2017 Towson
5–6 (3–5 Colonial Athletic Association). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Rhode Island 29–10Nov 18
By 19 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Maryland 17–63Sep 9
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs Morgan State | W 10–0 | 68% |
| Sep 9 | at Maryland | L 17–63 | 20% |
| Sep 16 | atSaint Francis | W 16–14 | 31% |
| Sep 23 | at Stony Brook | L 17–25 | 37% |
| Sep 30 | vs Villanova | L 9–24 | 42% |
| Oct 14 | vs Richmond | L 3–23 | 38% |
| Oct 21 | at New Hampshire | L 17–40 | 25% |
| Oct 28 | vs Delaware | W 18–17 | 40% |
| Nov 4 | at Elon | L 30–33 | 31% |
| Nov 11 | at William & Mary | W 26–14 | 41% |
| Nov 18 | vs Rhode Island | W 29–10 | 61% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Rhode Island 29–10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Colonial Athletic Association.
In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 7th in Colonial Athletic Association
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 192–263
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1285 −4 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −24.2 No. 52 of 124 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 205
- Offensive coordinator
- Jared Ambrose
- Defensive coordinator
- Lyndon Johnson
Leaders
| Passing yards | Ryan Stover QB | 210 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Ryan Stover QB | 2 TD |
| Rushing yards | Ryan Stover QB | 52 yds |
| Receiving yards | Rodney Dorsey WR | 56 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Jabari Allen WR | 1 TD |
| Tackles | Diondre Wallace LB | 7 tkl |
| Sacks | Kanyia Anderson DE | 1 sacks |
Top recruits in the 2017 class
| Christian Greaves WR | ★★ | No. 2375 |
| Myles Wright TE | ★★ | No. 3176 |
| Sam Thomas ILB | ★★ | No. 4216 |
| John Mullins III DT | ||
| Coby Tippett CB |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2017 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 2 | 2.0 | 0.778 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.730 |
| Whole class | 3 | 2.0 | 0.762 |
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.
2017 Colonial Athletic Association standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 James Madison | 9–0 | 14–1 | |
| Stony Brook | 7–2 | 10–3 | |
| Elon | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
| New Hampshire | 5–3 | 9–5 | |
| Delaware | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
| Richmond | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
 Towson | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Villanova | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
 Maine | 3–5 | 4–6 | |
 UAlbany | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| Rhode Island | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| William & Mary | 0–8 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.