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2011 Towson

9–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Towson in 2011, game by game: won vs. Morgan State 42–3; won vs. Villanova 31–10; won vs. Colgate 42–17; lost at Maryland 3–28; won vs. Richmond 31–28; won at Old Dominion 39–35; won at William & Mary 38–27; lost vs. Delaware 30–35; won at Maine 40–30; won vs. New Hampshire 56–42; won at Rhode Island 28–17; lost vs. Lehigh 38–40+39−25Won 42–3 vs. Morgan State+39Morgan StateWon 31–10 vs. Villanova+21VillanovaWon 42–17 vs. Colgate+25ColgateLost 3–28 at Maryland-25MarylandWon 31–28 vs. Richmond+3RichmondWon 39–35 at Old Dominion+4Old DominionWon 38–27 at William & Mary+11William & MaryLost 30–35 vs. Delaware-5DelawareWon 40–30 at Maine+10MaineWon 56–42 vs. New Hampshire+14New HampshireWon 28–17 at Rhode Island+11Rhode IslandLost 38–40 vs. Lehigh-2Lehigh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsMorgan StateW 42–⁠348%
Sep 10vsVillanovaW 31–⁠1026%
Sep 24vsColgateW 42–⁠1751%
Oct 1atMarylandL 3–⁠2818%
Oct 8vsRichmondW 31–⁠2840%
Oct 15atOld DominionW 39–⁠3525%
Oct 22atWilliam & MaryW 38–⁠2730%
Oct 29vsDelawareL 30–⁠3555%
Nov 5atMaineW 40–⁠3030%
Nov 12vsNew HampshireW 56–⁠4239%
Nov 19atRhode IslandW 28–⁠1766%
Dec 3vsLehighNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundL 38–⁠4037%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Lehigh 40–⁠38 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Colonial Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).

Colonial Athletic Association champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
418–⁠312
Coach
—
Elo
1420 +249 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.6 No. 15 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
John Donatelli
Defensive coordinator
Matt Hachmann

2011 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Towson7–⁠19–⁠3
Old Dominion6–⁠210–⁠3
Maine6–⁠29–⁠3
New Hampshire6–⁠28–⁠4
Delaware5–⁠37–⁠4
James Madison5–⁠38–⁠5
William & Mary3–⁠55–⁠6
Massachusetts3–⁠55–⁠6
Rhode Island2–⁠63–⁠8
Villanova1–⁠72–⁠9
Richmond0–⁠83–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.