2012 Towson Tigers football team

The 2012 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Rob Ambrose and played their home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 7–4, 6–2 in CAA. Due to Old Dominion (7–1 in CAA play) being ineligible for the conference title, the Tigers claimed a four way share of the CAA title. Despite the conference title, the Tigers were not invited to the FCS playoffs.

2012 Towson Tigers football
CAA co-champion
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 15
FCS Coaches	No. 14
Record	7–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Rob Ambrose (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jared Ambrose (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Matt Hachmann
Home stadium	Johnny Unitas Stadium
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Old Dominion ^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 18 Richmond +		6	–	2					8	–	3
No. 13 New Hampshire +^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 15 Villanova +^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 17 Towson +		6	–	2					7	–	4
No. 19 James Madison		5	–	3					7	–	4
Maine		4	–	4					5	–	6
Delaware		2	–	6					5	–	6
William & Mary		1	–	7					2	–	9
Rhode Island		0	–	8					0	–	11
Georgia State		0	–	0					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Georgia State's conference record was 0–0, and it did not occupy a spot in the overall standings. Old Dominion was ineligible for the conference championship because of its announced departure for Conference USA in 2013. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 pm	at Kent State*	No. 7	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	CSNMA+	L 21–41	15,121
September 15	12:00 pm	William & Mary	No. 12	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	NBCSN	W 20–17	8,309
September 22	7:00 pm	Saint Francis (PA)*	No. 13	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD		W 46–17	9,828
September 29	7:00 pm	at No. 3 (FBS) LSU*	No. 12	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	L 22–38	92,154
October 6	1:00 pm	at No. 5 James Madison	No. 12	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	NBCSN	L 10–13	25,077
October 13	7:00 pm	Maine	No. 17	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD		W 24–19	10,141
October 20	7:00 pm	No. 7 Old Dominion	No. 18	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD		L 20–31	7,817
October 27	3:30 pm	at No. 19 Villanova	No. 23	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	CSNMA	W 49–35	7,757
November 3	12:00 pm	at No. 23 Delaware	No. 19	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	NBCSN	W 34–27 OT	16,252
November 10	3:30 pm	Rhode Island	No. 17	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD		W 41–10	7,362
November 17	12:00 pm	at No. 7 New Hampshire	No. 19	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	CSNMA	W 64–35	5,531
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Sports Network	7	13	12	13	12	12	17	18	23	19	17	19	15
Coaches	9	16	15	16	13	12	19	19	25	22	17	16	14