# 2016 Towson Tigers football team

The 2016 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Rob Ambrose and played their home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 4–7, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 7:00 pm | at South Florida* | No. 24 | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | ESPN3 | L 20–56 | 35,976 |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | Saint Francis (PA)* | | Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD | TSN | W 35–28 | 8,069 |
| September 17 | 3:30 pm | at No. 21 Villanova | | Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA | CSN | L 21–40 | 9,025 |
| October 1 | 3:30 pm | at No. 6 Richmond | | E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | CSN | L 28–31 | 8,700 |
| October 8 | 7:00 pm | Stony Brook | | Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD | CSN | L 20–27 | 7,059 |
| October 15 | 1:30 pm | at Dartmouth* | | Memorial FieldHanover, NH | ILDN | L 17–20 | 3,124 |
| October 22 | 3:30 pm | New Hampshire | | Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD | CSN | L 7–21 | 5,023 |
| October 29 | 3:30 pm | at Delaware | | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | CSN | L 6–20 | 17,488 |
| November 5 | 2:00 pm | Elon | | Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD | TSN | W 23–6 | 4,009 |
| November 12 | 12:00 pm | William & Mary | | Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD | ASN | W 34–24 | 4,354 |
| November 19 | 12:00 pm | at Rhode Island | | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | A10 Network | W 32–31 | 2,543 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### At South Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #24 Tigers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Bulls | 14 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 56 |

### Saint Francis (PA)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Flash | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Tigers | 3 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 35 |

### At Villanova

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| #21 Wildcats | 7 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 40 |

### At Richmond

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| #6 Spiders | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |

### Stony Brook

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seawolves | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| Tigers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |

### At Dartmouth

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Big Green | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |

### New Hampshire

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### At Delaware

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |

### Elon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Phoenix | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Tigers | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 23 |

### William & Mary

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tribe | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Tigers | 3 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 34 |

### At Rhode Island

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 32 |
| Rams | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |