1998 Towson Tigers football
ConferencePatriot League
Record5–6 (1–5 Patriot)
Head coach
Home stadiumMinnegan Stadium
1998 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Lehigh $^  6 –0   12 –1  
No. 21 Colgate ^  5 –1   8 –4  
Bucknell  3 –3   6 –5  
Lafayette  3 –3   3 –8  
Fordham  2 –4   4 –7  
Towson  1 –5   5 –6  
Holy Cross  1 –5   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Towson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Towson University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Towson tied for last in the Patriot League.

In their seventh year under head coach Gordy Combs, the Tigers compiled a 5–6 record.[1]

The Tigers were outscored 336 to 243. Their 1–5 conference record tied for sixth (and worst) in the seven-team Patriot League standings.[2]

Towson played its home games at Minnegan Stadium on the university campus in Towson, Maryland.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3 Morgan State*
W 15–10 8,056 [3]
September 12 at Monmouth*
W 42–20 2,766 [4]
September 19 at Colgate
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
L 14–35 2,012 [5]
September 26 Fordham
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 35–34 OT 2,274 [6]
October 3 at Holy Cross
L 24–31 4,150 [7]
October 10 Lafayette
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
L 7–27 3,468 [8]
October 17 at Lehigh
L 7–55 8,059 [9]
October 31 Saint Mary's (CA)*
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 27–21 2,009 [10]
November 7at Dayton*
L 42–43 8,802 [11]
November 14 Drake*
  • Minnegan Stadium
  • Towson, MD
W 17–14 [1]
November 21 at Bucknell
L 13–46 2,423 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. 1 2 "Year-by-Year Results". Towson Football 2019 Media Guide (PDF). Towson, Md.: Towson University. p. 105. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 6. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ Ewell, Christian (September 4, 1998). "Towson Gets Jump on Bears". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 10D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Denman, Elliott (September 13, 1998). "Tigers Throttle Hawks; Towson's Corle Scores 3 TDs in Monmouth Loss". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. pp. H5, H18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Ewell, Christian (September 20, 1998). "Colgate Still Too Much for Towson, 35-14". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 7E – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Hensley, Jamison (September 27, 1998). "Corle Runs Towson to OT Victory". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 4F – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Pave, Marvin (October 4, 1998). "This Time, Holy Cross Holds It Together". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Ewell, Christian (October 11, 1998). "27-7 Defeat Sends Towson Skidding to 3-3". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 8E – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Blockus, Gary R. (October 18, 1998). "Towson Has No Answers for Lehigh, 55-7". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 9E – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Ewell, Christian (November 1, 1998). "Towson Survives Miscues, Edges St. Mary's, Calif". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 9E – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Albers, Bucky (November 8, 1998). "Field Goal Saves Game". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. p. 11D – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Courogen, Chris (November 22, 1998). "Bucknell Runs Over Towson in Finale, 46-13". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 8E – via Newspapers.com.
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