2008 Towson Tigers football team

The 2008 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 17th-year head coach Gordy Combs and played their home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in CAA play.

2008 Towson Tigers football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record3–9 (1–7 CAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnny Unitas Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 8 New Hampshire x^   6 2     10 3  
No. 18 Maine ^   5 3     8 5  
UMass   4 4     7 5  
Hofstra   2 6     4 8  
Rhode Island   1 7     3 9  
Northeastern   1 7     2 10  
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x$^   8 0     12 2  
No. 6 Villanova ^   7 1     10 3  
No. 1 Richmond ^   6 2     13 3  
No. 20 William & Mary   5 3     7 4  
Delaware   2 6     4 8  
Towson   1 7     3 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 303:30 pmat Navy*L 13–4131,613
September 66:00 pmMorgan State*W 21–164,705
September 133:00 pmat No. 4 RichmondL 14–458,012
September 207:00 pmat Coastal Carolina*L 3–318,204
September 273:00 pmColumbia*
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 31–245,030[1]
October 412:00 pmNortheastern
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
L 17–35
October 113:00 pmRhode Island 
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 37–327,369[2]
October 2512:00 pmat No. 10 New HampshireComcast SportsNetL 14–428,003
November 112:00 pmNo. 16 William & Mary
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
Comcast SportsNetL 14–343,168
November 812:00 pmat DelawareL 21–3120,720
November 151:00 pmat No. 6 VillanovaL 31–345,101[3]
November 221:00 pmNo. 1 James Madison
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
L 27–585,575

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References edit

  1. ^ Scherr, Rich (September 28, 2008). "Castor Leads Towson to Tough Victory". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. D12 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Kent Baker (October 12, 2008). "Towson wins in wild one". The Baltimore Sun. p. D8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Behind strong Schaefer effort, Towson falls short". The Baltimore Sun. November 16, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "2008 Football Schedule". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved April 23, 2022.