2023 Towson Tigers football team
American college football season
The 2023 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by first-year head coach Pete Shinnick and played home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, Maryland .
The CAA, formerly known as the Colonial Athletic Association from 2007 through 2022, changed its name in July 2023 to accommodate future membership expansion outside of the Thirteen Colonies .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 3:30 p.m. at Maryland * BTN L 6–3837,241
September 9 6:00 p.m. Monmouth FloSports L 23-423,442
September 16 6:00 p.m. at Morgan State * ESPN+ W 20–10N/A
September 23 4:00 p.m. Norfolk State * Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD FloSports L 14–212,606
September 30 3:00 p.m. at No. 14 New Hampshire FloSports W 54–51 OT 13,544
October 7 4:00 p.m. Albany Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD FloSports L 17–244,789
October 21 3:30 p.m. at No. 13 William & Mary FloSports W 34–2413,713
October 28 4:00 p.m. No. 5 Delaware Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD FloSports L 13–514,238
November 4 1:00 p.m. at North Carolina A&T FloSports W 42–3221,500
November 11 1:00 p.m. at No. 13 Villanova FloSports L 10–334,819
November 18 1:00 p.m. Rhode Island Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD FloSports W 31–303,840
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
at Maryland
Pregame line
Over/under
MD -38.5
55.5
Towson Tigers (FCS) (0-0) at Maryland Terrapins (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Tigers (FCS)
0
3
3 0 6
Terrapins
21
7
7 3 38
at SECU Stadium • College Park, Maryland
Date : Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDT /12:30 p.m. PDT Game attendance : 37,241Referee : Tim O'DeyTV announcers (BTN ) : Joe Beninati (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), and Justine Ward (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
12:06 MD - Taulia Tagovailoa 23-yard run (Jack Howes kick) - 7-0 Maryland, Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 2:54
4:29 MD - Corey Dyches 23-yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa (Jack Howes kick) - 14-0 Maryland, Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:38
0:17 MD - Jeshaun Jones 24-yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa (Jack Howes kick) - 21-0 Maryland, Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:43
Second quarter
11:57 TOW - Keegan Vaughan 36-yard field goal - 21-3 Maryland, Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:20
0:14 MD - Kaden Prather 13-yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa (Jack Howes kick) - 28-3 Maryland, Drive: 15 plays, 91 yards, 3:47
Third quarter
9:26 MD - Roman Hemby 9-yard run (Jack Howes kick) - 35-3 Maryland, Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 4:08
1:33 TOW - Keegan Vaughan 38-yard field goal - 35-6 Maryland, Drive: 16 plays, 53 yards, 7:53
Fourth quarter
5:38 MD - Evan Johnson 24-yard field goal - 38-6 Maryland, Drive: 17 plays, 62 yards, 7:23
Statistics
Towson (FCS)
Maryland
First downs
16
30
Plays–yards
65-276
79-449
Rushes–yards
34-148
36-166
Passing yards
128
283
Passing: comp –att –int
16-31-0
26-43-0
Time of possession
26:52
33:08
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Towson (FCS)
Passing
Nathan Kent
16/31, 128 yards
Rushing
Devin Matthews
12 carries, 48 yards
Receiving
Da'Kendall James
4 receptions, 49 yards
Maryland
Passing
Taulia Tagovailoa
22/33, 260 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing
Roman Hemby
12 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Corey Dyches
6 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD
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