2001 Towson Tigers football team

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.

2001 Towson Tigers football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	3–7 (2–5 Patriot)
Head coach	Gordy Combs (10th season)
Home stadium	Minnegan Stadium
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Lehigh $^		7	–	0					11	–	1
Colgate		5	–	1					7	–	3
Fordham		5	–	2					7	–	4
Bucknell		4	–	3					6	–	4
Holy Cross		3	–	4					4	–	6
Towson		2	–	5					3	–	7
Lafayette		1	–	6					2	–	8
Georgetown		0	–	6					3	–	7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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*	University Field Albany, NY	L 10–14	2,026	^[4]
September 8	Lafayette	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	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*	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	W 20–17 ^OT	7,418	^[7]
October 6	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 10–51	2,897	^[8]
October 13	at No. 6 Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 12–47	10,645	^[9]
October 20	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	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	Kehoe Field Washington, DC	W 27–9	2,201	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Year-by-Year Results". Towson Football 2019 Media Guide (PDF). Towson, Md.: Towson University. p. 105. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "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.
3. Blaudschun, Mark (September 14, 2001). "After Prodding, Correct Choice Finally Made". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. E6 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Reisinger, Adam S. (September 2, 2001). "Late Mistakes Hurt Towson vs. Albany". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 12E – via Newspapers.com.
5. Graham, Glenn P. (September 9, 2001). "Read Runs Towson by Lafayette in OT". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 9D – via Newspapers.com.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Reisinger, Adam S. (October 7, 2001). "Towson Dealt 51-10 Pasting by Bucknell". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 16E – via Newspapers.com.
9. Groller, Keith (October 14, 2001). "Hall, Defense Leads Engineers Past Towson". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. 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.
11. Graham, Glenn P. (October 10, 2001). "A Yard Short, Towson Drops 4th Straight". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 10D – via Newspapers.com.
12. Reisinger, Adam S. (November 11, 2001). "Towson Chases, Can't Catch Fordham, 28-23". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 9D – via Newspapers.com.
13. 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.