The 2001 Towson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Towson University during the

2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season The 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I-AA level, began in August 2001, and concluded with the 2001 NCAA Divisi ...

. Towson finished sixth in the

Patriot League The Patriot League is a collegiate athletic conference comprising private institutions of higher education and two United States service academies based in the Northeastern United States. Outside the Ivy League, it is among the most selective gr ...

. In their 10th year under head coach

Gordy Combs Gordy Combs (born April 3, 1950) is a former American football coach. He was the head coach of the Towson Tigers football team from 1992 through 2008. He had spent 19 seasons as an assistant coach to Phil Albert at Towson before taking over when A ...

, the Tigers compiled a 3–7 record. The Tigers were outscored 257 to 149. Their 2–5 conference record placed sixth out of eight in the Patriot League standings. Like most of the Patriot League, Towson played just 10 of its 11 scheduled regular season games, after its September 15 matchup, against Ivy League opponent Yale, was canceled following the September 11 attacks. Towson played its home games at Minnegan Stadium on the university campus in Towson, Maryland.

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Towson Tigers football The Towson Tigers football team represents Towson University in the sport of American football. The Tigers compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The Tigers a ...