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2013 Towson

11–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Colonial Athletic Association). The season’s Wikipedia article records 13–⁠3, over 16 games to the 14 on file here.

Schedule and results

Towson in 2013, game by game: won at UConn 33–18; won at Holy Cross 49–7; won vs. Delaware State 49–7; won at North Carolina Central 35–17; won at Stony Brook 35–21; won vs. New Hampshire 44–28; lost vs. Villanova 35–45; won vs. UAlbany 44–17; won at Richmond 48–32; lost vs. Delaware 31–32; won at William & Mary 15–9; won vs. James Madison 28–17; won at Eastern Washington 35–31; lost vs. North Dakota State 7–35+42−28Won 33–18 at UConn+15UConnWon 49–7 at Holy Cross+42Holy CrossWon 49–7 vs. Delaware State+42Delaware StateWon 35–17 at North Carolina Central+18North Carolina …Won 35–21 at Stony Brook+14Stony BrookWon 44–28 vs. New Hampshire+16New HampshireLost 35–45 vs. Villanova-10VillanovaWon 44–17 vs. UAlbany+27UAlbanyWon 48–32 at Richmond+16RichmondLost 31–32 vs. Delaware-1DelawareWon 15–9 at William & Mary+6William & MaryWon 28–17 vs. James Madison+11James MadisonWon 35–31 at Eastern Washington+4Eastern Washing…Lost 7–35 vs. North Dakota State-28North Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atUConnW 33–⁠1835%
Sep 7atHoly CrossW 49–⁠768%
Sep 14vsDelaware StateW 49–⁠785%
Sep 21atNorth Carolina CentralW 35–⁠1770%
Sep 28atStony BrookW 35–⁠2161%
Oct 5vsNew HampshireW 44–⁠2875%
Oct 12vsVillanovaL 35–⁠4573%
Oct 19vsUAlbanyW 44–⁠1778%
Oct 26atRichmondW 48–⁠3268%
Nov 2vsDelawareL 31–⁠3276%
Nov 16atWilliam & MaryW 15–⁠955%
Nov 23vsJames MadisonW 28–⁠1778%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffatEastern WashingtonW 35–⁠3145%
Jan 4Bowls & playoffvsNorth Dakota StateL 7–⁠3538%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota State 35–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Colonial Athletic Association.

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

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list two games of Towson’s 2013 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Dec 7vsFordhamW 48–⁠28Towson’s article, Fordham’s article
Dec 13atEastern IllinoisW 49–⁠39Eastern Illinois’s article, Towson’s article
Record
11–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
488–⁠316
Coach
—
Elo
1535 +121 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.1 No. 5 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 188
Offensive coordinator
Jared Ambrose
Defensive coordinator
Matt Hachmann

Leaders

Passing yardsPeter Athens QB192 yds
Passing touchdownsPeter Athens QB1 TD
Rushing yardsTerrance West WR156 yds
Rushing touchdownsTerrance West WR2 TD
Receiving yardsLeon Kinnard WR61 yds
Receiving touchdownsSterlin Phifer RB1 TD

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Andre Dessenberg ATH★★No. 2277
Colby Grant APB★★No. 3275

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.720
Athletes and specialists12.00.780
Whole class22.00.750

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2014

The 2014 draft
Rd 3Terrance West RBCleveland Browns

2013 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maine7–⁠110–⁠2
Towson6–⁠211–⁠3
New Hampshire6–⁠28–⁠5
Villanova5–⁠36–⁠5
William & Mary4–⁠47–⁠5
Delaware4–⁠47–⁠5
Richmond4–⁠46–⁠6
James Madison3–⁠56–⁠6
Stony Brook3–⁠55–⁠6
Rhode Island2–⁠63–⁠9
UAlbany0–⁠81–⁠11

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