2000 Towson Tigers football team

2000 Towson Tigers football
ConferencePatriot League
Record7–4 (3–3 Patriot)
Head coach
Home stadiumMinnegan Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Lehigh $^   6 – 0     12 – 1  
Colgate   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Holy Cross   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Towson   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Bucknell   2 – 4     6 – 5  
Fordham   1 – 5     3 – 8  
Lafayette   1 – 5     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Towson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Towson University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Towson tied for last in the Patriot League.

In their ninth year under head coach Gordy Combs, the Tigers compiled a 7–4 record.[1]

The Tigers outscored opponents 299 to 216. Their 3–3 conference record placed fourth in the seven-team Patriot League standings.[2]

Towson played its home games at Minnegan Stadium on the university campus in Towson, Maryland.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2 at Fordham
W 36–13 3,792 [3]
September 9 at Lafayette
W 42–20 5,229 [4]
September 16 Morgan State*
W 31–7 4,817 [5]
September 23 at Holy Cross
L 14–17 7,856 [6]
September 30 Colgate
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
L 27–30 OT 3,038 [7]
October 7 No. 17 Lehigh
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
L 21–42 [1]
October 14 Howard*
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 38–6 4,512 [8]
October 28 at Monmouth*
W 12–0 2,863 [9]
November 4 at Saint Mary's*
L 33–45 2,042 [10]
November 11 Bucknell
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 15–13 4,332 [11]
November 18 at Drake*
W 30–23 2,222 [12]

References

  1. ^ a b "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. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Parry, Tim (September 3, 2000). "Towson Shakes Jitters, Fordham". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 12E – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Hickling, Dan (September 10, 2000). "Towson Pulls Away for 42-20 Rout of Lafayette". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 12D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ewell, Christian (September 17, 2000). "Read, Towson Take Morgan Apart, 31-7". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 12D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Craig, Steve (September 24, 2000). "Towson Tastes Its First Defeat". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 14D – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Ewell, Christian (October 1, 2000). "Colgate Gives Towson the Boot, 30-27". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 10D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Seidel, Jeff (October 15, 2000). "Error-Prone Bison Routed by Towson". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. p. D9 – via ProQuest.
  9. ^ Bass, Howard (October 29, 2000). "Hawks' Offense Sputters in Loss". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. p. H4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "St. Mary's 45, Towson 33". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, Calif. November 5, 2000. pp. C-3, C-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Baker, Kent (November 12, 2000). "Tigers Beat Wind, Bucknell on Late Field Goal by Kulic". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 9E – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Gray, Rob (November 19, 2000). "Towson Beats Mistakes to Drop Drake, 30-23". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 9D – via Newspapers.com.