1998 Towson Tigers football team

The 1998 Towson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Towson University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Towson tied for last in the Patriot League.

1998 Towson Tigers football
ConferencePatriot League
Record5–6 (1–5 Patriot)
Head coach
Home stadiumMinnegan Stadium
1998 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Lehigh $^  6 –0   12 –1  
No. 21 Colgate ^  5 –1   8 –4  
Bucknell  3 –3   6 –5  
Lafayette  3 –3   3 –8  
Fordham  2 –4   4 –7  
Towson  1 –5   5 –6  
Holy Cross  1 –5   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their seventh year under head coach Gordy Combs, the Tigers compiled a 5–6 record.[1]

The Tigers were outscored 336 to 243. Their 1–5 conference record tied for sixth (and worst) 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 3 Morgan State*
W 15–10 8,056 [3]
September 12 at Monmouth*
W 42–20 2,766 [4]
September 19 at Colgate
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
L 14–35 2,012 [5]
September 26 Fordham
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 35–34 OT 2,274 [6]
October 3 at Holy Cross
L 24–31 4,150 [7]
October 10 Lafayette
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
L 7–27 3,468 [8]
October 17 at Lehigh
L 7–55 8,059 [9]
October 31 Saint Mary's (CA)*
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 27–21 2,009 [10]
November 7at Dayton*
L 42–43 8,802 [11]
November 14 Drake*
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 17–14 [1]
November 21 at Bucknell
L 13–46 2,423 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "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. 6. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. Ewell, Christian (September 4, 1998). "Towson Gets Jump on Bears". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 10D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Denman, Elliott (September 13, 1998). "Tigers Throttle Hawks; Towson's Corle Scores 3 TDs in Monmouth Loss". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. pp. H5, H18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Ewell, Christian (September 20, 1998). "Colgate Still Too Much for Towson, 35-14". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 7E – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Hensley, Jamison (September 27, 1998). "Corle Runs Towson to OT Victory". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 4F – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Pave, Marvin (October 4, 1998). "This Time, Holy Cross Holds It Together". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Ewell, Christian (October 11, 1998). "27-7 Defeat Sends Towson Skidding to 3-3". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 8E – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Blockus, Gary R. (October 18, 1998). "Towson Has No Answers for Lehigh, 55-7". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 9E – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Ewell, Christian (November 1, 1998). "Towson Survives Miscues, Edges St. Mary's, Calif". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 9E – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Albers, Bucky (November 8, 1998). "Field Goal Saves Game". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. p. 11D – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Courogen, Chris (November 22, 1998). "Bucknell Runs Over Towson in Finale, 46-13". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 8E – via Newspapers.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.