2024 Towson Tigers football team

2024 Towson Tigers football
Conference	CAA Football Conference
Record	7–5 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach	Pete Shinnick (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Sheppard (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Darian Dulin (2nd season)
Home stadium	Johnny Unitas Stadium

2024 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Richmond +^		8	–	0					10	–	3
No. 10 Rhode Island* +^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 12 Villanova ^		6	–	2					10	–	4
Delaware*		6	–	2					9	–	2
No. 19 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 24 Stony Brook		5	–	3					8	–	4
Towson		5	–	3					7	–	5
Elon		5	–	3					6	–	6
William & Mary		4	–	4					7	–	5
Monmouth		4	–	4					6	–	6
Maine		3	–	5					5	–	7
Albany		2	–	6					4	–	8
Hampton		2	–	6					5	–	7
Campbell		1	–	7					3	–	9
Bryant		0	–	8					2	–	10
North Carolina A&T		0	–	8					1	–	11
* Delaware ineligible for rankings and 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS. Richmond and Rhode Island named co-champions as Rhode Island's only CAA loss was to Delaware.
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant As of December 19, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Pete Shinnick and played home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium located in Towson, Maryland.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	2:30 p.m.	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN+	L 20–38	37,654
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Morgan State*	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	W 14–9	8,394
September 14	3:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloSports	L 13–14	4,219
September 21	2:00 p.m.	at No. 2 North Dakota State*	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN+	L 24–41	17,185
October 5	6:00 p.m.	No. 12 William & Mary	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	W 34–27	6,165
October 12	2:00 p.m.	at Norfolk State*	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	W 28–23	5,003
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Stony Brook	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	L 24–52	3,916
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Monmouth	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	FloSports	W 26–14	2,372
November 2	2:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports	L 24–35	5,778
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Hampton	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	W 27–10	4,004
November 16	1:00 p.m.	North Carolina A&T	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	W 31–13	3,960
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at Campbell	Barker-Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	FloSports	W 45–23	3,410
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Cincinnati (FBS)

See also: 2024 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Game One – Towson Tigers (0–0) vs Cincinnati Bearcats (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	14	3	0	20
Bearcats (FBS)	21	7	10	0	38

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH

• Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 86 °F (30 °C)
• Game attendance: 37,654
• Referee: Tutashinda Salaam
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Eric Rothman (play-by-play) and Je'Rod Cherry (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (11:17) CIN – Brendan Sorsby 2-yard run, Carter Brown kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:43; Cincinnati 7–0) (8:03) TOW – Keegan Vaughan 32-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:44; Cincinnati 7–3) (6:50) CIN – Xzavier Henderson 42-yard pass from Brendan Sorsby, Carter Brown kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:08; Cincinnati 14–3) (3:13) CIN – Sterling Berkhalter 61-yard pass from Brendan Sorsby, Carter Brown kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:03; Cincinnati 21–3) Second quarter (9:54) TOW – Jaceon Doss 76-yard pass from Carlos Davis, Keegan Vaughan kick (Drive: 4 plays, 96 yards, 0:59; Cincinnati 21–10) (6:56) CIN – Brendan Sorsby 12-yard run, Carter Brown kick (Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:53; Cincinnati 28–10) (0:19) TOW – John Dunmore 28-yard pass from Carlos Davis, Keegan Vaughan kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:27; Cincinnati 28–17) Third quarter (10:10) TOW – Keegan Vaughan 33-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 4:50; Cincinnati 28–20) (9:52) CIN – Evan Pryor 64-yard run, Carter Brown kick (Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:10; Cincinnati 35–20) (4:38) CIN – Carter Brown 36-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 3:41; Cincinnati 38–20)

Statistics	TOW	CIN
First downs	21	26
Total yards	438	658
Rushing yards	37–194	32–275
Passing yards	244	383
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–37–0	22–31–0
Time of possession	32:03	27:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Towson	Passing	Carlos Davis	21/37, 244 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Devin Matthews	17 carries, 74 yards
	Receiving	Jaceon Doss	3 receptions, 87 yards, TD
Cincinnati	Passing	Brendan Sorsby	22/31, 383 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Evan Pryor	4 carries, 105 yards, TD
	Receiving	Xzavier Henderson	7 receptions, 101 yards, TD

Morgan State (The Battle for Greater Baltimore)

See also: 2024 Morgan State Bears football team and The Battle for Greater Baltimore

Game Two – Morgan State Bears (1–0) at Towson Tigers (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

at Johnny Unitas Stadium, Towson, MD

• Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MORG	TOW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Morgan State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Towson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 5 Villanova

See also: 2024 Villanova Wildcats football team

Game Three – Towson Tigers (1–1) at No. 5 Villanova Wildcats (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
No. 5 Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Villanova Stadium, Villanova, PA

• Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• TV announcers (FloSports): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TOW	VILL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Towson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Villanova	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 2 North Dakota State

See also: 2024 North Dakota State Bison football team

Game Four – Towson Tigers (1–2) vs No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	0	7	14	24
No. 2 Bison	3	21	7	10	41

at Fargodome, Fargo, North Dakota

• Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 PM
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 17,185
• Referee: Tyler Downs
• TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter (8:45) NDSU – Griffin Crosa 37-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 6:12; North Dakota State 3–0) (5:46) TOW – Keegan Vaughan 40-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 2:59; Tied 3–3) Second quarter (13:57) NDSU – CharMar Brown 1-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:45; North Dakota State 10–3) (5:26) NDSU – Jackson Williams 67-yard punt return, Griffin Crosa kick (North Dakota State 17–3) (0:23) NDSU – Bryce Lance 19-yard pass from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 3:16; North Dakota State 24–3) Third quarter (5:33) TOW – Nathan Kent 2-yard run, Keegan Vaughan kick (Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 3:36; North Dakota State 24–10) (1:09) NDSU – CharMar Brown 3-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 4:17; North Dakota State 31–10) Fourth quarter (12:00) TOW – Carlos Davis 15-yard run, Keegan Vaughn kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:09; North Dakota State 31–17) (10:05) TOW – Tyrell Greene Jr. 72-yard run, Keegan Vaughn kick (Drive: 1 play, 72 yards, 0:11; North Dakota State 31–24) (4:28) NDSU – Griffin Crosa 37-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 5:28; North Dakota State 34–24) (1:04) NDSU – CharMar Brown 1-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 1:47; North Dakota State 41–24)

Statistics	TOW	NDSU
First downs	16	26
Total yards	366	407
Rushing yards	204	188
Passing yards	161	219
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–27–1	17–20–0
Time of possession	20:07	39:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Towson	Passing	Carlos Davis	14/24, 135 yards, INT
	Rushing	Tyrell Greene Jr.	5 carries, 94 yards, TD
	Receiving	Carter Runyon	6 receptions, 59 yards
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	17/19, 219 yards, TD
	Rushing	CharMar Brown	24 carries, 126 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Bryce Lance	5 receptions, 63 yards, TD

No. 12 William & Mary

See also: 2024 William & Mary Tribe football team

Game Five – No. 12 William & Mary Tribe (4–1) at Towson Tigers (1–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Tribe	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

at Johnny Unitas Stadium, Towson, MD

• Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	W&M	TOW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
William & Mary	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Towson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Norfolk State

See also: 2024 Norfolk State Spartans football team

Game Six – Towson Tigers (2–3) vs Norfolk State Spartans (2–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Spartans	0	0	0	0	0

at William "Dick" Price Stadium, Norfolk, Virginia

• Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 PM
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TOW	NORF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Towson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Norfolk State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Stony Brook

See also: 2024 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

Game Seven – Stony Brook Seawolves (4–2) vs Towson Tigers (3–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seawolves	14	14	10	14	52
Tigers	7	10	0	7	24

at Johnny Unitas Stadium, Towson, MD

• Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 PM EST
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 3,916
• Referee: Bill McKeevar
• TV announcers (FloSports): Spiro Morekas (play-by-play) and Gordy Combs (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (14:49) TOW – Devin Matthews 75-yard run, Keegan Vaughan kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; Stony Brook 7–0) (6:32) SBU – Jasiah Williams 10-yard pass from Tyler Knoop, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 7 plays, 93 yards, 3:35; Tied 7–7) (3:12) SBU – Jasiah Williams 19-yard pass from Tyler Knoop, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:51; Stony Brook 14–7) Second quarter (14:09) TOW – Keegan Vaughan 30-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 4:03; Stony Brook 14–10) (11:46) TOW – Tyrell Greene Jr. 1-yard run, Keegan Vaughan kick (Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:04; Towson 17–14) (4:24) SBU – Cal Redman 7-yard pass from Tyler Knoop, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:09; Stony Brook 21–17) (0:40) SBU – Jayce Freeman 21-yard pass from Tyler Knoop, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 9 plays, 98 yards, 1:37; Stony Brook 28–17) Third quarter (11:35) SBU – Jayce Freeman 22-yard pass from Tyler Knoop, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:25; Stony Brook 35–17) (0:08) SBU – Enda Kirby 29-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 84 yards, 9:17; Stony Brook 38–17) Fourth quarter (12:57) SBU – Jasiah Williams 20-yard pass from Tyler Knoop, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 1 play, 20 yards, 0:06; Stony Brook 45–17) (3:03) SBU – Johnny Martin 5-yard run, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 8:24; Stony Brook 52–17) (0:14) TOW – Ike Daniels 35-yard run, Keegan Vaughan kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:49; Stony Brook 52–24)

Statistics	STBK	TOW
First downs	30	15
Total yards	512	405
Rushing yards	125	247
Passing yards	387	158
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	34–40–0	12–20–1
Time of possession	37:04	22:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stony Brook	Passing	Tyler Knoop	34/40, 387 yards, 6 TD
	Rushing	Roland Dempster	16 carries, 103 yards
	Receiving	Jasiah Williams	9 receptions, 92 yards, 3 TD
Towson	Passing	Sean Brown	12/20, 158 yards, INT
	Rushing	Tyrell Greene Jr.	16 carries, 115 yards, TD
	Receiving	John Dunmore	3 receptions, 60 yards

at Monmouth

See also: 2024 Monmouth Hawks football team

Game Eight – Towson Tigers (3–4) at Monmouth Hawks (4–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0

at Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ

• Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 PM EST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (FloSports): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TOW	MONM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Towson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Monmouth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 16 Richmond

See also: 2024 Richmond Spiders football team

Game Nine – Towson Tigers (4–4) at No. 16 Richmond Spiders (6–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
No. 16 Spiders	0	0	0	0	0

at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA

• Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• TV: FloSports/MASN

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TOW	RICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Towson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Richmond	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Hampton

See also: 2024 Hampton Pirates football team

Game Ten – Hampton Pirates (5–4) vs Towson Tigers (4–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

at Johnny Unitas Stadium, Towson, MD

• Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 PM
• TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	HAMP	TOW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hampton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Towson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

North Carolina A&T

See also: 2024 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

Game Eleven – North Carolina A&T Aggies (0–0) vs Towson Tigers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

at Johnny Unitas Stadium, Towson, MD

• Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 PM
• TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	NCAT	TOW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina A&T	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Towson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Campbell

See also: 2024 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

Game Twelve – Towson Tigers (0–0) at Campbell Fighting Camels (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Fighting Camels	0	0	0	0	0

at Barker–Lane Stadium • Buies Creek, NC

• Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TOW	CAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Towson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Campbell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "2024 Towson Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
2. "Towson Tigers Schedule 2024". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2024.