2001 Towson Tigers football team
American college football season
The 2001 Towson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Towson University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Towson finished sixth in the Patriot League .
In their 10th year under head coach Gordy Combs , the Tigers compiled a 3–7 record.[1]
The Tigers were outscored 257 to 149. Their 2–5 conference record placed sixth out of eight in the Patriot League standings.[2]
Like most of the Patriot League, Towson played just 10 of its 11 scheduled regular season games, after its September 15 matchup, against Ivy League opponent Yale , was canceled following the September 11 attacks .[3]
Towson played its home games at Minnegan Stadium on the university campus in Towson, Maryland .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 1 at Albany *
L 10–14 2,026 [4]
September 8 Lafayette
W 16–13 OT 2,810 [5]
September 15 Yale *
Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD Canceled [3]
September 22 Holy Cross
Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD L 9–17 2,095 [6]
September 29 at Morgan State *
W 20–17 OT 7,418 [7]
October 6 at Bucknell
L 10–51 2,897 [8]
October 13 at No. 6 Lehigh
L 12–47 10,645 [9]
October 20 at Colgate
L 5–37 3,865 [10]
October 27 Monmouth *
Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD L 17–24 3,864 [11]
November 10 Fordham
Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD L 23–28 3,568 [12]
November 17 at Georgetown
W 27–9 2,201 [13]
References
^ "Year-by-Year Results". Towson Football 2019 Media Guide (PDF) . Towson, Md.: Towson University . p. 105. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF) . Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League . 2020. p. 8. Retrieved August 10, 2020 .
^ a b Blaudschun, Mark (September 14, 2001). "After Prodding, Correct Choice Finally Made" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. E6 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Reisinger, Adam S. (September 2, 2001). "Late Mistakes Hurt Towson vs. Albany" . The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 12E – via Newspapers.com .
^ Graham, Glenn P. (September 9, 2001). "Read Runs Towson by Lafayette in OT" . The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 9D – via Newspapers.com .
^ Reisinger, Adam S. (September 23, 2001). "Turnovers, Penalties Cost Towson" . The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 12E – via Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 23, 2001. p. C22.
^ Graham, Glenn P. (September 30, 2001). "Towson Escapes Morgan on Kulic's Kick in OT, 20-17" . The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 12D – via Newspapers.com .
^ Reisinger, Adam S. (October 7, 2001). "Towson Dealt 51-10 Pasting by Bucknell" . The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 16E – via Newspapers.com .
^ Groller, Keith (October 14, 2001). "Hall, Defense Leads Engineers Past Towson" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Reisinger, Adam S. (October 21, 2001). "Colgate Reduces Towson to Shambles with 37-5 Win" . The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 9D – via Newspapers.com .
^ Graham, Glenn P. (October 10, 2001). "A Yard Short, Towson Drops 4th Straight" . The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 10D – via Newspapers.com .
^ Reisinger, Adam S. (November 11, 2001). "Towson Chases, Can't Catch Fordham, 28-23" . The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 9D – via Newspapers.com .
^ Brewingon, Peter (November 17, 2001). "Hoyas Can't Find Way to Get Past Towson". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C. pp. D12, D14 – via ProQuest .
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