For the first time in Head Coach Rob Ambrose’s career at Towson, the Tigers defeated Delaware, beating the Blue Hens 34-27 in overtime. After leading 7-0 after the first quarter, Towson allowed Delaware to come back, scoring 10 points in the second quarter, seven in the third and 10 in the fourth. Delaware kicker Sean Baner tied the game with two seconds left, forcing overtime. During overtime after Towson earned first possession, sophomore running back [...]

Towson avoided its second two-game losing streak of the season Saturday, defeating Villanova 49-35 Saturday in Philadelphia, Pa. In a pivotal Colonial Athletic Association game, the Tigers (4-4, 3-2 CAA) had their best offensive performance of the season and scored at will against the Wildcats (6-3, 4-2 CAA). Senior quarterback Grant Enders led the Tigers and was responsible for five of Towson’s seven touchdowns. Enders threw for four touchdowns, including a 78-yard pass to sophomore [...]

Current and former Towson football players have alleged that Head Coach Rob Ambrose inaccurately reported team practice times in logs he submitted to the Office of Compliance. Trevor Walker, an inactive linebacker, and another former player who spoke under the condition of anonymity, accused Ambrose of submitting the incorrect practice logs in a letter to the editor with 25 signatures of current and former players who wished to be kept anonymous. Ambrose sent a text message [...]

Old Dominion avenged last year’s homecoming defeat, handing the Tigers 31-20 (3-4, 2-2 Colonial Athletic Association) their second conference loss of the season Saturday. Sophomore running back Terrance West did not play but was standing on the sideline the whole game. “Terrance had an extremely severe loss in his family this week,” Ambrose said. “He was in no way shape or form ready to go.” Though it is unclear when the decision to not play West [...]

In the second-ever meeting between Towson and Old Dominion, the Monarchs avenged their homecoming loss last year, winning against the Tigers 31-20. This is the Tigers’  (3-4, 2-2 Colonial Athletic Association) second conference loss of the season. Old Dominion (6-1, 3-1 CAA) jumped to an early 10-point lead in the first quarter. Following Old Dominion’s opening 61-yard field goal drive, Fred Credle popped Towson’s Derrick Joseph on the ensuing kickoff and forced the ball loose. The Monarchs [...]

Last year Towson spoiled Old Dominion’s homecoming with one bizarre play. The Tigers were down by three points with a little over a minute remaining in the game when they faced a 4th-and-29 situation at their own 37-yard line. Then-sophomore quarterback Grant Enders connected with Tom Ryan, who out-jumped two ODU defenders and dragged Monarchs’ safety Paul Morant into the end zone, giving the Tigers the 39-35 win. “I’m almost 1,000 percent sure that 4th-and-29 [...]

The Tigers snapped a two-game losing streak, remaining undefeated at home as they beat the University of Maine Black Bears 24-19 in a pivotal Colonial Athletic Association matchup. Maine (2-4, 1-2 CAA) played without junior defensive end Michael Cole, who was named the week six CAA defensive player of the week after he sacked Delaware quarterback Trent Hurley five times and forced a fumble. It was reported by the Portland Press Herald that Cole would [...]

The Tigers will return home this weekend after two consecutive road losses to face the University of Maine. Following a loss in Baton Rouge, La., the Tigers suffered their first conference loss of the season at the hands of James Madison. “If you go back in history, the idea of a two-game losing streak and what that means versus what it means now is entirely different,” Head Coach Rob Ambrose said. “We’ve got a bad [...]

James Madison Head Coach Mickey Matthews earned his 100th career victory as the Dukes held on for a 13-10 win over the Towson Tigers. With 3:16 left on the clock, James Madison quarterback Justin Thorpe took the field, down 10-6. Towson’s defense held Thorpe in check for the majority of the game, but in the final minutes, the defense broke down and Thorpe capitalized. “We didn’t tackle that well in the end,” Towson Head Coach [...]

Twelfth-ranked Towson (2-2, 1-0 CAA) will travel to Harrisonburg, Va. to resume Colonial Athletic Association play and face the No. 5 James Madison Dukes. The Dukes (3-1, 1-0 CAA), statistically, have the top-run defense in the CAA and one of the most dynamic players in the conference: quarterback Justin Thorpe. “Thorpe is easily top-three, if not No. 1, best offensive weapons in the league,” Head Coach Rob Ambrose said. “You don’t [stop him]. You just [...]