2008 Towson Tigers football team

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2008 Towson Tigers football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record3–9 (1–7 CAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnny Unitas Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 8 New Hampshire x^   6 2     10 3  
No. 18 Maine ^   5 3     8 5  
UMass   4 4     7 5  
Hofstra   2 6     4 8  
Rhode Island   1 7     3 9  
Northeastern   1 7     2 10  
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x$^   8 0     12 2  
No. 6 Villanova ^   7 1     10 3  
No. 1 Richmond ^   6 2     13 3  
No. 20 William & Mary   5 3     7 4  
Delaware   2 6     4 8  
Towson   1 7     3 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 17th-year head coach Gordy Combs and played their home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in CAA play.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 303:30 pmat Navy*L 13–4131,613
September 66:00 pmMorgan State*W 21–164,705
September 133:00 pmat No. 4 RichmondL 14–458,012
September 207:00 pmat Coastal Carolina*L 3–318,204
September 273:00 pmColumbia*
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 31–245,030[1]
October 412:00 pmNortheastern
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
L 17–35
October 113:00 pmRhode Islanddagger
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 37–327,369[2]
October 2512:00 pmat No. 10 New HampshireComcast SportsNetL 14–428,003
November 112:00 pmNo. 16 William & Mary
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
Comcast SportsNetL 14–343,168
November 812:00 pmat DelawareL 21–3120,720
November 151:00 pmat No. 6 VillanovaL 31–345,101[3]
November 221:00 pmNo. 1 James Madison
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
L 27–585,575

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Scherr, Rich (September 28, 2008). "Castor Leads Towson to Tough Victory". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. D12 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Kent Baker (October 12, 2008). "Towson wins in wild one". The Baltimore Sun. p. D8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Behind strong Schaefer effort, Towson falls short". The Baltimore Sun. November 16, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "2008 Football Schedule". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved April 23, 2022.