2011 Towson Tigers football team

The 2011 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by third-year head coach Rob Ambrose and played their home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 9–3, 7–1 in CAA play to win the conference championship. They received the CAA's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the second round to Lehigh.

2011 Towson Tigers football
CAA champion
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 38–40 vs. Lehigh
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 8
FCS Coaches	No. 9
Record	9–3 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach	Rob Ambrose (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	John Donatelli
Defensive coordinator	Matt Hachmann
Home stadium	Johnny Unitas Stadium
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Towson $^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 10 Old Dominion ^		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 8 Maine ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 11 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 17 Delaware		5	–	3					7	–	4
No. 15 James Madison ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
William & Mary		3	–	5					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	8
Villanova		1	–	7					2	–	9
Richmond		0	–	8					3	–	8
UMass *		0	–	0					5	–	6
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – UMass' conference record was 0–0 because they were transitioning to FBS. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 pm	Morgan State*		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	CSN	W 42–3	9,759
September 10	7:00 pm	No. 20 Villanova		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD		W 31–10	7,696
September 24	7:00 pm	Colgate*		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD		W 42–17	9,919
October 1	2:30 pm	at Maryland*	No. 23	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	FSN	L 3–28	35,573
October 8	7:30 pm	No. 14 Richmond	No. 25	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD		W 31–28	7,587
October 15	3:30 pm	at No. 18 Old Dominion	No. 17	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA		W 39–35	19,818
October 22	3:30 pm	at No. 14 William & Mary	No. 15	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA		W 38–27	12,259
October 29	7:00 pm	No. 21 Delaware	No. 13	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	TCN	L 30–35	8,122
November 5	12:30 pm	at No. 7 Maine	No. 14	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	CSN	W 40–30	5,258
November 12	3:30 pm	No. 7 New Hampshire	No. 12	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD		W 56–42	8,366
November 19	12:30 pm	at Rhode Island	No. 8	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		W 28–17	2,883
December 3	3:30 pm	No. 6 Lehigh*	No. 8	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	L 38–40	11,196
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "2011 Football Schedule". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved April 23, 2022.