2011 Towson Tigers football team

2011 Towson Tigers football
Colonial Athletic Association Champions
FCS Playoffs Second Round vs Lehigh, L 38–40
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network	#8
FCS Coaches	#9
2011 record	9–3 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach	Rob Ambrose (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	John Donatelli
Defensive coordinator	Matt Hachmann
Home stadium	Johnny Unitas Stadium

2011 CAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#9 Towson $^		7	–	1					9	–	3
#10 Old Dominion ^		6	–	2					10	–	3
#8 Maine ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
#11 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
#17 Delaware		5	–	3					7	–	4
#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
Massachusetts		0	–	0					5	–	6
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant UMass' conference record is listed as 0-0 because they were in the process of transitioning to FBS As of January 9, 2012; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

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. 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.

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	#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*	#23	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	FSN	L 3–28	35,573
October 8	7:30 PM	#14 Richmond	#25	Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD		W 31–28	7,587
October 15	3:30 PM	at #18 Old Dominion	#17	Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA		W 39–35	19,818
October 22	3:30 PM	at #14 William & Mary	#15	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA		W 38–27	12,259
October 29	7:00 PM	#21 Delaware	#13	Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD	TCN	L 30–35	8,122
November 5	12:30 PM	at #7 Maine	#14	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME	CSN	W 40–30	5,258
November 12	3:30 PM	#7 New Hampshire	#12	Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD		W 56–42	8,366
November 19	12:30 PM	at Rhode Island	#8	Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI		W 28–17	2,883
December 3	3:30 PM	#6 Lehigh*	#8	Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 38–40	11,196
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.