The 2013 Towson Tigers football team represented

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in the

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. They were led by fifth-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. They were a member of the

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. They finished the season 13–3, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place. The season included the program's first win over a

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opponent,

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. The Tigers received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they defeated Fordham, Eastern Illinois, and Eastern Washington to advance to the FCS National Championship game, where they lost to North Dakota State. NFL draftee

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ran for an NCAA season record 2509 yards.

Schedule

Towson played a 12-game regular season schedule for only the fourth time in school history during the 2013 season.

Ranking movements

References

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Towson Tigers football seasons

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