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2016 Towson

4–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Towson in 2016, game by game: lost at South Florida 20–56; won vs. Saint Francis 35–28; lost at Villanova 21–40; lost at Richmond 28–31; lost vs. Stony Brook 20–27; lost at Dartmouth 17–20; lost vs. New Hampshire 7–21; lost at Delaware 6–20; won vs. Elon 23–6; won vs. William & Mary 34–24; won at Rhode Island 32–31+17−36Lost 20–56 at South Florida-36South FloridaWon 35–28 vs. Saint Francis+7Saint FrancisLost 21–40 at Villanova-19VillanovaLost 28–31 at Richmond-3RichmondLost 20–27 vs. Stony Brook-7Stony BrookLost 17–20 at Dartmouth-3DartmouthLost 7–21 vs. New Hampshire-14New HampshireLost 6–20 at Delaware-14DelawareWon 23–6 vs. Elon+17ElonWon 34–24 vs. William & Mary+10William & MaryWon 32–31 at Rhode Island+1Rhode Island
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atSouth FloridaL 20–⁠5620%
Sep 10vsSaint FrancisW 35–⁠2861%
Sep 17atVillanovaL 21–⁠4039%
Oct 1atRichmondL 28–⁠3125%
Oct 8vsStony BrookL 20–⁠2759%
Oct 15atDartmouthL 17–⁠2029%
Oct 22vsNew HampshireL 7–⁠2141%
Oct 29atDelawareL 6–⁠2048%
Nov 5vsElonW 23–⁠663%
Nov 12vsWilliam & MaryW 34–⁠2445%
Nov 19atRhode IslandW 32–⁠3160%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rhode Island 32–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
243–⁠304
Coach
—
Elo
1284 −54 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.9 No. 64 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 179
Offensive coordinator
Jared Ambrose
Defensive coordinator
Matt Hachmann

Leaders

Passing yardsMorgan Mahalak QB165 yds
Rushing yardsDarius Victor RB70 yds
Rushing touchdownsDarius Victor RB2 TD
Receiving yardsChristian Summers WR65 yds
TacklesDiondre Wallace LB14 tkl
SacksDiondre Wallace LB1 sacks
InterceptionsJustice Pettus-Dixon CB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

DyMelle Parker OLB★★★No. 1407
Deshaun Wethington RB★★★No. 1717
Christian Johnson WR★★No. 3036
Morgan Scroggins ATH★★No. 3036
Noah Staub WR

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.817
Receivers12.00.767
Linebackers13.00.831
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class42.50.795

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.

2016 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison9–⁠014–⁠1
Villanova6–⁠29–⁠4
New Hampshire6–⁠38–⁠5
Richmond5–⁠310–⁠4
Maine5–⁠36–⁠5
UAlbany4–⁠47–⁠4
Stony Brook4–⁠45–⁠6
William & Mary3–⁠55–⁠6
Towson3–⁠54–⁠7
Delaware2–⁠64–⁠7
Elon1–⁠72–⁠9
Rhode Island1–⁠72–⁠9

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