Old Dominion Football "One Team, One Year, One Shot" Game Seven: Saturday, October 20, 2012 #7/8 Old Dominion (5-1, 2-1 CAA) at #18/19 Towson (3-3, 2-1 CAA) Minnegan Field at Johnny Unitas Stadium (11,198) • Towson, Md. Old Dominion STORY LINES: l Old Dominion Football is in its fourth season overall and final year in the Colonial Athletic Schedule/Results: Association. The Monarchs are coming off their first loss of the year, a 38-14 homecoming defeat to Villanova. Sat. Sept. 1 Duquesne . W, 57-23 l The Monarchs lead all FCS schools in Scoring Offense (49.2), Total Offense (603.5), and Passing Offense (427.3) and also rank in the top-10 defensively in Sacks (2.8) at No. 17 and Tackles for Loss (8.0) at No. 5. Sat. Sept. 8 at Hampton .................W, 45-7 Additionally quarterback Taylor Heinicke leads the nation in total offense at 464.8 yards a game, while wide receiver Nick Mayers is 13th in receiving yards at 97.5 yards per contest. Sat. Sept. 16 Campbell .................W, 70-14 l Sat. Sept. 22 New Hampshire * ..........W, 64-61 Sophomore quarterback Taylor Heinicke has received national attention following the game with the Wildcats which saw the signal caller set an NCAA All-Division record in Total Offense in a Game, a Division Sat. Sept. 29 at Richmond * .............W, 45-37 I record in passing yards in a game, and FCS records in Total Offense in a Half, Passing Offense in a Half, and Total Offense and Passing Yards in a Quarter. Sat. Oct. 13 Villanova * ............... L, 14-38 l The Monarchs have won nine of their last 11 games dating back to October 22nd of last season. There Sat. Oct. 20 at Towson *................7:00 p.m. losses were to Goergia Southern in the second round of the FCS playoffs, 55-48, and to this week's opponent, Towson, in a 39-35 setback at Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium Sat. Oct. 27 Delaware (Oyster Bowl) * .......Noon Sat. Nov. 3 at Georgia State * ...........3:30 p.m. l Including the last road contest on September 29th at Richmond, nine of Old Dominion's 11 games will be played in the Commonwealth of Virginia. In fact, the Monarchs will not even have to leave the state until the Sat. Nov. 10 William & Mary * . Noon October 20th contest at Towson. Sat. Nov. 17 at James Madison ...........7:00 p.m. l With the loss to Villanova, ODU slid back in the polls this week to No. 7 in the FCS Sports Network poll and No. 8 in the FCS Coaches Poll. All home games in bold and played at Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium. All times eastern and are subject to change. FOLLOW THE MONARCHS TV: None RADIO Network: ..ESPN Radio 94.1 FM , WZEX EZ100.5 Play-By-Play: . .Ted Alexander Color Analyst: ...................Andy Mashaw Sideline: .........................Rich Radford Pre-Game: . .Rick Kiefner (Pre-game show begins 1 hour prior to kick) INTERNET Audio: ..................www.ODUSports.Com . .(via Monarch Media Subscription) Livestats: ...............www.TowsonTigers.com SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook:........ Facebook.com/MonarchFootball Twitter ........... @ODUFootball, @ODUSports HEAD COACH HEAD COACH YouTube: ............. YouTube.com/ODUSports Bobby Wilder Rob Ambrose Career Record: ............ 32-9 (.780)/4th season Career Record: ............18-32 (.360)/4 seasons Record at ODU: .......... 32-9 (.780)/4th season Record at TU: ..............15-25 (.375)/3 seasons 2012 - "One Team, One Year, One Shot" - at Towson - October 20, 2012 THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT: Towson All-Time vs. Towson: 0-1 All-Time vs. CAA: 9-4 DELAWARE: 0-1 Date Score H/A Attend Towson 9/24/11 L, 17-27 A 16789 GEORGIA STATE: 2-0 Oct. 20 •Towson, Md. Date Score H/A Attend Quick Facts 10/23/10 W, 34-20 H 19782 Location ........................................................................................Towson, Md. 9/10/11 W, 40-17 A 11701 Enrollment .............................................................................................. 21,111 * Joined CAA in 2012; FCS Independent Prior Nickname ..................................................................................................Tigers JAMES MADISON: 1-0 Website .................................................................................. towsontigers.com Date Score H/A Attend Twitter ......................................................................twitter.com/TowsonTigers 10/29/11 W, 23-20 H 19818 Facebook ............................................................. facebook.com/TowsonTigers Stadium ......................................... Minnegan Field at Johnny Unitas Stadium NEW HAMPSHIRE: 1-0 Stadium Capacity ....................................................................................11,198 Date Score H/A Attend Stadium Surface ........................................................................ Artificial Grass 9/22/10 W, 64-61 H 20068 President ....................................................................... Dr. Maravene Loeschke RICHMOND: 2-0 Athletics Director ........................................................................ Mike Waddell Date Score H/A Attend FB Contact ...................................... Dan O’Connell, Director/Media Relations 11/5 W, 42-28 H 19818 FB Contact Office Phone/Email ............ 410-704-3102/[email protected] 9/29 W, 45-37 A 8700 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost ................................................................8/3 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost ................................................................ 9/2 RHODE ISLAND: 1-0 Date Score H/A Attend 10/8/11 W, 31-23 A 4026 TOWSON: 0-1 2011 Schedule/Results 2012 Schedule Date Score H/A Attend 9/3 Morgan State ...........W, 42-3 8/30 ..................... @ Kent State 10/15/11 L, 35-39 H 19818 9/10 Villanova *.............W, 31-10 9/15 .............William & Mary * VILLANOVA: 1-0 9/24 Colgate ...................W, 42-17 9/22 .................St. Francis (Pa.) Date Score H/A Attend 10/1 @ Maryland ..............L, 3-28 9/29 .............................. @ LSU 10/22/11 W, 37-14 A 7471 10/8 Richmond* ............W, 31-28 10/6 .......... @ James Madison * 10/13/12 L, 14-38 H 20068 10/15 @ Old Dominion* .W, 39-35 10/13 ........................... Maine * 10/22 @ Wm & Mary * ...W, 38-27 10/20 .............. Old Dominion * WILLIAM & MARY: 1-1 10/29 Delaware* ..............W, 30-35 10/27 ................. @ Villanova * Date Score H/A Attend 11/5 @ Maine* ..............W, 40-30 11/3 ....................@ Delaware * 9/18/10 L, 17-21 H 19782 11/12/11 W, 35-31 A 12259 11/12 New Hampshire .....W, 56-42 11/10 ................ Rhode Island * 11/19 @ Rhode Island .....W, 28-17 11/17 .......@ New Hampshire * 12/3 Lehigh .....................L, 38-40 HEAD COACH Rob Ambrose Career Record: ............18-32 (.360)/4 seasons Record at TU: ..............15-25 (.375)/3 seasons Coaching Staff Matt Hachmann .........................................Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers John Donatelli ............................................................................Offensive Line James Vollono .......................................................... Tight Ends/Special Teams Jared Ambrose .............................................................................. Quarterbacks Reno Ferri ................................................................................. Running Backs Dassin Blackwell ......................................................................Wide Receivers Brian Fleury ...................................................................Safeties/Special Teams Derrick Johnson ..............................................................................Cornerbacks Canute Curtis ............................................................................. Defensive Line Konstantinos Kosmakos ....................................................Outside Linebackers ODUSports.Com * Facebook.com/MonarchFootball * Twitter.com/ODUFootball * Youtube.com/ODUSports 2012 - "One Team, One Year, One Shot" - at Towson - October 20, 2012 ODU Quick Facts: PROMOS AND OTHER FUN FACTS: SCHOOL Location: ........................................................................................Norfolk, VA 23529 Nickname: ...................................................................................................Monarchs • ODU football is sold out for the fourth straight season. If you don’t Founded: ..................................................................... 1930 (as the Norfolk Division have tickets, join the ODU Football Waiting List and be the first to ..............................................................................of the College of William & Mary) hear if game tickets become available and improve your chances of Enrollment: .......................................................................................................24,000 getting season tickets for the 2013 season by becoming a member of School Colors: ..................................... Slate Blue (PMS 540), Silver (PMS 877), & the Old Dominion Athletic Foundation. .................................................................................................. Light Blue (PMS 283) Stadium Name: .............................................Foreman Field at S.B. 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