2018 Towson Tigers football team
American college football season
The 2018 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by tenth-year head coach Rob Ambrose and played their home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium . They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association . They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Duquesne .
Preseason
CAA Poll
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Tigers were predicted to finish in tenth place.[1] They did not have any players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
James Madison
241 (21)
2
New Hampshire
206 (2)
3
Delaware
182
4
Stony Brook
169
5
Elon
168 (1)
6
Villanova
164
7
Richmond
127
8
Maine
81
9
Albany
78
10
Towson
74
11
William & Mary
55
12
Rhode Island
39
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 1 7:00 p.m. at Morgan State * MeTV Baltimore /SPORTSfever/ESPN3W 36–109,209
September 8 12:00 p.m. at Wake Forest * ACCN Extra L 20–5123,619
September 15 3:30 p.m. at No. 10 Villanova FCS /FSGO W 45–355,719
September 29 4:00 p.m.[2] The Citadel * No. 25 CAA.tv W 44–277,323
October 6 4:00 p.m.[2] No. 13 Stony Brook No. 23 Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLiveW 52–284,614
October 13 4:00 p.m.[2] William & Mary No. 17 Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD CAA.tv W 29–138,022
October 20 3:30 p.m. at Albany No. 13 UAlbany Live Events[3] W 56–287,029
October 27 3:30 p.m. at No. 21 Delaware No. 10 FCS/FSGO L 36–4014,593
November 3 4:00 p.m.[2] No. 23 Maine No. 15 Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLive L 28–357,356
November 10 12:00 p.m. at No. 7 Elon No. 20 CAA.tv W 41–105,927
November 17 2:00 p.m.[2] No. 7 James Madison No. 15 Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLive L 17–387,208
November 24 2:00 p.m.[2] Duquesne No. 16 ESPN3 L 10–312,158
[4]
Game summaries
At Morgan State
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
3
14
14
5
36
Bears
7
0
3
0
10
At Wake Forest
Week Two: Towson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary[5]
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Tigers
14
6
0 0 20
Demon Deacons
14
24
3 10 51
at BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC
Date : September 8Game time : 12:00 p.m. ET[6] Game weather : 82 °F (28 °C) • ESE 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • OvercastGame attendance : 23,619Referee : Jeff HeaserTV announcers (ACCN Extra ) : Play-by-Play: Shawn Kenney • Color Analyst: Stan LewterSources: [7] [8]
Game information
First Quarter
11:39 WAKE – Alex Bachman 10-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, TOP 3:21
8:12 TOW – Sam Gallahan 24-yard pass from Tom Flacco (Aidan O'Neill kick), Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, TOP 3:27
7:11 WAKE – Greg Dortch 7-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, TOP 1:01
1:32 TOW – Shane Simpson 8-yard pass from Tom Flacco (Aidan O'Neill kick), Tied 14–14. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, TOP 1:25
Second Quarter
14:19 WAKE – Sam Hartman 14-yard run (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, TOP 2:13
11:37 WAKE – Nick Sciba 35-yard field goal, Demon Deacons 24–14. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, TOP 2:35
9:49 WAKE – Greg Dortch 70-yard punt return (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 31–14. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, TOP 1:48
2:02 WAKE – Greg Dortch 60-yard punt return (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 38–14. Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards,TOP 1:23
0:42 TOW – Shane Leatherbury 18-yard pass from Tom Flacco (two-point pass conv. failed), Demon Deacons 38–20. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:20
Third Quarter
3:53 WAKE – Nick Sciba 27-yard field goal, Demon Deacons 41–20. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, TOP 2:22
Fourth Quarter
14:03 WAKE – Cade Carney 1-yard run (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 48–20. Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards, TOP 3:07
9:04 WAKE – Nick Sciba 27-yard field goal, Demon Deacons 51–20. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, TOP 3:39
Top Passers
TOW – Tom Flacco , 35/51, 345 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception
WAKE – Sam Hartman , 17/27, 242 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
Top Rushers
TOW – Shane Simpson, 8 carries, 18 yards
WAKE – Cade Carney, 19 carries, 130 yards, 1 touchdown
Top Receiving
TOW – Shane Leatherbury, 8 receptions, 88 yards, 1 touchdown
WAKE – Greg Dortch , 7 receptions, 94 yards, 1 touchdown
Leading Tacklers
TOW – Diondre Wallace, 16 tackles
WAKE – Nate Mays, 8 tackles
Player of the Week
Greg Dortch (ACC Specialist of the Week)[8]
At Villanova
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
21
14
7
3
45
No. 10 Wildcats
14
7
7
7
35
The Citadel
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
3
7
14
3
27
No. 25 Tigers
7
17
17
3
44
Stony Brook
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 13 Seawolves
0
14
7
7
28
No. 23 Tigers
21
14
10
7
52
William & Mary
1
2
3
4
Total
Tribe
0
13
0
0
13
No. 17 Tigers
7
3
7
12
29
At Albany
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 13 Tigers
10
28
11
7
56
Great Danes
7
14
0
7
28
At Delaware
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 10 Tigers
5
13
10
8
36
No. 21 Fightin' Blue Hens
0
6
21
13
40
Maine
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 23 Black Bears
7
14
7
7
35
No. 15 Tigers
0
7
14
7
28
At Elon
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 20 Tigers
7
7
10
17
41
No. 7 Phoenix
0
3
7
0
10
James Madison
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 7 Dukes
7
17
7
7
38
No. 15 Tigers
7
3
0
7
17
FCS Playoffs
Duquesne–First Round
1
2
3
4
Total
Dukes
0
3
14
14
31
No. 16 Tigers
7
3
0
0
10
Ranking movements
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final STATS FCS — — — RV 25 23 17 13 10 15 20 15 16 20 Coaches — — — RV RV 24 18 14 10 15 20 16 19 22
References
^ Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018" . Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 24, 2018 .
^ a b c d e f "Home Football Game Times Announced" . Towson Athletics. May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018 .
^ "Upcoming Live Events" . The Official Athletics Site of the University of Albany. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018 .
^ "2018 Football Schedule" . Towson University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2022 .
^ "Dortch scores 3 TDs in Wake Forest's 51–20 victory" . ESPN. September 8, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018 .
^ "ACC Announces Early Season Game Times and Networks for Football" . The Official Site of Demon Deacon Athletics. May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018 .
^ "Towson (1–0) vs. Wake Forest (1–0)" (PDF) . The Official Site of Wake Forest Demon Deacons Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018 .
^ a b "Dortch Named ACC Specialist of the Week" . The Official Site of Wake Forest Demon Deacons Athletics. September 10, 2018. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018 .
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