Gordy Combs (born April 3, 1950) is a former

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coach. He was the head coach of the

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team from 1992 through 2008. He had spent 19 seasons as an assistant coach to Phil Albert at Towson before taking over when Albert retired. Combs was replaced in 2009 by

Rob Ambrose Rob Ambrose (born July 30, 1970) is an American college football coach. From 2009 to 2022, he was head coach of the Towson Tigers football team of Towson University. Ambrose was formerly the offensive coordinator of the UConn Huskies before bein ...

. He spent the next four years as a defensive assistant at nearby

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. He helped the team to the postseason all four years he was there. He retired after 2013 season.

Head coaching record

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