1999 Towson Tigers football
ConferencePatriot League
Record7–4 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Home stadiumMinnegan Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Lehigh +^   5 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 18 Colgate +^   5 – 1     10 – 2  
Towson   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Bucknell   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Lafayette   2 – 4     4 – 7  
Holy Cross   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Fordham   0 – 6     0 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Towson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Towson University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Towson finished third in the Patriot League.

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

The Tigers outscored opponents 302 to 255. Their 4–2 conference record placed third 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 4 Monmouth*
W 34–7 2,359 [3]
September 11 Lafayette
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 35–7 2,481 [4]
September 18 at Bucknell
W 27–20 2,921 [5]
September 25 at Columbia*
L 13–28 2,325 [6]
October 2 Holy Cross
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 14–0 3,802 [7]
October 9 vs. Morgan State*
L 22–28 [1]
October 16 at Howard*
W 49–33 1,835 [8]
October 23 Fordham
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 25–23 4,031 [9]
October 30 at No. 7 Lehigh
L 39–44 10,789 [10]
November 6 Dayton*
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 30–27 3,038 [11]
November 13 at Colgate
L 14–38 4,224 [12]

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ Denman, Elliott (September 5, 1999). "Air Assault Too Much for Monmouth". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. pp. H9, H12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Meixell, Ted (September 12, 1999). "Lafayette Picked Apart by Towson". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ewell, Christian (September 19, 1999). "Lee, Towson Take Patriot Flight". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 8E – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Schad, Joe (September 26, 1999). "Towson Fumbles Away Game to Columbia". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 7E – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Ewell, Christian (October 3, 1999). "Towson Airs It Out Except on Scoreboard, 14-0". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 7E – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Jones, Brent (October 17, 1999). "Tigers Erase 27-7 Deficit, Roar Past Bison, 49-33". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 8E – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Towson Gives Fordham the Boot on Kulic's FG". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. October 24, 1999. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (October 31, 1999). "Emotionally Drained Lehigh Tops Towson". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. pp. C1, C2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Albers, Bucky (November 7, 1999). "Towson Ends Dayton's Season, 30-27". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Ewell, Christian (November 15, 1999). "Colgate Brushes Off Towson's Bid for Playoffs, 38-14". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 8E – via Newspapers.com.
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