2016 Towson Tigers football team

2016 Towson Tigers football
2016 Towson Tigers football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	4–7 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach	Rob Ambrose (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jared Ambrose (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Matt Hachmann (7th season)
Home stadium	Johnny Unitas Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Rob Ambrose and played their home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 4–7, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 James Madison $^	8	–	0	14	–	1
No. 11 Villanova ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 17 New Hampshire ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
No. 8 Richmond ^	5	–	3	10	–	4
Maine	5	–	3	6	–	5
Albany	4	–	4	7	–	4
Stony Brook	4	–	4	5	–	6
William & Mary	3	–	5	5	–	6
Towson	3	–	5	4	–	7
Delaware	2	–	6	4	–	7
Elon	1	–	7	2	–	9
Rhode Island	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 pm	at South Florida*	No. 24	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN3	L 20–56	35,976
September 10	6:00 pm	Saint Francis (PA)*		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	TSN	W 35–28	8,069
September 17	3:30 pm	at No. 21 Villanova		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	CSN	L 21–40	9,025
October 1	3:30 pm	at No. 6 Richmond		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN	L 28–31	8,700
October 8	7:00 pm	Stony Brook		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	CSN	L 20–27	7,059
October 15	1:30 pm	at Dartmouth*		Memorial Field Hanover, NH	ILDN	L 17–20	3,124
October 22	3:30 pm	New Hampshire		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	CSN	L 7–21	5,023
October 29	3:30 pm	at Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	CSN	L 6–20	17,488
November 5	2:00 pm	Elon		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	TSN	W 23–6	4,009
November 12	12:00 pm	William & Mary		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	ASN	W 34–24	4,354
November 19	12:00 pm	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	A10 Network	W 32–31	2,543
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Tigers	3	7	7	3	20
Bulls	14	14	21	7	56

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	7	21	0	0	28
Tigers	3	10	15	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	7	0	7	21
#21 Wildcats	7	19	0	14	40

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	14	7	0	28
#6 Spiders	7	14	3	7	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seawolves	7	0	7	13	27
Tigers	7	10	0	3	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	0	10	0	17
Big Green	3	10	7	0	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	7	0	21
Tigers	0	7	0	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	3	3	0	6
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	10	3	7	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	0	3	3	0	6
Tigers	10	3	0	10	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	7	14	3	0	24
Tigers	3	7	14	10	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	13	3	9	32
Rams	7	3	7	14	31

^ "2016 Football Schedule". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved April 23, 2022.