2018 TOWSON FOOTBALL Football Contact: Dave Vatz • O: 410-704-3102 • C: 518-391-5165 • Email: [email protected] Towson Media Relations, Unitas Stadium, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252 • www.TowsonTigers.com 2018 Schedule Game 9 - 2018 Season Date Opponent Time/Result #15/15 TOWSON #23/RV MAINE Sept. 1 Morgan State W 36-10 MeTV/SPORTSFever TV/ESPN+ @ Sept. 8 at Wake Forest L 20-51 ACC Network Extra 6-2, 4-1 CAA 5-3, 4-1 CAA Sept. 15 at Villanova* W 45-35 Nov. 3 • 4 p.m. • Johnny Unitas® Stadium • Towson, Md. Fox Sports Go/Fox College Sports Sept. 29 The Citadel W 44-27 Gameday Central CAA.tv Stadium ___________________________________________________ Johnny Unitas® Stadium Oct. 6 Stony Brook* W 52-28 Capacity _________________________________________________________________ 11,198 College Sports Live/CBS Digital Surface ________________________________________________________________ FieldTurf Kickoff ___________________________________________________________________ 4 p.m. Television _______________________________________________ CBS Sports Live/CBS Digital Oct. 13 William & Mary* W, 29-13 ______________________________________ Scott Sudikoff (PxP) and Brandon Noble (Analyst) CAA.tv Radio _______________________________________________________CBS Sports Radio 1300 _______________________________________ Spiro Morekas (PxP) and Gordy Combs (Analyst) Oct. 20 at UAlbany* W, 56-28 Internet ___________________________________________________ www.TowsonTigers.com CAA.tv Series Record _____________________________________________________ Maine leads 7-6 Oct. 27 at Delaware* L, 36-40 Fox Sports Go/Fox College Sports Matchup at a Glance Nov. 3 Maine* 4 p.m. Towson University ______________________ vs. _____________________ University of Maine College Sports Live/CBS Digital Towson, Maryland ___________________ Location _______________________ Orono, Maine 1866 ______________________________ Founded ______________________________ 1862 Nov. 10 at Elon* 12 p.m. 22,284 ____________________________ Enrollment ____________________________ 11,240 Colonial Athletic Association __________ Conference __Colonial Athletic Association (football) Nov. 17 James Madison* 2 p.m. Johnny Unitas® Stadium _______________Stadium _____________________ Alfond Stadium College Sports Live/CBS Digital Tim Leonard _____________________ Athletics Director _______________________ Ken Ralph 1969 __________________________First Year of Football __________________________ 1892 * - CAA conference game 278-251-4 ________________________All-Time Record ______________________ 531-505-38 All times are Eastern Rob Ambrose, 10th season ___________ Head Coach ___________Joe Harasymiak, 3rd season 58-56 ___________________________ Record at School ___________________________15-14 61-63 ____________________________ Career Record ____________________________ Same 5-6, 3-5 CAA ____________________ 2017 Team Record ____________________ 4-6, 3-5 CAA Follow the Tigers Story Lines Radio _______________ CBS Sports Radio 1300 Play-by-Play ________________ Spiro Morekas u A top-25 matchup is the main event for the 2018 Towson Homecoming as the #15 Tigers host #23/ Color Analyst ________________Gordy Combs RV Maine in a battle of two teams tied atop the CAA standings on Saturday, Nov. 3 at 4 p.m. Internet Audio ___________TowsonTigers.com u Towson had its five-game win streak snapped last Saturday after a narrow 40-36 defeat at #21 Live Stats ________________TowsonTigers.com Delaware, coming in a 6-2 overall and 4-1 in the CAA. Maine returned to the win column last weekend with a 28-9 home win over UAlbany to stand 5-3 overall and 4-1 in the CAA. Towson and Maine are tied for first in the CAA along with Delaware and James Madison. Social Media Facebook_____ Facebook.com/TowsonFootball u Towson and Maine will meet for the 16th time and first time since 2015. Last time, Towson edged Twitter _________@Towson_FB, @TowsonTigers out Maine 10-7 in Orono on Nov. 17, 2015, the third win in the last four contests for the Tigers against Instagram _______ Instagram.com/Towson_FB the Black Bears. All-time, Maine leads the series 7-6. YouTube _____YouTube.com/TheTowsonTigers u Towson is celebrating its 50th year of football in 2018. Towson established its first team in 1969, winning 278 games since its beginning under four total head coaches. In its history, Towson has two national runner-up finishes (1976, 2013), two CAA titles (2011, 2012) and 11 seasons, across Division III, II and I-AA (FCS), finishing in the top-26 nationally. 2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • vs. MAINE Media Information Sunday - 28 Monday - 29 Tuesday - 30 Wednesday - 31 Thursday - 1 Friday - 2 Saturday - 3 Off Day Practice Practice Practice Off Practice @ Delaware 10:15 a.m. 10:15 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. No availability No availability No availability Players and Players and Players and Coaches Coaches No availability Coaches available Coach Ambrose available after available after after game CAA Teleconference practice practice 12-12:10 p.m. Football Information Daily Media Availability Offensive Formation _________________________ Pro-style, Hurry-up Monday: Coach Ambrose will be available during the CAA conference Defensive Formation _________________________________ Multiple call. His weekly time slot is 12:00-12:10 p.m. Media members are 2017 Overall Record ______________________________________ 5-6 encouraged to call in with questions by dialing 877-805-0692 and 2017 Conference Record __________________________________ 3-5 requesting the CAA Football teleconference. 2017 Conference Finish __________________________________t-7th Offensive Starters Returning/Lost ___________________________ 9/2 Tuesday: Coach Ambrose, assistant coaches and players will be Defensive Starters Returning/Lost ___________________________ 6/5 available at the conclusion of practice. First Varsity Season ______________________________________1969 Seasons/Winning Seasons _______________________________ 49/24 Wednesday: Coach Ambrose, assistant coaches and players will be Overall Record _______________________________ 278-251-4 (.525) 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 __________________________________ 133-80-2 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 (10th season) players will appear in the interview room. After the visiting team Overall Head Coaching Record ___________________________ 61-63 finishes, Coach Ambrose and selected players will appear in the Overall Record at Towson ________________________________ 58-56 interview room. Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks ______________ Jared Ambrose Defensive Coordinator, Outside Linebackers _______ Lyndon Johnson We ask the media to please say what outlet they are with before Special Teams Coordinator, Safeties __________________ Joe Tricario asking questions. Wide Receivers __________________________________Justin Harper Tight Ends ____________________________________ Tyree Foreman No Towson first-year freshmen will be made available. Defensive Line _________________________ Konstantinos Kosmakos Cornerbacks ____________________________________Scott Lakatos At the midway point of the fourth quarter, interview requests will be Inside Linebackers ________________________________Collin Bauer collected. Running Backs _________________________________ Scott Van Zile Director of Football Operations ____________________ Lance Yaniger Interviews after games on the road will be conducted based on the Video Coordinator ______________________________ Leigha Presley post-game policy of that institution. Strength & Conditioning Coach ______________________ Justin Lima Director of Sports Medicine _______________________ Nathan Wilder Head Athletic Trainer _________________________________Ariko Iso Practice Procedures Athletic Trainer ____________________________________ Alex Miller Covering Practice: Practices are generally open to the media. Please Academic Advisor _______________________________Elysa Newman contact Dave Vatz no later than the day before you would like to Equipment Manager ______________________________Justin