American college football season
The 2017 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by ninth-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 5–6, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Morgan State* | | SPORTSfever TV, ESPN3 | W 10–0 | 6,563 |
September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at Maryland* | | BTN | L 17–63 | 37,105 |
September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Saint Francis (PA)* | | NECFR | W 16–14 | 2,412 |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Stony Brooktsn | | CSL[1] | L 17–25 | 6,672 |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 14 Villanova | - Johnny Unitas Stadium
- Towson, MD
| TSN | L 9–24 | 5,017 |
October 14 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 13 Richmond | - Johnny Unitas Stadium
- Towson, MD
| FSGO | L 3–23 | 5,768 |
October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 18 New Hampshire | | UNHAthletics via YouTube | L 17–40 | 10,522 |
October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 23 Delaware | - Johnny Unitas Stadium
- Towson, MD
| FSGO | W 18–17 | 6,402 |
November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Elon | | PAA | L 30–33 2OT | 10,113 |
November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at William & Mary | | CSL[1] | W 26–14 | 6,234 |
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Rhode Island | - Johnny Unitas Stadium
- Towson, MD
| TSN | W 29–10 | 3,134 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
Morgan State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bears
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Tigers
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
At Maryland
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Tigers
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
10 |
17 |
Terrapins
|
21
|
7
|
21
|
14 |
63 |
At Saint Francis (PA)
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Tigers
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
13 |
16 |
Red Flash
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
At Stony Brook
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Tigers
|
10
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
Seawolves
|
7
|
9
|
3
|
6 |
25 |
No. 14 Villanova
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 14 Wildcats
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
14 |
24 |
Tigers
|
0
|
6
|
3
|
0 |
9 |
No. 13 Richmond
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 13 Spiders
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
6 |
23 |
Tigers
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3 |
3 |
At No. 18 New Hampshire
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Tigers
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
17 |
No. 18 Wildcats
|
7
|
26
|
7
|
0 |
40 |
No. 23 Delaware
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 23 Fightin' Blue Hens
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
3 |
17 |
Tigers
|
3
|
0
|
8
|
7 |
18 |
At No. 7 Elon
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
Tigers
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
17 | 3 |
30 |
No. 7 Phoenix
|
7
|
7
|
10
|
3 | 6 |
33 |
At William & Mary
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Tigers
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
26 |
Tribe
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
Rhode Island
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rams
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
Tigers
|
2
|
13
|
7
|
7 |
29 |
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