Towson Football Home Games Prev in 2015 Will Notice a Few Changes
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TOWSON FOOTBAL L Football Contact: John Brush • O: 410-704-3102 • C: 270-293-0590 • Email: [email protected] Towson Media Relations, Unitas Stadium, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252 • www.TowsonTigers.com 2015 Schedule Game 3 Date Opponent Time/Result Sep.t 5 at East Carolina L, 20-28 TOWSON HOLY CROSS ESPN3 Sept. 12 St. Francis (PA) W, 35-20 vs CAA.tv Sept. 19 Holy Cross 6 p.m. 1-1, 0-0 CAA 1-0, 0-0 PL CAA.tv Sept. 19 • 6 p.m. • Johnn Unitas Stadium • Towson, Md. Sept. 26 at Elon* 3 p.m. CAA.tv Gameday Central Oct. 10 James Madison* 3 p.m. Stadium ____________________________________________________ Johnny Unitas Stadium Comcast SportsNet Capacity _________________________________________________________________ 11,198 Surface ______________________________________________________ Field Turf Revolution Oct. 17 at Stony Brook* 6 p.m. Kickoff ___________________________________________________________________ 6 p.m. CAA.tv Television ________________________________________________________________CAA.tv Radio _______________________________________________________CBS Sports Radio 1300 Oct. 24 Villanova* (HC) 7 p.m. _______________________________________ Spiro Morekas (PxP) and Gordy Combs (Analyst) American Sports Network Internet ___________________________________________________ www.TowsonTigers.com Series Record ____________________________________________________ Towson leads 5-3 Oct. 31 Delaware* 4 p.m. CAA.tv Nov. 7 at Maine* 7 p.m. Mathcup at a Glance American Sports Network Towson _______________________________ vs. _____________________________Holy Cross Towson, Maryland ___________________ Location _____________ Worcester, Massachusetts Nov. 14 at William & Mary* 1:30 p.m. 1866 ______________________________ Founded ______________________________ 1843 CAA.tv 22,499 ____________________________ Enrollment _____________________________ 2,904 Colonial Athletic Association __________ Conference _____________________ Patriot League Nov. 21 Rhode Island* (Senior Day) 2 p.m. Johnny Unitas ________________________Stadium _________________________ Fitton Field CAA.tv Tim Leonard _____________________ Athletics Director _____________________ Nathan Pine 1969 __________________________First Year of Football __________________________ 1898 * - CAA contests 257-233-4 ________________________All-Time Record ______________________ 615-504-54 All times are Eastern Rob Ambrose ______________________ Head Coach _______________________Tom Gilmore 37-38 ___________________________ Record at School ___________________________61-64 40-45 ____________________________ Career Record ____________________________61-64 4-8 _______________________________ 2014 Record _______________________________4-8 Follow the Tigers Story Lines Radio _______________ CBS Sports Radio 1300 Play-by-Play ________________ Spiro Morekas u The Tigers look for their second-straight victory as they welcome Holy Cross to Johnny Color Analyst ________________Gordy Combs Unitas Stadium. It is the ninth meeting between the two schools, with Towson holding a 5-3 advantage in the series. Internet Audio ___________TowsonTigers.com Live Stats ________________TowsonTigers.com u Saturday’s game is Military Appreciation Night. All current and former military members will receive four complimentary tickets. In addition, all tickets for the game are $11.24 to honor the Social Media date former Tiger Sgt. Major Wardell B. Turner was Killed in Action. Facebook_____ Facebook.com/TowsonFootball Twitter _________@Towson_FB, @TowsonTigers u Quarterback Connor Frazier had the best two passing games of his career this season. After Instagram __________Instagram.com/TUTigers throwing for 221 yards in the season opener, Frazier threw for 269 yards in the victory over You Tube _____YouTube.com/TheTowsonTigers Saint Francis. He has threw a touchdown and ran for another in each of the first two games. u This season marks the first time since 2012 that the Tigers have played two home games within their first three games of the season. Towson defeated William & Mary and Saint Francis after opening on the road at Kent State. 2015 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • HOLY CROSS Media Information Sunday - 13 Monday - 14 Tuesday - 15 Wednesday - 16 Thursday - 17 Friday - 18 Saturday - 19 Meetings Off Day Practice Practice Practice Walk-thru vs. Holy Cross 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. TBA 6 p.m. No availability Players and Players and No availability Players and Coach Ambrose Coaches Coaches Coaches available CAA Teleconference available after available after after game 12 p.m. practice practice Football Information Daily Media Availability Offensive Formation _________________________________ Pro-style Monday: Coach Ambrose will be available during the CAA Conference Defensive Formation _____________________________________ 3-4 call. His weekly time slot is 12:00-12:10 p.m. Media members are 2014 Overall Record ______________________________________ 4-8 encouraged to call in with questions by dialing 877-805-0692 and 2014 Conference Record __________________________________ 2-6 requesting the CAA Football teleconference. 2014 Conference Finish __________________________________ 10th Offensive Starters Returning/Lost ___________________________ 9/2 Tuesday: Coach Ambrose, assistant coaches and players will be Defensive Starters Returning/Lost ___________________________ 7/4 available at the conclusion of practice. First Varsity Season ______________________________________1969 Seasons/Winning Seasons _______________________________ 46/23 Wednesday: Coach Ambrose, assistant coaches and players will be Overall Record _______________________________ 256-232-4 (.524) available at the conclusion of practice. All-Time Playoff Record ___________________________________ 6-6 CAA Titles ________________________________________________2 Thursday: Coach Ambrose will be available on a case-by-case basis. _________________________________________________2011, 2012 Please contact the media relations office to put in a request. No NCAA Playoff Appearances __________________________________6 players will be available after Wednesday. _____________________________ 1976, 1983, 1984, 1986, 2011, 2013 Friday and Sunday: No Availability. Stadium Information Stadium Name _________________________Johnny Unitas® Stadium Saturday: Post-game availability only. Members of the Towson Field _____________________________________ FieldTurf Revolution Athletics Media Relations staff will escort media representatives to the Capacity ____________________________________________ 11,198 appropriate areas following the conclusion of the game. The Towson First Year ______________________________________________1978 locker room, home and away, is closed to the media at all times. First Game ______________________ Sept. 9, 1978 (Towson 37, Mansfield 6) Largest Crowd ____ 11,196 Dec. 3, 2011 (Lehigh 40, Towson 38 - FCS Playoffs) Coach Ambrose and selected Tiger players will be brought to the Record at Stadium __________________________________ 121-75-2 designated interview area. At home games, that area is the Field View Room on the top floor of the Field House. Towson Coaches and Staff After a 10-minute cooling off period, the visiting team coaches and Head Coach _________________________ Rob Ambrose (7th season) players will appear in the interview room. After the visiting team Overall D1 Head Coaching Record ________________________ 36-37 finishes, Coach Ambrose and selected players will appear in the Overall Record at Towson ________________________________ 36-37 interview room. Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Coach _________ Jared Ambrose Defensive Coordinator, Inside Linebackers Coach ___ Matt Hachmann We ask the media to please say what outlet they are with before Fullbacks, Tight Ends Coach/Recruiting Coordinator ______ Reno Ferri asking questions. Offensive Line Coach ____________________________John Donatelli Defensive Line Coach ____________________ Konstantinos Kosmakos No Tiger first-year freshmen will be made available. Safeties Coach/Special Teams Coordinator _____________ Joe Tricario Running Backs Coach __________________________ Dassin Blackwell At the midway point of the fourth quarter, interview requests will be Outside Linebackers Coach ________________________Jon Schwartz collected. Wide Receivers Coach _________________________Mike Moyseenko Cornerbacks Coach ___________________________ Derrick Johnson Interviews after games on the road will be conducted based on the Assistant AD, Football Administration _______________ Jon Dahlquist post-game policy of that institution. Strength & Conditioning Coach ______________________ Jeremy Pick Director of Sports Medicine _______________________ Nathan Wilder Academic Advisor _________________________________Justin Harris Practice Procedures Equipment Manager _____________________________Mike Shapley Covering Practice: Practices are generally open to the media. Please contact John Brush no later than noon on the day you would like to attend practice. Brush will provide parking information. Coach Ambrose reserves the right to close practice at any time. Note: Player or coach interviews must not conflict with classes, meetings, training room treatments or other team obligations. 2 TOWSONTIGERS.COM • @TOWSON_FB • #TOWSONTIGERS General Notes Scouting Holy Cross Holy Cross Quick Facts STATS FCS Top 25 Poll The Crusaders enter the contest with an Location ________________Worcester, Mass. (Sept. 14) overall record of 1-0. HC did not play last Enrollment _______________________2,904 weekend.