2003 Towson Tigers football
ConferencePatriot League
Record6–6 (3–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnny Unitas Stadium
2003 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Colgate $^  7 –0   15 –1  
No. 23 Lehigh  6 –1   8 –3  
Fordham  4 –3   9 –3  
Bucknell  4 –3   6 –6  
Towson  3 –4   6 –6  
Lafayette  2 –5   5 –6  
Georgetown  1 –6   4 –8  
Holy Cross  1 –6   1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Towson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Towson University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its final year of Patriot League competition, Towson finished fifth.

In their 12th year under head coach Gordy Combs, the Tigers compiled a 6–6 record.[1]

The Tigers were outscored 274 to 271. Their 3–4 conference record placed fifth out of eight in the Patriot League standings.[2]

This year marked Towson's seventh and final Patriot League campaign, as the Tigers had agreed in 2002 to join the Atlantic 10 Conference for football, starting with the 2004 season. Though they remained in Division I-AA, this move gave Towson a higher level of competition, more similarly sized schools, and the opportunity to award athletic scholarships. By joining the A-10, Towson would also gain football matchups with Delaware, Hofstra, James Madison and William & Mary, all A-10 football members that competed with Towson in other sports in their primary conference, the Colonial Athletic Association.[3]

Towson played its home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium on the university campus in Towson, Maryland. The stadium had been built the previous year and started 2003 with the name Towson University Stadium; it was rededicated to honor the late Johnny Unitas on October 11, 2003. In addition to being a local celebrity from his tenure as quarterback of the Baltimore Colts, Unitas had also been the father of three Towson students and had led efforts to find a naming partner for the new Towson football stadium.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30 at Morgan State*
L 16–19 4,574 [5]
September 6 Lock Haven*
W 50–19 3,306 [6]
September 13 Lafayette
  • Towson University Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 19–13 1,600 [7]
September 20 at Yale*
L 28–62 9,715 [8]
September 27 at No. 22 Colgate
L 7–26 7,467 [9]
October 11 Holy Crossdagger^
W 30–13 8,125 [10]
October 18 at Bucknell
L 10–14 6,212 [11]
October 25 Elon
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 24–7 3,586 [12]
November 1 at Lehigh
L 3–35 13,853 [13]
November 8 at Georgetown
W 27–6 996 [14]
November 15 Albany*
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 35–16 2,118 [15]
November 22 No. 25 Fordham
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
L 22–35 2,258 [16]

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. 9. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ Fairbank, Dave (August 22, 2002). "Towson Football Program to Join Atlantic 10". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Barnhardt, Laura (October 12, 2003). "A Golden Legacy Begins on a New Playing Field". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Baker, Kent (August 31, 2003). "Morgan Gets Cooking at Home in 19-16 Season-Opening Victory". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Baker, Kent (September 7, 2003). "Towson Dominates Lock Haven, Rolls to 50-19 Victory". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 15E – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Smolka, Bo (September 14, 2003). "Towson's Defense Leads Way in 19-13 Win Over Lafayette". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Hine, Tommy (September 21, 2003). "Cowan Back in Business". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E2, E7 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Bump, Larry (September 28, 2003). "Colgate Blows by Towson". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 16E – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Baker, Kent (October 12, 2003). "Towson Overpowers Holy Cross, 30-13". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Housenick, Tom (October 19, 2003). "Close, and a Cigar: Bison Win Close One, Stay Unbeaten in Patriot League". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Seidel, Jeff (October 26, 2003). "Galloway Goes All-Out for Towson, 24-7". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 10E – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Groller, Keith (November 2, 2003). "Led by Fired-Up Defense, Lehigh Sticks It to Towson". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ Papuchis, Matt (November 9, 2003). "Romeo, Telp Boost Towson to 27-6 Win". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 6E – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ Baker, Kent (November 16, 2003). "At Home, Towson Cleans Up". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ Papuchis, Matt (November 23, 2003). "Towson Falls in Patriot League Finale, 35-22". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 6E – via Newspapers.com.
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