# 2013 Towson Tigers football team

The 2013 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-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 13–3, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place. The season included the program's first win over a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent, UConn. The Tigers received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they defeated Fordham, Eastern Illinois, and Eastern Washington to advance to the FCS National Championship game, where they lost to North Dakota State.
NFL draftee Terrance West ran for an NCAA season record 2509 yards.

## Schedule

Towson played a 12-game regular season schedule for only the fourth time in school history during the 2013 season.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:30 pm | at UConn* | No. 11 | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | ESPN3 | W 33–18 | 30,689 |
| September 7 | 1:00 pm | at Holy Cross* | No. 5 | Fitton FieldWorcester, MA | | W 49–7 | 6,281 |
| September 14 | 7:30 pm | Delaware State* | No. 4 | Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD | TUSN | W 49–7 | 10,302 |
| September 21 | 2:00 pm | at North Carolina Central* | No. 4 | O'Kelly-Riddick StadiumDurham, NC | | W 35–17 | 4,037 |
| September 28 | 6:00 pm | at Stony Brook | No. 3 | Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY | | W 35–21 | 7,859 |
| October 5 | 12:00 pm | No. 19 New Hampshire | No. 3 | Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD | CSN | W 44–28 | 9,511 |
| October 12 | 7:00 pm | No. 15 Villanova | No. 3 | Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD | NBCSN | L 35–45 | 10,234 |
| October 19 | 3:30 pm | at Albany | No. 7 | Bob Ford FieldAlbany, NY | | W 44–17 | 8,500 |
| October 26 | 12:00 pm | at Richmond | No. 8 | E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | CSN | W 48–32 | 8,700 |
| November 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 21 Delaware | No. 7 | Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD | TUSN | L 31–32 | 8,741 |
| November 16 | 1:30 pm | at No. 16 William & Mary | No. 10 | Zable StadiumWilliamsburg, VA | | W 15–9 | 9,674 |
| November 23 | 3:30 pm | James Madison | No. 7 | Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD | NBCSN | W 28–17 | 7,379 |
| December 7 | 1:00 pm | No. 9 Fordham* | No. 5 | Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD (NCAA Division I Second Round) | ESPN3 | W 48–28 | 4,671 |
| December 13 | 8:00 pm | at No. 2 Eastern Illinois* | No. 5 | O'Brien StadiumCharleston, IL (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal) | ESPN2 | W 49–39 | 3,850 |
| December 21 | 2:00 pm | at No. 3 Eastern Washington* | No. 5 | Roos FieldCheney, WA (NCAA Division I Semifinal) | ESPNU | W 35–31 | 6,209 |
| January 4, 2014 | 2:00 pm | vs. No. 1 North Dakota State* | No. 5 | Toyota StadiumFrisco, TX (NCAA Division I Championship Game) | ESPN2 | L 7–35 | 19,802 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||||

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | 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 | 13 | Final |
| Sports Network | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Coaches | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |