2016 Towson Tigers football team

American college football season

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 →

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

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.

Schedule

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.

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