tom Flacco: 16 rush, 130 yards --Owen Wright (So.): 540 yds., 4.5 ypg, 5 TD Leading Defensive Player: W&M - Albert Funderburke: 16 rush, 50 yards, 1 TD --Gavin Johnson (Sr.): 45 tkls., 8.0 TFL, 5.5 sacks Top Receiver: Towson - Shane Leatherbury: 3 catches, 48 yards W&M - Chris Conlan: 4 catches, 40 yards Standout Defensive Player: Towson - Robert Heyward (LB): 13 tackles, 0.5 sack, 2 BrUp W&M - Josh Dulaney (LB): 8 tackles, 1 sack, 1 FF
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 Garnett Grzymkowski Cheripko Desire Gilmore Smith Leatherbury Street Clark Simpson Flacco Villanova Garnett Grzymkowski Cheripko Desire Gilmore Street Leatherbury Thompson IV Clark Thaenrat Flacco Florida Garnett Grzymkowski Cheripko Cassels Gilmore Street Leatherbury Smith Epps Thaenrat Flacco UAlbany Garnett Grzymkowski Cheripko Cassels Gilmore Street Leatherbury Smith Clark Thaenrat Flacco Bucknell Garnett Grzymkowski Cheripko Cassels Gilmore Street Leatherbury Clark Hamilton Thaenrat Flacco JMU Garnett Grzymkowski Cheripko Cassels Gilmore Street Leatherbury Smith Clark Thaenrat Flacco Delaware Garnett Grzymkowski Cheripko Cassels Gilmore Street Rutkowski Smith Clark Feliz-Platt Flacco SBU Garnett Grzymkowski Cheripko Cassels Gilmore Street Leatherbury Smith Rutkowski Feliz-Platt Flacco 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 Carter Gyeni Bowman Paye Heyward Dixon Tyne Shuman Tippett Brown Gillette Villanova Carter Gyeni Debaillie Paye Heyward Dixon Lambert Shuman Tippett Brown Gillette Florida Carter Gyeni Debaillie Paye Heyward Dixon Lambert Shuman Tippett Brown Gillette UAlbany Carter Gyeni Lauer Paye Heyward Dixon Lambert Javier Tippett Brown Gillette Bucknell Carter Gyeni Lauer Paye Heyward Dixon Lambert Love Topps II Brown Gillette JMU Carter Gyeni Debaillie Paye Heyward Dixon Lambert Love Tippett Brown Gillette Delaware Carter Gyeni Debaillie Paye Heyward Dixon Lambert Love Tippett Brown Gillette SBU Carter Gyeni Debaillie Paye Heyward Dixon Lambert Wynn Tippett Brown Gillette W&M Elon 9 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16 FIRST 3-0 START SINCE 2013 Series History: Towson-W&M With victories over The Citadel, N.C. Central and Date Location Result Maine, Towson started 3-0 for the first time since 2013. 10/17/92 Williamsburg, Va. L, 15-43 In 2013, the Tigers began the year 6-0, including a 10/30/04 Towson, Md. L, 16-41 victory over Connecticut, eventually going to the FCS 10/22/05 Williamsburg, Va. L, 13-44 National Championship game. 11/4/06 Towson, Md. L, 28-29 9/29/07 Williamsburg, Va. L, 22-29 IMPORTANT DATES: TOWSON VS. W&M 11/1/08 Towson, Md. L, 14-34 --Oct. 22, 2011: 11/7/09 Williamsburg, Va. L, 0-31 #15 Towson improved to 4-0 in the CAA with its fourth 10/22/11 Williamsburg, Va. W, 38-27 straight victory over a nationally-ranked team, defeat- 9/15/12 Towson, Md. W, 20-17 ing #14 William & Mary 38-27 in Williamsburg. Towson 11/16/13 Williamsburg, Va. W, 15-9 scored touchdowns on its first four drives, with Ter- 11/15/14 Towson, Md. L, 14-37 rance West rushing for 141 yards and three scores. 11/14/15 Williamsburg, Va. L, 17-31 11/12/16 Towson, Md. W, 34-24 --Sept. 15, 2012: 11/11/17 Williamsburg, Va. W, 26-14 The first-ever CAA game to be televised on the NBC 10/13/18 Towson, Md. W, 29-13 Sports Network saw host Towson defeat William & Mary 20-17. Terrance West ran for 153 yardsas Towson out- gained W&M 422-258 on total offense. Last time Towson.... --Nov. 16, 2013: Played overtime: A late third quarter touchdown by Terrance West, his 9/21/19 - vs. Villanova (L, 45-52, OT) second score of the day, assisted #10 Towson to win 15-9 at #16 William & Mary. The Towson defense did Shut out an opponent: not allow a touchdown, forced two turnovers and ended 9/2/17 - vs. Morgan State (W, 10-0) three more drives on downs.
Was shut out by an opponent: TOWSON EARNS SCHOOL RECORDS VS. BUCKNELL 9/28/19 - at Florida (L, 0-38) In the victory vs. Bucknell on October 19th, Towson's passing game set a couple of new single game school records. Tom Flacco set a new program record with six Defeated a then-ranked opponent: passing touchdowns, all coming in the first half, with 9/14/19 - at #7/9 Maine (W, 45-23) Shane Leatherbury tying a team record with five receiv- ing touchdowns. Defeated an FBS program: 8/29/13: at Connecticut (W, 33-18) FLACCO UNVEILED ON CFL NEGOTIATION LIST In August, Tom Flacco was unveiled on the Canadian Scored 50+ points in a game: Football League (CFL) negotiation list for the Saskatch- 10/20/18: at UAlbany (W, 56-28) ewan Roughriders.
Allowed 50+ points in a game: Being on a CFL negotiation list, for international play- 9/8/18: at Wake Forest (L, 20-51) ers and non-drafted Canadians, means that team has exclusive rights to negotiate a contract. All CFL teams release 10 names on their negotiation lists twice a year.
INTERCEPTORS With 15 interceptions this season, Towson is tied for second in all of FCS in that category, leading to a turn- over margin of +9 for the team, 12th in FCS and first in the CAA. Keon Paye and Coby Tippett each have five interceptions, the first time a Tiger has had at least five picks since 2004.
10 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16 Towson Two-Deep: vs. William & Mary 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. 8 Jesus Gibbs 6-4 275 R-Fr.
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 94 Tibo Debaillie 6-2 285 Jr. 50 Brown Tuiasosopo 6-2 315 Jr. 58 Bryce Lauer 6-3 275 R-Fr.
RG 60 Brendan Cassels 6-3 300 R-Jr. OLB 12 Keon Paye 6-0 225 R-Sr. OR 73 Alex Desire 6-4 310 R-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 9 Darian Street 6-2 190 R-So. OLB 93 John Lambert 6-3 235 R-Sr. 22 Caleb Smith 6-1 195 R-Jr. 31 Malik Tyne 6-3 235 R-Sr.
WR-Z 3 Shane Leatherbury 5-11 190 R-Sr. CB 23 Jirhe Love 6-0 195 R-So. 8 Ryan Rutkowski 6-2 200 R-Jr. OR 16 Jeremiah Wynn 6-0 185 Fr.
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. 26 Robert Topps III 6-3 200 R-So.
FB 34 Luke Hamilton 6-0 245 R-Fr. S 27 S.J. Brown II 5-11 200 Jr. 89 Jason Epps 6-3 235 R-Jr. 38 Stanley Davis II 6-0 200 Jr.
TB 28 Yeedee Thaenrat 5-11 220 Sr. CB 25 Terrill Gillette-Rodgers 5-10 180 Sr. 7 Adrian Feliz-Platt 5-10 185 R-So. 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 24 D'Ago Hunter 5-8 160 So. 30 Aidan O'Neill 6-1 195 Sr. 35 Coby Tippett 5-11 195 Jr.
P 97 Shane McDonough 6-1 210 R-So. KR2 7 Adrian Feliz-Platt 5-10 185 R-So. 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 24 D'Ago Hunter 5-8 160 So. 87 Myles Wright 6-3 240 R-So. 35 Coby Tippett 5-11 195 Jr.
11 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16 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 University 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. 6 Troy Vincent LB/RB 5-11 205 R-Sr. Rockville, Md. / Gilman School / N.C. State 7 Adrian Feliz-Platt RB 5-10 185 R-So. Germantown, MD. / Seneca Valley 8 Jesus Gibbs DL 6-4 275 R-Fr. Dumfries, Va. / Potomac H.S. / Univ. of South Carolina 8 Ryan Rutkowski WR 6-2 200 R-Jr. Broadlands, Va. / Briar Woods H.S. 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 H.S. 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 H.S. 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 H.S. 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 H.S. 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 24 D'Ago Hunter WR 5-8 160 So. Culpeper, Va. / Eastern View 25 Terrill Gillette-Rodgers DB 5-10 180 Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. / Riverside C.C. 26 Robert Topps III DB 6-3 200 R-So. Chicago, Ill. / Marist H.S. / Univ. of Kansas 27 S.J. Brown II S 5-11 200 Jr. Plumas Lake, Calif. / East Nicolaus H.S. / Sierra College 28 Reese Clarke DB 6-0 205 R-Fr. Belle Meade, N.J. / Montgomery H.S. 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 H.S. 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 H.S. 38 Stanley Davis II DB 6-0 200 Jr. Petersburg, Va. / Petersburg H.S. / Louisburg 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. 43 Sam Alsheimer FB 5-11 215 Fr. Dayton, Md. / Glenelg H.S. 44 Ryan Kearney LB 6-1 230 R-Fr. Ellicott City, Md. / Howard H.S. 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 / Univ. of Pittsburgh 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. 12 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16
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 H.S. 60 Brendan Cassels OL 6-3 300 R-Jr. Walkersville, Md. / Walkersville H.S. 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 / Toolon Lukio 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 H.S. 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 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 College 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 - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16 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 appearanc- es 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 6-4, 3-3 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: 65-63 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: 68-70 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 - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16 Colonial Athletic Association 2019 Colonial Athletic Association Standings School Conf CPct. Overall Pct. Streak James Madison (2/2) 6-0 1.000 9-1 .900 W-9 New Hampshire (RV/RV) 4-2 .667 5-4 .556 L-1 Richmond (RV/RV) 4-2 .667 5-5 .500 L-1 UAlbany (RV/RV) 4-2 .667 6-4 .600 W-1 Villanova (13/16) 4-3 .571 7-3 .700 W-1 Towson (20/21) 3-3 .500 6-4 .600 W-2 Maine (RV/--) 3-3 .500 5-5 .500 W-3 Elon 3-4 .429 4-6 .400 L-2 Delaware 2-4 .333 4-6 .400 L-3 Stony Brook 2-4 .333 5-5 .500 L-2 William & Mary 2-4 .333 4-6 .400 W-2 Rhode Island 0-6 .000 2-8 .200 L-1 Current Rankings - (STATS FCS/AFCA Coaches) This Week’s Schedule (Week 12) CAA Reigning Players of the Week (Week 11)
Friday, November 15 LIU at Villanova, 7 p.m. Offensive Player of the Week
Friday, November 15 Ben DiNucci, QB, James Madison LIU at Villanova, 7 p.m. 19-for-24, 293 yards, 3 TD vs. New Hampshire
Saturday, November 16 Towson at William & Mary, 1 p.m.* Defensive Player of the Week Rhode Island at Maine, 12 p.m.* Stony Brook at Delaware, 1 p.m.* Drew Wiley, LB, Villanova New Hampshire at UAlbany, 1 p.m.* 5 tkls., 3.5 TFL, 1 sack, 1 FF, 1 INT vs. Richmond Richmond at James Madison, 3:30 p.m.*
Last Week’s Results (Week 11) Special Teams Player of the Week Nowoola Awopetu, KR/DB, Villanova Saturday, November 9 Towson 31, Stony Brook 14* 100 KR touchdown vs. Richmond Villanova 35, Richmond 28* UAlbany 21, Delaware 17* William & Mary 55, Rhode Island 19* Co-Rookie of the Week Maine 31, Elon 17* Joe Fagnano, QB, Maine James Madison 54, New Hampshire 16* 20-for-29, 320 yards, 2 TD Next Week’s Games (Week 13) Bronson Yoder, RB/WR, William & Mary Saturday, November 23 Elon at Towson, 2 p.m.* 144 yards rushing, TD, 206 all-purpose vs. URI James Madison at Rhode Island, 12 p.m.* William & Mary at Richmond, 12 p.m.* Towson Players of the Week - 2019 Season Maine at New Hampshire, 1 p.m.* Delaware at Villanova, 1 p.m.* S.J. Brown II, S UAlbany at Stony Brook, 2 p.m.* --9/16: CAA Defensive Player of the Week
* CAA Conference Game Tom Flacco, QB --10/21: CAA Offensive Player of the Week
Shane McDonough, P --9/9: CAA Special Teams Player of the Week
15 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16 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-RODGERS 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 68, Shane McDonough at Maine, 9-14-19
100 Yards Rushing 500+ Yards Passing Scored a safety 112, Yeedee Thaenrat vs. Bucknell, 10-19-19 567, Joe Lee at Lehigh, 10-30-99 at Delaware, 10-27-18 101, Adrian Feliz-Platt vs. Bucknell, 10-19-19 3 TD’s Passing Fumble Return For TD 150 Yards Rushing 6, Tom Flacco vs. Bucknell, 10-19-19 14, Troy Vincent Jr., at Villanova 9-15-18 185, Tom Flacco vs. The Citadel, 9-29-18 4 TD’s Passing Blocked Punt For TD 200 Yards Rushing 6, Tom Flacco vs. Bucknell, 10-19-19 0, Fred Overstreet at Delaware State, 9-13-14 202, Shane Simpson vs. William & Mary, 11-12-16 5+ TD’s Passing Blocked Punt 300 Yards Rushing 6, Tom Flacco vs. Bucknell, 10-19-19 Jordan Mynatt vs. James Madison, 10-10-15 354, Terrance West at Eastern Illinois, 12-13-13 2 TD’s receiving Blocked Field Goal 2 TD’s Rushing 5, Shane Leatherbury vs. Bucknell, 10-19-19 Chizurum Umunakwe vs. The Citadel, 8-31-19 3, Yeedee Thaenrat vs. Delaware, 11-2-19 3+ TD’s receiving Blocked Extra Point 3 TD’s Rushing 5, Shane Leatherbury vs. Bucknell, 10-19-19 Alfonso Augustine vs. N.C. Central, 9-20-14 3, Yeedee Thaenrat vs. Delaware, 11-2-19 10+ Receptions 3 Interceptions In Game By One Player 4 TD’s Rushing 10, Shane Leatherbury vs. James Madison, 11-17-18 3, Allante Harrison at Delaware, 9-11-04 4, Yeedee Thaenrat at Maine, 9-14-19 100+ Receiving Yards 4 Field Goals in a game 20+ Completions 200, Caleb Smith vs. Delaware, 11-2-19 4, Aidan O’Neill at Delaware, 10-27-18 21, Tom Flacco vs. Villanova, 9-21-19 150+ Receiving Yards 50+ Field Goal 30+ Completions 200, Caleb Smith vs. Delaware, 11-2-19 50, Aidan O’Neill at Delaware, 10-27-18 31, Tom Flacco vs. James Madison, 11-17-18 200+ Receiving Yards Rush Of 50+ Yards 40+ Completions 200, Caleb Smith vs. Delaware, 11-2-19 50, Tom Flacco vs. James Madison, 11-17-18 47, Joe Lee at Lehigh, 10-30-99 Kickoff Return For TD Pass Of 50+ Yards 30+ Passing Attempts 92, D'Ago Hunter vs. Bucknell, 10-19-19 68, Tom Flacco to Darian Street at Stony Brook, 11-9-19 32, Tom Flacco at James Madison, 10-26-19 Punt return For TD Rush Of 75+ Yards 40+ Passing Attempts 62, Coby Tippett at William & Mary, 11-11-17 78, Tom Flacco vs. The Citadel, 9-29-18 42, Tom Flacco vs. Villanova, 9-21-19 Special Teams Defensive TD Pass of 75+ Yards 50+ Passing Attempts Troy Vincent Jr., at Villanova 9-15-18 76, Tom Flacco to Shane Leatherbury at Villanova, 9-15-18 50, Tom Flacco vs. James Madison, 11-17-18 Interception For TD 300+ Yards Passing 49, Robert Heyward vs. Villanova, 9-21-19 304, Tom Flacco vs. Villanova, 9-21-19 The Last Time an Opponent:
30+ Rushing Attempts 50+ Passing Attempts Kickoff Return For TD 30, Karl Mofor, UAlbany, 10-12-19 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 111, Percy Agyei-Obese, James Madison, 10-26-19 380, Jeff Undercuffler, UAlbany, 10-12-19 (2x) 70 and 60, Greg Dortch, Wake Forest, 9-8-18
200 Yards Rushing 400+ Yards Passing Interception For TD 200, John Griffin, Northeastern, 10-24-09 401, Chris Ferguson, Maine, 9-14-19 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, Daniel Smith, Villanova, 9-21-19 Arman Jones, William & Mary, 10-13-18
20+ Completions 4+ TD’s Passing Scored a safety 23, Jeff Undercuffler, UAlbany, 10-12-19 4, Daniel Smith, Villanova, 9-21-19 Holy Cross, 9-19-15
30+ Completions 2 TD’s receiving Fumble Return For TD 35, Clint Trickett, West Virginia, 9-6-14 2, Kyle Pitts, Florida, 9-28-19 61, Brandon Ginnetti, Rhode Island, 11-19-16
30+ Passing Attempts 10+ Receptions Blocked Punt 35, Tyquell Fields, Stony Brook, 11-9-19 10, Jerah Reeves, UAlbany, 10-12-19 Brandon Waller, Richmond, 10-1-16
40+ Passing Attempts 100+ Receiving yards Blocked Field Goal 42, Daniel Smith, Villanova, 9-21-19 205, Nick Anderson, Stony Brook, 11-9-19 Florida, 9-28-19
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CAA Football Towson Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 09, 2019) All games
Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Aug 31, 2019 at The Citadel W 28-21 8008 All games 6-4 3-2 3-2 0-0 Sep 07, 2019 N.C. CENTRAL W 42-3 8322 Conference 3-3 1-2 2-1 0-0 * Sep 14, 2019 at #7 Maine W 45-23 6256 Non-Conference 3-1 2-0 1-1 0-0 * Sep 21, 2019 #18 VILLANOVA L 45-52 9568 9/28/19 at #9 Florida L 0-38 79126 Team Statistics TOWSON OPP * Oct 12, 2019 UALBANY L 21-38 4809 FIRST DOWNS 213 200 Oct 19, 2019 BUCKNELL W 56-7 6114 R u s h in g 82 87 * Oct 26, 2019 at #2 James Madison L 10-27 23983 P a s s in g 106 97 * Nov 2, 2019 DELAWARE W 31-24 5522 P e n a l ty 25 16 * Nov 09, 2019 at Stony Brook W 31-14 5034 RUSHING YARDAGE 1475 1668 Rushing Attempts 340 371 Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Average Per Rush 4.3 4.5 Yeedee Thaenrat 10 91 503 18 485 5.3 13 44 48.5 Average Per Game 147.5 166.8 Adrian Feliz-Platt 9 73 389 12 377 5.2 0 45 41.9 TDs Rushing 20 14 Tom Flacco 10 96 525 210 315 3.3 2 43 31.5 PASSING YARDAGE 2493 2353 Shane Simpson 3 22 168 6 162 7.4 2 45 54.0 C o m p - A t t- In t 185-312-4 180-313-15 Aaron Speight 2 11 48 5 43 3.9 1 11 21.5 Average Per Pass 8.0 7.5 Ryan Stover 4 7 41 0 41 5.9 0 9 10.2 Average Per Catch 13.5 13.1 Kobe Young 3 9 30 1 29 3.2 1 10 9.7 Average Per Game 249.3 235.3 D'Ago Hunter 10 4 24 0 24 6.0 0 14 2.4 TDs Passing 18 16 Triston Harris 1 2 19 0 19 9.5 0 19 19.0 TOTAL OFFENSE 3968 4021 Shane Leatherbury 10 5 30 14 16 3.2 1 17 1.6 Average Per Play 6.1 5.9 Sean Bryan 1 5 16 0 16 3.2 0 5 16.0 Average Per Game 396.8 402.1 Caleb Smith 9 1 8 0 8 8.0 0 8 0.9 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 40-955 29-619 Shane McDonough 10 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-62 10-105 Total 10 340 1802 327 1475 4.3 20 45 147.5 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 15-279 4-42 Opponents 10 371 1845 177 1668 4.5 14 64 166.8 FUMBLES-LOST 15-8 13-6 PENALTIES-Yards 59-477 59-540 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g PUNTS-AVG 39-42.6 40-42.7 Tom Flacco 10 145.06 180-300-4 60.0 2426 18 68 242.6 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 :2 2 3 0 :3 8 Ryan Stover 4 116.15 4-8-0 50.0 63 0 25 15.8 3RD-DOWN Conversions 55/119 69/148 Jeff Miller 1 44.53 1-3-0 33.3 4 0 4 4.0 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/9 11/19 Triston Harris 1 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Shane Leatherbury 10 0.00 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Total 10 142.89 185-312-4 59.3 2493 18 68 249.3 Coby Tippett 5 67 13.4 0 52 Opponents 10 127.94 180-313-15 57.5 2353 16 71 235.3 Keon Paye 5 122 24.4 1 73 Robert Heyward 2 49 24.5 1 49 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Jeremiah Wynn 1 0 0.0 0 0 Shane Leatherbury 10 44 601 13.7 9 45 60.1 Marcel Allen 1 34 34.0 0 34 Caleb Smith 9 32 546 17.1 1 41 60.7 S.J. Brown II 1 7 7.0 0 7 Darian Street 10 26 367 14.1 3 68 36.7 Chris Clark 8 16 198 12.4 2 38 24.8 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Jason Epps 10 12 146 12.2 1 35 14.6 Shane McDonough 38 1663 43.8 68 5 9 12 8 1 Ryan Rutkowski 10 11 152 13.8 1 36 15.2 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Daniel Thompson IV 7 10 112 11.2 0 39 16.0 Adrian Feliz-Platt 9 7 74 10.6 0 23 8.2 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Yeedee Thaenrat 10 7 55 7.9 0 17 5.5 D'Ago Hunter 11 58 5.3 0 25 D'Ago Hunter 10 6 65 10.8 0 25 6.5 Shane Simpson 2 4 2.0 0 4 Shane Simpson 3 5 62 12.4 1 25 20.7 Total 13 62 4.8 0 25 Kobe Young 3 5 51 10.2 0 25 17.0 Opponents 10 105 10.5 0 28 Jabari Allen 3 4 64 16.0 0 31 21.3 Total 10 185 2493 13.5 18 68 249.3 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Opponents 10 180 2353 13.1 16 71 235.3 D'Ago Hunter 21 572 27.2 1 92 Coby Tippett 5 123 24.6 0 32 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Caleb Smith 5 97 19.4 0 27 Aidan O'Neill 7-13 53.8 0-0 4-4 1-2 2-4 0-3 49 1 Shane Simpson 4 109 27.2 0 40 Adrian Feliz-Platt 3 23 7.7 0 10 PAT Yeedee Thaenrat 1 25 25.0 0 25 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Chris Clark 1 6 6.0 0 6 Yeedee Thaenrat 13 ------78 Total 40 955 23.9 1 92 Aidan O'Neill - 7-13 40-40 - - - - - 61 Opponents 29 619 21.3 0 65 Shane Leatherbury 10 ------60 Shane Simpson 3 ------18 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Darian Street 3 ------18 D'Ago Hunter 10 24 65 58 572 0 719 71.9 Chris Clark 2 ------12 Caleb Smith 9 8 546 0 97 0 651 72.3 Tom Flacco 2 - - - - 1-1 - - 12 Shane Leatherbu 10 16 601 0 0 0 617 61.7 Jason Epps 1 ------6 Yeedee Thaenrat 10 485 55 0 25 0 565 56.5 D'Ago Hunter 1 ------6 Adrian Feliz-Platt 9 377 74 0 23 0 474 52.7 Keon Paye 1 ------6 Total 10 1475 2493 62 955 279 5264 526.4 Robert Heyward 1 ------6 Opponents 10 1668 2353 105 619 42 4787 478.7 Caleb Smith 1 ------6 Aaron Speight 1 ------6 Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Kobe Young 1 ------6 Tom Flacco 10 396 315 2426 2741 274.1 Ryan Rutkowski 1 ------6 Yeedee Thaenrat 10 91 485 0 485 48.5 Total 41 7-13 40-40 - 1 1-1 - - 309 Adrian Feliz-Platt 9 73 377 0 377 41.9 Opponents 31 10-12 31-31 - - - - - 247 Shane Simpson 3 22 162 0 162 54.0 Ryan Stover 4 15 41 63 104 26.0 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Total 10 652 1475 2493 3968 396.8 Towson 73 124 56 56 0 309 Opponents 10 684 1668 2353 4021 402.1 Opponents 48 86 62 44 7 247
Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd 18## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 27 S.J. Brown II 10 42 34 76 1.5-2 . 1-7 3 . . . . . 50 Robert Heyward 10 41 30 71 9.5-29 2.0-17 2-49 . 1 . . . . 55 Christian Dixon 10 35 30 65 7.0-32 3.0-22 . 2 2 2-0 2 . . 35 Coby Tippett 10 38 22 60 1.0-3 . 5-67 7 . . . . . 53 Bryce Carter 10 25 20 45 9.0-32 3.5-17 . . 9 . 3 . . Total 10 388 276 664 58-197 17-105 15-279 43 40 6-0 8 1 . Opponents 10 378 256 634 59-293 29-199 4-42 37 35 8-34 10 2 . 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16 CAA Football Towson Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 09, 2019) All games
Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Yeedee Thaenrat 10 91 503 18 485 5.3 13 44 48.5 D'Ago Hunter 11 58 5.3 0 25 Adrian Feliz-Platt 9 73 389 12 377 5.2 0 45 41.9 Shane Simpson 2 4 2.0 0 4 Tom Flacco 10 96 525 210 315 3.3 2 43 31.5 Total 13 62 4.8 0 25 Shane Simpson 3 22 168 6 162 7.4 2 45 54.0 Opponents 10 105 10.5 0 28 Aaron Speight 2 11 48 5 43 3.9 1 11 21.5 Ryan Stover 4 7 41 0 41 5.9 0 9 10.2 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Kobe Young 3 9 30 1 29 3.2 1 10 9.7 Keon Paye 5 122 24.4 1 73 D'Ago Hunter 10 4 24 0 24 6.0 0 14 2.4 Coby Tippett 5 67 13.4 0 52 Triston Harris 1 2 19 0 19 9.5 0 19 19.0 Robert Heyward 2 49 24.5 1 49 Shane Leatherbury 10 5 30 14 16 3.2 1 17 1.6 Marcel Allen 1 34 34.0 0 34 Sean Bryan 1 5 16 0 16 3.2 0 5 16.0 S.J. Brown II 1 7 7.0 0 7 Caleb Smith 9 1 8 0 8 8.0 0 8 0.9 Jeremiah Wynn 1 0 0.0 0 0 Shane McDonough 10 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 Total 15 279 18.6 2 73 Daniel Thompson IV 7 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Opponents 4 42 10.5 0 22 TEAM 6 12 0 61 -61 -5.1 0 0 -10.2 Total 10 340 1802 327 1475 4.3 20 45 147.5 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Opponents 10 371 1845 177 1668 4.5 14 64 166.8 D'Ago Hunter 21 572 27.2 1 92 Caleb Smith 5 97 19.4 0 27 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Coby Tippett 5 123 24.6 0 32 Tom Flacco 10 145.06 180-300-4 60.0 2426 18 68 242.6 Shane Simpson 4 109 27.2 0 40 Ryan Stover 4 116.15 4-8-0 50.0 63 0 25 15.8 Adrian Feliz-Platt 3 23 7.7 0 10 Jeff Miller 1 44.53 1-3-0 33.3 4 0 4 4.0 Yeedee Thaenrat 1 25 25.0 0 25 Triston Harris 1 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Chris Clark 1 6 6.0 0 6 Shane Leatherbury 10 0.00 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 40 955 23.9 1 92 Total 10 142.89 185-312-4 59.3 2493 18 68 249.3 Opponents 29 619 21.3 0 65 Opponents 10 127.94 180-313-15 57.5 2353 16 71 235.3 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Shane Leatherbury 10 44 601 13.7 9 45 60.1 Opponents 3 34 11.3 1 26 Caleb Smith 9 32 546 17.1 1 41 60.7 Darian Street 10 26 367 14.1 3 68 36.7 Chris Clark 8 16 198 12.4 2 38 24.8 Jason Epps 10 12 146 12.2 1 35 14.6 Ryan Rutkowski 10 11 152 13.8 1 36 15.2 Daniel Thompson IV 7 10 112 11.2 0 39 16.0 Adrian Feliz-Platt 9 7 74 10.6 0 23 8.2 Yeedee Thaenrat 10 7 55 7.9 0 17 5.5 D'Ago Hunter 10 6 65 10.8 0 25 6.5 Shane Simpson 3 5 62 12.4 1 25 20.7 Kobe Young 3 5 51 10.2 0 25 17.0 Jabari Allen 3 4 64 16.0 0 31 21.3 Total 10 185 2493 13.5 18 68 249.3 Opponents 10 180 2353 13.1 16 71 235.3 19 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16 CAA Football Towson Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 09, 2019) All games
PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Yeedee Thaenrat 13 ------78 Tom Flacco 10 396 315 2426 2741 274.1 Aidan O'Neill - 7-13 40-40 - - - - - 61 Yeedee Thaenrat 10 91 485 0 485 48.5 Shane Leatherbury 10 ------60 Adrian Feliz-Platt 9 73 377 0 377 41.9 Shane Simpson 3 ------18 Shane Simpson 3 22 162 0 162 54.0 Darian Street 3 ------18 Ryan Stover 4 15 41 63 104 26.0 Tom Flacco 2 - - - - 1-1 - - 12 Aaron Speight 2 11 43 0 43 21.5 Chris Clark 2 ------12 Kobe Young 3 9 29 0 29 9.7 Keon Paye 1 ------6 D'Ago Hunter 10 4 24 0 24 2.4 Aaron Speight 1 ------6 Triston Harris 1 3 19 0 19 19.0 Ryan Rutkowski 1 ------6 Shane Leatherbury 10 5 16 0 16 1.6 Jason Epps 1 ------6 Sean Bryan 1 5 16 0 16 16.0 Kobe Young 1 ------6 Caleb Smith 9 1 8 0 8 0.9 Robert Heyward 1 ------6 Jeff Miller 1 3 0 4 4 4.0 Caleb Smith 1 ------6 Shane McDonough 10 1 1 0 1 0.1 D'Ago Hunter 1 ------6 TEAM 6 12 -61 0 -61 -10.2 Jabari Allen - - - - 1 - - - 2 Total 10 652 1475 2493 3968 396.8 Total 41 7-13 40-40 - 1 1-1 - - 309 Opponents 10 684 1668 2353 4021 402.1 Opponents 31 10-12 31-31 - - - - - 247
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 7-13 53.8 0-0 4-4 1-2 2-4 0-3 49 1 Shane McDonough 38 1663 43.8 68 5 9 12 8 1 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FG Sequence Towson Opponents Total 39 1663 42.6 68 5 9 12 8 1 The Citadel (40),(25) 45 Opponents 40 1707 42.7 61 5 16 15 8 0 N.C. Central 54 (33) Maine (26),46 (30),(45),(44) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Villanova (34) 49,(45) Shane McDonough 57 3222 56.5 14 1 Florida 32,47 (42) Total 57 3222 56.5 14 1 21.3 39.5 25 UAlbany - (19) Opponents 50 2903 58.1 8 0 23.9 35.0 30 Bucknell 60 - James Madison (49),50 (19),(20) Delaware (24) (26) Stony Brook (29) -
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.
20 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16 CAA Football Towson Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 09, 2019) All games
All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g D'Ago Hunter 10 24 65 58 572 0 719 71.9 Caleb Smith 9 8 546 0 97 0 651 72.3 Shane Leatherb 10 16 601 0 0 0 617 61.7 Yeedee Thaenra 10 485 55 0 25 0 565 56.5 Adrian Feliz-Plat 9 377 74 0 23 0 474 52.7 Darian Street 10 0 367 0 0 0 367 36.7 Shane Simpson 3 162 62 4 109 0 337 112.3 Tom Flacco 10 315 0 0 0 0 315 31.5 Chris Clark 8 0 198 0 6 0 204 25.5 Coby Tippett 10 0 0 0 123 67 190 19.0 Ryan Rutkowski 10 0 152 0 0 0 152 15.2 Jason Epps 10 0 146 0 0 0 146 14.6 Keon Paye 10 0 0 0 0 122 122 12.2 Daniel Thompso 7 0 112 0 0 0 112 16.0 Kobe Young 3 29 51 0 0 0 80 26.7 Jabari Allen 3 0 64 0 0 0 64 21.3 Robert Heyward 10 0 0 0 0 49 49 4.9 Aaron Speight 2 43 0 0 0 0 43 21.5 Ryan Stover 4 41 0 0 0 0 41 10.2 Marcel Allen 10 0 0 0 0 34 34 3.4 Triston Harris 1 19 0 0 0 0 19 19.0 Sean Bryan 1 16 0 0 0 0 16 16.0 S.J. Brown II 10 0 0 0 0 7 7 0.7 Shane McDonou 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 TEAM 6 -61 0 0 0 0 -61 -10.2 Total 10 1475 2493 62 955 279 5264 526.4 Opponents 10 1668 2353 105 619 42 4787 478.7
21 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16
CAA Football Towson Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 09, 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 27 S.J. Brown II 10 42 34 76 1.5-2 . 1-7 3 . . . . . 50 Robert Heyward 10 41 30 71 9.5-29 2.0-17 2-49 . 1 . . . . 55 Christian Dixon 10 35 30 65 7.0-32 3.0-22 . 2 2 2-0 2 . . 35 Coby Tippett 10 38 22 60 1.0-3 . 5-67 7 . . . . . 53 Bryce Carter 10 25 20 45 9.0-32 3.5-17 . . 9 . 3 . . 12 Keon Paye 10 23 11 34 5.0-15 1.0-7 5-122 4 2 . . . . 21 Chizurum Umunakwe 10 20 11 31 3.5-7 0.5-1 . . . . . 1 . 93 John Lambert 10 12 16 28 2.5-3 0.5-0 . 2 3 1-0 . . . 95 Sam Gyeni 10 11 16 27 3.5-8 . . . 2 . . . . 25 T.Gillette-Rodgers 10 18 9 27 2.5-5 . . 12 . 1-0 . . . 2 Brandon Shuman 5 16 10 26 . . . 3 . . . . . 94 Tibo Debaillie 8 8 13 21 1.0-5 0.5-4 . . 2 . . . . 23 Jirhe Love 9 13 2 15 . . . 3 . . . . . 31 Malik Tyne 9 9 6 15 3.0-17 2.0-12 . 2 9 1-0 2 . . 20 Mantriel Reaves 10 7 7 14 1.0-5 1.0-5 . 1 . 1-0 . . . 58 Bryce Lauer 8 8 6 14 2.0-6 . . . 1 . . . . 26 Robert Topps III 8 8 2 10 . . . 2 . . . . . 6A Jamal Gay 2 3 7 10 ...... 99 Vinnie Shaffer 10 6 2 8 1.0-11 1.0-11 . . 2 . . . . 2A Ricky DeBerry 1 5 3 8 1.0-4 ...... 8 Jesus Gibbs 7 5 3 8 1.0-5 1.0-5 . . 2 . . . . 1C Jeremiah Wynn 2 6 1 7 . . 1-0 2 . . . . . 28 Yeedee Thaenrat 10 4 2 6 ...... 10 Robert Javier 4 4 2 6 ...... 38 Stanley Davis II 10 5 1 6 1.0-1 ...... 91 Quayshon Alexander 8 . 4 4 . . . . 1 . . . . 44 Ryan Kearney 10 2 2 4 ...... 62 Marcus Bowman 8 2 2 4 ...... 79 Tommy Danagago 5 1 2 3 ...... 29 Nygil Johnson 10 2 . 2 ...... 36 Michael Wilson, Jr. 3 2 . 2 1.0-3 ...... 6 Troy Vincent, Jr. 8 1 . 1 ...... 49 Marcel Allen 10 1 . 1 . . 1-34 ...... 14 Tom Flacco 10 1 . 1 ...... 97 Shane McDonough 10 1 . 1 ...... 1J Ronald Johnson 3 1 . 1 1.0-4 1.0-4 . . 3 . . . . 9 Darian Street 10 1 . 1 ...... 22 Caleb Smith 9 1 . 1 ...... 56 Derrick McCoy 1 ...... 1 . . . . 34 Luke Hamilton 10 ...... 1 . . Total 10 388 276 664 58-197 17-105 15-279 43 40 6-0 8 1 . Opponents 10 378 256 634 59-293 29-199 4-42 37 35 8-34 10 2 .
22 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16 2 2 4 7 5 3 29 4 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 3 21 4 0 2 1 3 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Sacks 3 0 4 2 0 2 3 2 0 1 Turn- 17 Overs 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 3 1 12 9-69 6-56 6-39 4-45 11-108 5-55 4-28 6-58 59-540 4-30 4-52 44 199 102 118 95 800 100 29 15 43 55 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Yards Penalties Return 98 38 90 40 5-29 6-54 6-64 7-55 8-70 5-43 7-40 7-53 4-30 4-39 113 246 139 140 204 188 Number-Yards 1296 59-477 8-41.8 4-45.2 1-44.0 4-31.5 5-37.2 11-50.7 1-36.0 3-35.0 40-42.7 2-49.0 1-39.0 72-281 87-574 73-511 68-450 61-382 684-4021 68-469 60-422 55-161 65-415 75-356 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Offense Punting Number-Avg Plays-Yards Total 4-49.8 6-40.0 7-41.6 4-46.5 5-32.0 4-43.5 3-45.0 1-47.0 2-45.5 3-46.7 39-42.6 54-348 72-470 61-280 61-270 75-462 72-416 61-248 78-560 59-453 59-461 2019) 652-3968 09, 3.9 6.6 7.0 6.6 6.3 2.9 7.0 6.4 5.9 4.7 6.9 170 279 380 201 241 401 262 155 240 2353 24 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Avg Yds/Play Yards 6.4 6.5 4.6 4.4 6.2 7.2 4.1 7.7 6.1 7.8 5.8 Nov 228 304 187 210 283 244 183 232 294 328 2493 of 4.7 6.5 12.3 8.0 6.9 4.1 9.4 10.0 7.5 6.0 8.2 / / / / / / / / / / / (as Avg Passing 17-36-2 25-43-2 23-31-0 14-25-1 13-35-3 180-313-15 28-49-4 24-28-0 20-38-1 13-24-1 3-4-1 Yds/Pass 9.9 7.2 5.7 6.6 9.8 8.6 5.7 8.0 9.1 7.0 12.8 / / / / / / / / / / / Comp-Att-Int 15-23-0 21-42-1 17-33-0 18-32-1 19-29-0 21-35-0 18-27-0 17-23-0 18-32-2 21-36-0 3.1 6.7 3.1 5.8 5.4 0.4 5.0 4.3 4.5 4.7 3.6 185-312-4 / / / / / / / / / / / Avg 3.9 5.5 3.3 2.1 3.9 6.4 2.2 4.4 4.3 5.8 4.6 Yds/Rush Comparison games Football All 6 4 4 36-111 44-295 42-131 43-249 26-141 371-1668 19-68 17-6 41-175 32-160 71-332 CAA 1 5 1 : : : TOP / / / / / / / / / / / 8 6 0 -7:00 -8:52 -0:26 -0:02 -3:50 1 1 -11:36 -12:44 -16:22 Margin Rushing Number-Yards 28-93 29-60 29-65 31-120 30-166 46-179 37-172 51-328 36-159 23-133 340-1475 33:30 34:26 35:48 30:13 20:52 26:53 30:01 24:33 31:55 306:22 38:11 of 0 3 2 1 4 16 2 2 1 1 0 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Pen Game-by-Game Time 2 3 2 3 4 3 1 3 4 0 category Possession 25 26:30 25:34 24:12 29:47 39:08 33:07 29:59 35:27 28:05 21:49 293:38 each 7 13 13 9 6 17 14 6 11 97 1 / / / / / / / / / / / for Team Pass 8 9 9 9 8 11 13 10 13 16 106 2-3 2-2 0-3 2-2 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-2 11-19 3-3 Downs / / / / / / / / / / / 7 15 6 11 7 3 1 10 7 87 20 Down First / / / / / / / / / / / 4th 0-0 0-1 0-1 1-2 1-2 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 4-9 0-0 Rush 9 8 6 5 5 5 6 Conversions 11 16 82 11 Towson TEAM/OPPONENT 22 8 22 23 200 14 31 21 21 17 21 / / / / / / / / / / / Total 7-19 12-19 9-16 6-14 4-13 6-14 6-9 3-15 5-12 69-148 11-17 23 28 26 17 22 19 21 15 17 25 format 213 / / / / / / / / / / / Down the 23 7 24 38 247 21 3 52 38 27 14 in 3rd 5-8 4-8 ------Conversions 7-13 8-15 5-12 4-13 5-13 4-12 6-14 7-11 0 Score 45 56 31 42 45 21 10 31 28 55-119 309 displayed are totals Madison Madison Brook Brook Game CENTRAL CENTRAL Citadel Citadel Maine Florida BUCKNELL DELAWARE Totals Maine Florida BUCKNELL DELAWARE Totals The N.C. VILLANOVA UALBANY James Stony The N.C. VILLANOVA UALBANY James Stony Opponent Opponent Note:
23 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16 CAA Football Towson Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 09, 2019) All games
TEAM STATISTICS
Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 31 at The Citadel 23 133 2 45 21 328 1 39 21-36-0 328 1 39 1 40 0 40 1 0 0 0 461 Sep 07 N.C. CENTRAL 31 120 2 28 15 228 3 31 15-23-0 228 3 31 2 19 0 13 1 4 0 4 348 Sep 14 at Maine 37 172 5 29 21 244 1 38 21-35-0 244 1 38 5 124 0 37 0 0 0 0 416 Sep 21 VILLANOVA 30 166 4 43 21 304 1 35 21-42-1 304 1 35 8 179 0 32 2 18 0 15 470 9/28/19 at Florida 29 65 0 22 18 183 0 25 18-32-2 183 0 25 3 38 0 14 0 0 0 0 248 Oct 12 UALBANY 28 93 1 18 17 187 2 29 17-33-0 187 2 29 7 139 0 27 1 0 0 0 280 Oct 19 BUCKNELL 51 328 1 45 18 232 6 45 18-27-0 232 6 45 2 119 1 92 5 35 0 25 560 Oct 26 at James Madison 29 60 0 33 18 210 1 38 18-32-1 210 1 38 5 135 0 39 0 0 0 0 270 Nov 2 DELAWARE 36 159 3 27 17 294 1 40 17-23-0 294 1 40 4 80 0 38 0 0 0 0 453 Nov 09 at Stony Brook 46 179 2 27 19 283 2 68 19-29-0 283 2 68 3 82 0 31 3 5 0 7 462 Towson 340 1475 20 45 185 2493 18 68 185-312-4 2493 18 68 40 955 1 92 13 62 0 25 3968 Opponents 371 1668 14 64 180 2353 16 71 180-313-15 2353 16 71 29 619 0 65 10 105 0 28 4021
Games: 10 • Avg/rush: 4.3 • Avg/catch: 13.5 • Pass effic: 142.89 • KR avg: 23.9 • PR avg: 4.8 • All purpose avg/game: 526.4 • Total offense avg/gm: 396.8
Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Aug 31 at The Citadel 43 56 99 4.0-7 0.0-0 2 2-0 1-0 0 0 1 2-2 0 1 0 7 28 Sep 07 N.C. CENTRAL 46 16 62 8.0-34 3.0-22 0 0-0 2-90 4 5 0 6-6 0 0 0 14 42 Sep 14 at Maine 30 34 64 5.0-18 1.0-8 1 0-0 4-80 4 8 0 6-6 0 0 0 21 45 Sep 21 VILLANOVA 49 26 75 4.0-11 0.0-0 1 1-0 2-49 7 3 0 6-6 0 0 0 14 45 9/28/19 at Florida 27 50 77 8.0-29 3.0-21 1 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 12 UALBANY 53 10 63 8.0-21 4.0-15 1 2-0 0-0 7 1 0 3-3 0 0 0 14 21 Oct 19 BUCKNELL 33 8 41 8.0-31 2.0-10 1 1-0 1-34 10 8 0 8-8 0 0 0 7 56 Oct 26 at James Madison 44 30 74 6.0-20 2.0-12 0 0-0 1-5 0 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 10 Nov 2 DELAWARE 44 6 50 5.0-23 2.0-17 1 0-0 1-10 8 4 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 31 Nov 09 at Stony Brook 19 40 59 2.0-3 0.0-0 0 0-0 3-11 0 8 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 31 Towson 388 276 664 58.0-197 17.0-105 8 6-0 15-279 40 43 1 40-40 0 1 0 77 309 Opponents 378 256 634 59.0-293 29.0-199 10 8-34 4-42 35 37 2 31-31 0 0 0 44 247
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 31 at The Citadel 2 91 45.5 57 0 1 0 1 1 2-2 40 0 6 310 51.7 1 0 Sep 07 N.C. CENTRAL 4 199 49.8 61 0 0 0 2 2 0-1 0 0 7 421 60.1 3 0 Sep 14 at Maine 3 140 46.7 68 0 1 1 1 0 1-2 26 0 8 472 59.0 2 1 Sep 21 VILLANOVA 6 240 40.0 44 0 0 1 0 3 1-1 34 0 8 472 59.0 1 0 9/28/19 at Florida 3 135 45.0 55 0 0 2 1 1 0-2 0 1 1 58 58.0 0 0 Oct 12 UALBANY 7 291 41.6 51 0 1 1 1 3 0-0 0 0 4 231 57.8 1 0 Oct 19 BUCKNELL 4 174 43.5 51 0 0 1 1 1 0-1 0 0 9 428 47.6 2 0 Oct 26 at James Madison 4 186 46.5 56 0 0 1 1 1 1-2 49 0 3 193 64.3 1 0 Nov 2 DELAWARE 1 47 47.0 47 0 0 1 0 0 1-1 24 0 5 296 59.2 2 0 Nov 09 at Stony Brook 5 160 32.0 41 1 2 1 0 0 1-1 29 0 6 341 56.8 1 0 Towson 39 1663 42.6 68 1 5 9 8 12 7-13 49 1 57 3222 56.5 14 1 Opponents 40 1707 42.7 61 0 5 16 8 15 10-12 45 1 50 2903 58.1 8 0
24 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16 CAA Football Towson By-Quarter Statistics (as of Nov 09, 2019) All games
3rd-Down Conversions
Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 31, 2019 at The Citadel W 28-21 7-11 63.6 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 4-5 80.0 1-2 50.0 Sep 07, 2019 N.C. CENTRAL W 42-3 4-8 50.0 2-3 66.7 1-3 33.3 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 Sep 14, 2019 at Maine W 45-23 7-13 53.8 2-3 66.7 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 2-3 66.7 Sep 21, 2019 VILLANOVA L 45-52 4-13 30.8 1-3 33.3 2-3 66.7 0-3 0.0 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 9/28/19 at Florida L 0-38 8-15 53.3 2-3 66.7 3-5 60.0 2-4 50.0 1-3 33.3 Oct 12, 2019 UALBANY L 21-38 5-13 38.5 1-2 50.0 1-4 25.0 3-5 60.0 0-2 0.0 Oct 19, 2019 BUCKNELL W 56-7 5-12 41.7 3-4 75.0 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 0-3 0.0 Oct 26, 2019 at James Madison L 10-27 4-12 33.3 1-3 33.3 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 Nov 2, 2019 DELAWARE W 31-24 5-8 62.5 0-0 0.0 3-4 75.0 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 Nov 09, 2019 at Stony Brook W 31-14 6-14 42.9 1-4 25.0 2-3 66.7 0-3 0.0 3-4 75.0 Towson 55-119 46.2 15-28 53.6 15-33 45.5 15-32 46.9 10-25 40.0 0-1 0.0 Opponents 69-148 46.6 16-38 42.1 17-34 50.0 19-36 52.8 16-39 41.0 1-1 100.0
4th-Down Conversions
Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 31, 2019 at The Citadel W 28-21 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 07, 2019 N.C. CENTRAL W 42-3 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 14, 2019 at Maine W 45-23 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Sep 21, 2019 VILLANOVA L 45-52 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 9/28/19 at Florida L 0-38 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 12, 2019 UALBANY L 21-38 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 Oct 19, 2019 BUCKNELL W 56-7 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 Oct 26, 2019 at James Madison L 10-27 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 Nov 2, 2019 DELAWARE W 31-24 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Nov 09, 2019 at Stony Brook W 31-14 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 Towson 4-9 44.4 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 2-3 66.7 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 Opponents 11-19 57.9 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 2-4 50.0 6-11 54.5 0-0 0.0
Time of Possession
Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 31, 2019 at The Citadel W 28-21 21:49 5:04 3:13 7:54 5:38 Sep 07, 2019 N.C. CENTRAL W 42-3 26:30 6:41 7:23 7:55 4:31 Sep 14, 2019 at Maine W 45-23 33:07 6:06 8:51 7:50 10:20 Sep 21, 2019 VILLANOVA L 45-52 25:34 6:57 6:29 6:24 5:44 0:00 9/28/19 at Florida L 0-38 29:59 5:49 9:43 9:57 4:30 Oct 12, 2019 UALBANY L 21-38 24:12 8:40 4:07 7:44 3:41 Oct 19, 2019 BUCKNELL W 56-7 35:27 10:14 6:12 9:10 9:51 Oct 26, 2019 at James Madison L 10-27 29:47 9:50 7:13 5:06 7:38 Nov 2, 2019 DELAWARE W 31-24 28:05 1:55 11:02 7:36 7:32 Nov 09, 2019 at Stony Brook W 31-14 39:08 10:55 10:05 6:54 11:14 Towson Total 293:38 72:11 74:18 76:30 70:39 0:00 Avg. 29:21 7:13 7:25 7:39 7:03 0:00 Opponents Total 306:22 77:49 75:42 73:30 79:21 0:00 Avg. 30:38 7:46 7:34 7:21 7:56 0:00
25 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16 CAA Football Towson Game Superlatives (as of Nov 09, 2019) All games
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 16 Yeedee Thaenrat vs Delaware (Nov 2, 2019) 16 Yeedee Thaenrat at Stony Brook (Nov 09, 2019) Yards Rushing 112 Yeedee Thaenrat vs Bucknell (Oct 19, 2019) TD Rushes 4 Yeedee Thaenrat at Maine (Sep 14, 2019) Long Rush 45 Shane Simpson at The Citadel (Aug 31, 2019) 45 Adrian Feliz-Platt vs Bucknell (Oct 19, 2019) Pass attempts 42 Tom Flacco vs Villanova (Sep 21, 2019) Pass completions 21 Tom Flacco at The Citadel (Aug 31, 2019) 21 Tom Flacco vs Villanova (Sep 21, 2019) Yards Passing 328 Tom Flacco at The Citadel (Aug 31, 2019) TD Passes 6 Tom Flacco vs Bucknell (Oct 19, 2019) Long Pass 68 Tom Flacco at Stony Brook (Nov 09, 2019) Receptions 9 Caleb Smith vs Delaware (Nov 2, 2019) Yards Receiving 200 Caleb Smith vs Delaware (Nov 2, 2019) TD Receptions 5 Shane Leatherbury vs Bucknell (Oct 19, 2019) Long Reception 68 Darian Street at Stony Brook (Nov 09, 2019) Field Goals 2 Aidan O'Neill at The Citadel (Aug 31, 2019) Long Field Goal 49 Aidan O'Neill at James Madison (Oct 26, 2019) Punts 7 Shane McDonough vs UAlbany (Oct 12, 2019) Punting Avg 49.8 Shane McDonough vs N.C. Central (Sep 07, 2019) Long Punt 68 Shane McDonough at Maine (Sep 14, 2019) Punts inside 20 3 Shane McDonough vs Villanova (Sep 21, 2019) 3 Shane McDonough vs UAlbany (Oct 12, 2019) Long Punt Return 25 D'Ago Hunter vs Bucknell (Oct 19, 2019) Long Kickoff Return 92 D'Ago Hunter vs Bucknell (Oct 19, 2019) Tackles 14 Bryce Carter at The Citadel (Aug 31, 2019) Sacks 2.0 Robert Heyward vs Delaware (Nov 2, 2019) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Bryce Carter vs Bucknell (Oct 19, 2019) 3.0 Robert Heyward vs Delaware (Nov 2, 2019) Interceptions 2 Keon Paye at Stony Brook (Nov 09, 2019)
26 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16 2019 Game Recaps
GAME 1 (8/31/19) - #11/12 TOWSON 28, THE CITADEL 21 - CHARLESTON, S.C. Scoring by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F #11/12 Towson earned its first victory in dramatic fashion, using a six-play, Towson 7 10 0 11 28 75-yard touchdown drive in the final minutes of the fourth quarter for a 28-21 The Citadel 0 14 0 7 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 #8/9 Towson defeated North Carolina Central 42-3 for NCCU 0 0 0 3 3 its first 2-0 start since 2013. Towson 14 14 14 0 42 Attendance: 8,322 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
27 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16 2019 Game Recaps
GAME 3 (9/14/19) - #8 TOWSON 45, #7/9 MAINE 23 - ORONO, MAINE Scoring by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F In the first-ever regular season game between two top-10 teams in program Towson 7 10 14 14 45 history, #8 Towson took down defending CAA champion #7/9 Maine 45-23 for Maine 6 7 3 7 23 its first 3-0 start since 2013. Attendance: 6,256
Scoring Plays After Maine pulled within one with 10:26 left to play in the third quarter, Towson 1st 13:07: Maine FG, 3-0 Maine (5-62, 1:53) countered with 28 unanswered points in the next 19 minutes to pull away. The --Doak 30yd field goal 1st 7:29: Maine FG, 6-0 Maine (11-40, 4:19) Tigers forced four interceptions and did not commit a turnover. --Doak 45yd field goal 1st 4:17: Towson TD, 7-6 Towson (8-63, 3:03) --Thaenrat 3yd run (O'Neill kick) Important Stat: 2nd 13:44: Towson FG, 10-6 Towson (9-47, 2:51) --O'Neill 26yd field goal Towson - +4 turnover margin, commiting zero turnovers 2nd 9:20: Maine TD, 13-10 Maine (8-75, 4:24) Maine - 401 passing yards compared to 68 rushing yards --Edwards 19yd pass from Ferguson (Doak kick) 2nd 1:41: Towson TD, 17-13 Towson (5-38, 2:28) Top Passer: --Thaenrat 1yd run (O'Neill kick) 3rd 10:26: Maine FG, 17-16 Towson (7-53, 2:57) Towson - Tom Flacco: 20-34, 232 yards, 1 TD --Doak 44yd field goal Maine - Chris Ferguson: 28-49, 401 yards, 1 TD, 4 INT 3rd 8:06: Towson TD, 24-16 Towson (5-73, 2:13) --Thaenrat 2yd run (O'Neill kick) Top Rusher: 3rd 1:09: Towson TD, 31-16 Towson (7-77, 3:53) Towson - Yeedee Thaenrat: 9 rush, 24 yards, 4 TD --Clark 9yd pass from Flacco (O'Neill kick) 4th 14:17: Towson TD, 38-16 Towson (1-1, 0:03) Maine - Emmanuel Reed: 8 rush, 22 yards --Thaenrat 1yd run (O'Neill kick) 4th 6:49: Towson TD, 45-16 Towson (8-66, 4:58) Top Receiver: --Young 10yd run (O'Neill kick) Towson - Chris Clark: 4 catches, 64 yards, 1 TD 4th 5:19: Maine TD, 45-23 Towson (4-68, 1:23) --Fitzpatrick 1yd run (Doak kick) Maine - Earnes Edwards: 6 catches, 116 yards, 1 TD Standout Defensive Player: Team Statistics TOWSON MAINE First Downs 23 22 Towson - Steven Brown (DB): 9 tackles, 1 INT, 1 TFL, 1 BrUp Rush Att.-Net Yards 37-172 19-68 Maine - Myles Taylor (DB): 8 tackles, 2.0 TFL Passing C-A-Int.-Yards 21-35-0-244 28-49-4-401 Offensive Plays 72 68 Total Offense 416 469 Penalties-Yards 4-39 4-52 Turnovers 0 4 3rd Down Conversion 7-13 6-14 Time of Possession 33:07 26:53 GAME 4 (9/21/19) - #18 VILLANOVA 52, #5 TOWSON 45 (OT) - TOWSON, MD. Scoring by Quarters 1 2 3 4 OT F #5 Towson came back from down 14 in the fourth quarter with 17 unanswered Villanova 14 7 14 10 7 52 points to take the lead with 1:52 to play, but #18 Villanova tied the game with Towson 7 21 0 17 0 45 10 seconds left in regulation and won 52-45 in overtime. Attendance: 9,568
Scoring Plays Important Stat: 1st 12:06: Villanova TD, 7-0 Villanova (7-75, 2:54) Towson - Third straight game with 42+ points scored --Hayek 31yd pass from Smith (Kresge kick) Villanova - 574 yards of total offense, averaging 6.6 yards a play 1st 10:21: Towson TD, 7-7 tie (4-80, 1:39) --Flacco 42yd run (O'Neill kick) Top Passer: 1st 7:53: Villanova TD, 14-7 Villanova (5-76, 2:23) Towson - Tom Flacco: 21-42, 304 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT --Summers 6yd pass from Smith (Kresge kick) 2nd 10:31: Towson TD, 14-14 tie (2-28, 0:11) Villanova - Daniel Smith: 25-42, 279 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT --Leatherbury 28yd pass from Flacco (O'Neill kick) Top Rusher: 2nd 6:15: Villanova TD, 21-14 Villanova (9-75, 4:04) Towson - Tom Flacco: 13 rush, 110 yards, 1 TD --Hayek 27yd pass from Smith (Kresge kick) 2nd 2:43: Towson TD, 21-21 tie (9-67, 3:25) Villanova - Justin Covington: 27 rush, 194 yards, 1 TD --Thaenrat 3yd run (O'Neill kick) Top Receiver: 2nd 0:12: Towson TD, 28-21 Towson (9-89, 1:22) Towson - Shane Leatherbury: 5 catches, 118 yards, 1 TD --Thaenrat 1yd run (O'Neill kick) 3rd 8:55: Villanova TD, 28-28 tie (9-76, 4:31) Villanova - Jaaron Hayek: 6 catches, 108 yards, 2 TD --Smith 36yd run (Kresge kick) Standout Defensive Player: 3rd 3:37: Villanova TD, 35-28 Villanova (8-74, 3:29) --Covington 1yd run (Kresge kick) Towson - Robert Heyward (LB): 7 tackles, 1 INT, TD (49-yard return) 4th 11:33: Villanova TD, 42-28 Villanova (8-34, 3:19) Villanova - Drew Wiley (DB): 5 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 0.5 sack, 3 BrUp --Covington 3yd pass from Smith (Kresge kick) 4th 9:08: Towson TD, 42-35 Villanova (7-67, 2:17) Team Statistics TOWSON VILLANOVA --Thaenrat 1yd run (O'Neill kick) First Downs 21 31 4th 8:11: Towson TD, 42-42 tie (--) Rush Att.-Net Yards 30-166 44-295 --Heyward 49yd interception return (O'Neill kick) Passing C-A-Int.-Yards 21-42-1-304 25-43-2-279 4th 1:52: Towson FG, 45-42 Towson (8-63, 3:01) Offensive Plays 72 87 --O'Neill 34yd field goal Total Offense 470 574 4th 0:10: Villanova FG, 45-45 tie (14-65, 1:28) Penalties-Yards 6-54 6-56 --Kresge 45yd field goal Turnovers 1 3 OT1: Villanova TD, 52-45 Villanova (8-0, 0:05) 3rd Down Conversion 4-13 12-19 --Smith 2yd run (Kresge kick) Time of Possession 34:26 25:34 28 2019 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - @ WILLIAM & MARY 11/16 2019 Game Recaps
GAME 5 (9/28/19) - #9/8 (FBS) FLORIDA 38, #10 (FCS) TOWSON 0 - GAINESVILLE, FLA. Scoring by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F #10 Towson had some strong early offensive drives against Southeastern Con- Towson 0 0 0 0 0 ference power #9/8 Florida but fell to the Gators 38-0 in Gainesville on Saturday Florida 7 10 14 7 38 afternoon. Attendance: 79,126
Scoring Plays Important Stat: 1st 9:28: Florida TD, 7-0 Florida (12-82, 5:32) Towson - Reached Florida territory in first three drives --Pitts 5yd pass from Trask (McPherson kick) 2nd 14:55: Florida FG, 10-0 Florida (8-50, 3:44) Florida - Five touchdowns and zero turnovers --McPherson 42yd field goal Top Passer: 2nd 3:46: Florida TD, 17-0 Florida (8-80, 4:08) Towson - Tom Flacco: 16-27, 157 yards, 2 INT --Trask 1yd run (McPherson kick) 3rd 9:19: Florida TD, 24-0 Florida (2-7, 0:12) Florida - Kyle Trask: 18-20, 188 yards, 2 TD --Pitts 7yd pass from Trask (McPherson kick) Top Rusher: 3rd 4:50: Florida TD, 31-0 Florida (6-66, 2:28) --Pierce 37yd run (McPherson kick) Towson - Yeedee Thaenrat: 8 rush, 35 yards 4th 9:47: Florida TD, 38-0 Florida (7-69, 4:21) Florida - Dameon Pierce: 6 rush, 84 yards, 1 TD --Zipperer 2 yd pass from Jones (Howard kick) Top Receiver: Team Statistics TOWSON FLORIDA Towson - Shane Leatherbury: 4 catches, 65 yards First Downs 17 23 Florida - Kyle Pitts: 4 catches, 28 yards, 2 TD Rush Att.-Net Yards 29-65 32-160 Standout Defensive Player: Passing C-A-Int.-Yards 18-32-2-183 24-28-0-262 Offensive Plays 61 60 Towson - Christian Dixon (LB): 9 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack, 1 FF Total Offense 248 422 Florida - Amari Burney (DB): 8 tackles, 0.5 TFL Penalties-Yards 7-40 4-28 Turnovers 3 0 3rd Down Conversion 8-15 6-9 Time of Possession 29:59 30:01
GAME 6 (10/12/19) - UALBANY 38, #9 TOWSON 21 - TOWSON, MD. Scoring by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F Despite a pair of passing touchdowns by Tom Flacco, #9 Towson fell to UAlbany UAlbany 7 10 14 7 38 38-21 on Saturday night. Towson 7 7 7 0 21 Attendance: 4,809 A couple of first half touchdowns tied the game for Towson, including a four-yard Scoring Plays pass from Flacco to Ryan Rutkowski to even the game with 8:05 left in the sec- 1st 12:08: UAlbany TD, 7-0 UAlbany (6-87, 2:52) ond quarter. UAlbany scored 17 unanswered points en route to the win. --Mofor 7yd run (Burns kick) 1st 6:56: Towson TD, 7-7 tie (3-3, 1:24) --Thaenrat 3yd run (O'Neill kick) Important Stat: 2nd 11:58: UAlbany TD, 14-7 UAlbany (4-80, 1:54) Towson - Defense was perfect 3-for-3 on UAlbany 4th down conversion attempts --McDonald 36yd pass from Undercuffler (Burns kick) 2nd 8:05: Towson TD, 14-14 tie (3-9, 0:46) UAlbany - Four players with 99+ all-purpose yards --Rutkowski 4yd pass from Flacco (O'Neill kick) Top Passer: 2nd 2:05: UAlbany FG, 17-14 UAlbany (11-57, 5:54) --Burns 19yd field goal Towson - Tom Flacco: 17-33, 187 yards, 2 TD 3rd 10:54: UAlbany TD, 24-14 UAlbany (6-39, 2:36) UAlbany - Jeff Undercuffler: 23-30, 380 yards, 2 TD --Wesneski 16yd pass from Undercuffler (Burns kick) Top Rusher: 3rd 3:25: UAlbany TD, 31-14 UAlbany (9-93, 3:54) --Mofor 19yd run (Burns kick) Towson - Yeedee Thaenrat: 10 rush, 36 yards 3rd 0:46: Towson TD, 31-21 UAlbany (8-80, 2:32) UAlbany - Karl Mofor: 30 rush, 120 yards, 2 TD --Street 26yd pass from Flacco (O'Neill kick) 4th 0:51: UAlbany TD, 38-21 UAlbany Top Receiver: --Mount 26yd fumble recovery (Burns kick) Towson - Shane Leatherbury: 4 catches, 47 yards UAlbany - Juwan Green: 8 catches, 156 yards Team Statistics TOWSON UALBANY First Downs 15 21 Standout Defensive Player: Rush Att.-Net Yards 28-93 42-131 Towson - Robert Heyward (LB): 11 tackles, 1 TFL Passing C-A-Int.-Yards 17-33-0-187 23-31-0-380 Florida - Eli Mencer (LB): 5 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2 sacks Offensive Plays 61 73 Total Offense 280 511 Penalties-Yards 6-64 6-39 Turnovers 1 2 3rd Down Conversion 5-13 9-16 Time of Possession 24:12 35:48
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GAME 7 (10/19/19) - #18/20 TOWSON 56, BUCKNELL 7 - TOWSON, MD. Scoring by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F #18/20 Towson had a dominant performance on each side of the ball for Home- Bucknell 0 7 0 0 7 coming, taking down Bucknell 56-7 on Saturday night. Towson 21 21 14 0 56 Attendance: 6,114 Towson scored touchdowns on six of its first seven drives and never looked back Scoring Plays against former Patriot League rival Bucknell, putting up 42 points in the first 1st 11:00: Towson TD, 7-0 Towson (9-68, 3:40) half en route to the victory. 49 points is the biggest margin of victory for Towson --Clark 12yd pass from Flacco (O'Neill kick) 1st 1:24: Towson TD, 14-0 Towson (8-77, 3:27) since Sept. 7, 2005, when the Tigers defeated Lock Haven 70-0. --Leatherbury 16yd pass from Flacco (O'Neill kick) 1st 0:44: Towson TD, 21-0 Towson (2-20, 0:23) Important Stat: --Leatherbury 8yd pass from Flacco (O'Neill kick) 2nd 12:51: Towson TD, 28-0 Towson (3-65, 1:10) Towson - Six passing touchdowns, two 100+ yard rushers --Leatherbury 7yd pass from Flacco (O'Neill kick) Bucknell - Bitikofer surpassed 1,000 yards passing on the season 2nd 8:25: Bucknell TD, 28-7 Towson (7-75, 4:26) --Cooper 3yd run (Torres kick) Top Passer: 2nd 5:44: Towson TD, 35-7 Towson (5-67, 2:32) Towson - Tom Flacco: 16-22, 203 yards, 6 TD --Leatherbury 2yd pass from Flacco (O'Neill kick) Bucknell - Logan Bitikofer: 10-20, 100 yards 2nd 3:08: Towson TD, 42-7 Towson (1-45, 0:21) --Leatherbury 45yd pass from Flacco (O'Neill kick) Top Rusher: 3rd 14:47: Towson TD, 49-7 Towson Towson - Yeedee Thaenrat: 8 rush, 112 yards --Hunter 92yd kickoff return (O'Neill kick) 3rd 0:20: Towson TD, 56-7 Towson (13-91, 6:30) Bucknell - Jared Cooper: 9 rush, 10 yards, 1 TD --Speight 1yd run (O'Neill kick) Top Receiver: Towson - Shane Leatherbury: 6 catches, 84 yards, 5 TD Team Statistics TOWSON BUCKNELL First Downs 28 8 Bucknell - Brandon Sanders: 5 catches, 37 yards Rush Att.-Net Yards 51-328 17-6 Standout Defensive Player: Passing C-A-Int.-Yards 18-27-0-232 20-38-1-155 Towson - Bryce Carter (DL): 5 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 1 sack, 1 FF Offensive Plays 78 55 Total Offense 560 161 Bucknell - Connor Romango (S): 10 tackles, 2 BrUp Penalties-Yards 5-43 5-55 Turnovers 0 2 3rd Down Conversion 5-12 3-15 Time of Possession 35:27 24:33 GAME 8 (10/26/19) - #2 JAMES MADISON 27, #16/17 TOWSON 10 - HARRISONBURG, VA. Scoring by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F #16/17 Towson had an early 10-7 lead on the second-ranked team in FCS, and Towson 0 10 0 0 10 saw Tom Flacco earn his 5,000th career passing yard with the Tigers, but the James Madison 7 17 3 0 27 Black & Gold fell to #2 James Madison 27-10 in Harrisonburg on Saturday. Attendance: 23,983
Scoring Plays Towson had the lead midway through the second quarter off a 15-yard touch- 1st 2:40: JMU TD, 7-0 JMU (5-67, 2:19) down to Jason Epps. JMU scored 20 unanswered points and held for the victory. --Agyei-Obese 8yd run (Ratke kick) 2nd 14:14: Towson FG, 7-3 JMU (7-43, 3:26) --O'Neill 49yd field goal Important Stat: 2nd 9:15: Towson TD, 10-7 Towson (8-76, 3:36) Towson - Flacco became seventh Towson player to surpass 5,000 passing yards --Epps 15yd pass from Flacco (O'Neill kick) 2nd 4:56: JMU TD, 14-10 JMU (8-75, 4:19) JMU - Eighth straight victory --Stapleton 9yd pass from DiNucci (Ratke kick) Top Passer: 2nd 2:52: JMU TD, 21-10 JMU (2-65, 0:44) --Polk 60yd pass from DiNucci (Ratke kick) Towson - Tom Flacco: 18-32, 210 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT 2nd 0:07: JMU FG, 24-10 JMU (8-49, 1:21) JMU - Ben DiNucci: 14-25, 201 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT --Ratke 19yd field goal Top Rusher: 3rd 9:40: JMU FG, 27-10 JMU (13-73, 5:20) --Ratke 20yd field goal Towson - Yeedee Thaenrat: 8 rush, 65 yards JMU - Percy Agyei-Obese: 20 rush, 111 yards, 1 TD Team Statistics TOWSON JMU Top Receiver: First Downs 17 21 Rush Att.-Net Yards 29-60 43-249 Towson - Caleb Smith: 3 catches, 69 yards Passing C-A-Int.-Yards 18-32-1-210 14-25-1-201 JMU - Brandon Polk: 8 catches, 121 yards, 1 TD Offensive Plays 61 68 Standout Defensive Player: Total Offense 270 450 Penalties-Yards 7-55 4-45 Towson - Keon Paye (LB): 7 tackles, 1 sack, 2.0 TFL Turnovers 2 1 JMU - John Daka (DL): 7 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2.5 TFL, 1 FR, 2 QBH 3rd Down Conversion 4-12 6-14 Time of Possession 29:47 30:13
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GAME 9 (11/2/19) - #21/22 TOWSON 31, DELAWARE 24 - TOWSON, MD. Scoring by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F #21/22 Towson, spearheaded by 200 yards receiving by Caleb Smith and three Delaware 7 7 7 3 24 rushing touchdowns from Yeedee Thaenrat, scored a touchdown with 4:54 left Towson 7 17 0 7 31 to take a 31-24 victory over rival Delaware. Attendance: 5,522
Scoring Plays With a 24-24 tie score, a 10-play, 62-yard drive by Towson ended in a two-yard 1st 8:13: Towson TD, 7-0 Towson (4-80, 1:25) touchdown by Thaenrat to take the lead vs. Delaware for good as the defense --Thaenrat 1yd run (O'Neill kick) 1st 0:03: Delaware TD, 7-7 tie (15-75, 8:10) held the other way in the red zone. --Townsend 17yd pass from Henderson (Roth kick) 2nd 9:06: Towson TD, 14-7 Towson (8-73, 5:54) Important Stat: --Smith 11yd pass from Flacco (O'Neill kick) 2nd 5:51: Delaware TD, 14-14 tie (7-83, 3:11) Towson - First 200+ yard receiver since 2016 --Henderson 2yd run (Roth kick) Delaware - Forced three turnovers (+2 turnover margin) 2nd 1:37: Towson TD, 21-14 Towson (10-75, 4:14) --Thaenrat 2yd run (O'Neill kick) Top Passer: 2nd 0:00: Towson FG, 24-14 Towson (6-61, 0:54) Towson - Tom Flacco: 17-23, 294 yards, 1 TD --O'Neill 24yd field goal Delaware - Nolan Richardson: 13-24, 240 yards, 1 TD 3rd 11:23: Delaware TD: 24-21 Towson (3-75, 1:06) --Knight 21yd run (Roth kick) Top Rusher: 4th 11:08: Delaware FG, 24-24 tie (17-69, 8i:35) Towson - Yeedee Thaenrat: 16 rush, 70 yards, 3 TD --Roth 26yd field goal 4th 4:54: Towson TD, 31-24 Towson (10-62, 6:08) Delaware - Will Knight: 15 rush, 96 yards, 1 TD --Thaenrat 2yd run (O'Neill kick) Top Receiver: Towson - Caleb Smith: 9 catches, 200 yards, 1 TD Team Statistics TOWSON DELAWARE First Downs 26 22 Delaware - Thyrick Pitts: 4 catches, 88 yards Rush Att.-Net Yards 36-159 41-175 Standout Defensive Player: Passing C-A-Int.-Yards 17-23-0-294 13-24-1-240 Towson - Robert Heyward (LB): 7 tackles, 2.0 sacks, 3.0 TFL Offensive Plays 59 65 Total Offense 453 415 Delaware - Nijuel Hill (LB): 6 tackles, 2 FR Penalties-Yards 7-53 6-58 Turnovers 3 1 3rd Down Conversion 5-8 5-12 Time of Possession 28:05 31:55 GAME 10 (11/9/19) - #21 TOWSON 31, STONY BROOK 14 - STONY BROOK, N.Y. Scoring by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F Towson took the lead late in the second quarter and never looked back, using a Towson 3 14 7 7 31 21-0 run to defeat Stony Brook 31-14 on Long Island on Saturday night. Stony Brook 0 7 7 0 14 Attendance: 5,034 Towson scored two touchdowns in the final five minutes of the first half, adding Scoring Plays a touchdown on the first drive of the third quarter for its 21-0 run to defeat Stony 1st 0:40: Towson FG, 3-0 Towson (10-68, 5:18) Brook. --O'Neill 29yd field goal 2nd 7:19: Stony Brook TD, 7-3 Stony Brook (5-80, 2:33) --Anderson 44yd pass from Fields (Courtney kick) Important Stat: 2nd 4:43: Towson TD, 10-7 Towson (5-60, 2:30) Towson - Intercepted three SBU passes, two in red zone --Leatherbury 12yd run (O'Neill kick) 2nd 0:38: Towson TD, 17-7 Towson (7-51, 2:25) Stony Brook - Had a 200+ yard receiver for the first time since 2012 --Thaenrat 1yd run (O'Neill kick) Top Passer: 3rd 12:14: Towson TD, 24-7 Towson (6-69, 2:17) --Leatherbury 12yd pass from Flacco (O'Neill kick) Towson - Tom Flacco: 19-29, 283 yards, 2 TD 3rd 2:27: Stony Brook TD, 24-14 Towson (9-39, 2:56) Stony Brook - Tyquell Fields: 13-35, 241 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT --Anderson 2yd pass from Fields (Courtney kick) Top Rusher: 4th 11:02: Towson TD, 31-14 Towson (6-91, 3:48) --Street 68yd pass from Flacco (O'Neill kick) Towson - Adrian Feliz-Platt: 13 rush, 88 yards Stony Brook - Tyquell Fields: 7 rush, 77 yards Team Statistics TOWSON SBU Top Receiver: First Downs 31 14 Rush Att.-Net Yards 46-179 26-141 Towson - Darian Street: 4 catches, 86 yards, 1 TD Passing C-A-Int.-Yards 19-29-0-283 13-35-3-241 Stony Brook - Nick Anderson: 8 catches, 205 yards, 2 TD Offensive Plays 75 61 Standout Defensive Player: Total Offense 462 382 Penalties-Yards 8-70 11-108 Towson - Keon Paye (LB): 3 tackles, 2 INT Turnovers 0 3 Stony Brook - Reidgee Dimanche (LB): 13 tackles, 2.0 TFL 3rd Down Conversion 6-14 4-13 Time of Possession 39:08 20:52
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