2000 Towson Tigers football team

The 2000 Towson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Towson University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Towson tied for last in the Patriot League.

2000 Towson Tigers football
ConferencePatriot League
Record7–4 (3–3 Patriot)
Head coach
Home stadiumMinnegan Stadium
2000 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Lehigh $^  6 –0   12 –1  
Colgate  4 –2   7 –4  
Holy Cross  4 –2   7 –4  
Towson  3 –3   7 –4  
Bucknell  2 –4   6 –5  
Fordham  1 –5   3 –8  
Lafayette  1 –5   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their ninth year under head coach Gordy Combs, the Tigers compiled a 7–4 record.[1]

The Tigers outscored opponents 299 to 216. Their 3–3 conference record placed fourth 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 2 at Fordham
W 36–13 3,792 [3]
September 9 at Lafayette
W 42–20 5,229 [4]
September 16 Morgan State*
W 31–7 4,817 [5]
September 23 at Holy Cross
L 14–17 7,856 [6]
September 30 Colgate
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
L 27–30 OT 3,038 [7]
October 7 No. 17 Lehigh
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
L 21–42 [1]
October 14 Howard*
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 38–6 4,512 [8]
October 28 at Monmouth*
W 12–0 2,863 [9]
November 4 at Saint Mary's*
L 33–45 2,042 [10]
November 11 Bucknell
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 15–13 4,332 [11]
November 18 at Drake*
W 30–23 2,222 [12]

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. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. Parry, Tim (September 3, 2000). "Towson Shakes Jitters, Fordham". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 12E – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Hickling, Dan (September 10, 2000). "Towson Pulls Away for 42-20 Rout of Lafayette". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 12D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Ewell, Christian (September 17, 2000). "Read, Towson Take Morgan Apart, 31-7". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 12D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Craig, Steve (September 24, 2000). "Towson Tastes Its First Defeat". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 14D – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Ewell, Christian (October 1, 2000). "Colgate Gives Towson the Boot, 30-27". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 10D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Seidel, Jeff (October 15, 2000). "Error-Prone Bison Routed by Towson". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. p. D9 – via ProQuest.
  9. Bass, Howard (October 29, 2000). "Hawks' Offense Sputters in Loss". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. p. H4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "St. Mary's 45, Towson 33". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, Calif. November 5, 2000. pp. C-3, C-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Baker, Kent (November 12, 2000). "Tigers Beat Wind, Bucknell on Late Field Goal by Kulic". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 9E – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Gray, Rob (November 19, 2000). "Towson Beats Mistakes to Drop Drake, 30-23". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 9D – via Newspapers.com.
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