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TOWSON, Md. - In a matchup of two of the top contenders for the Colonial Athletic Association championship, the Tigers host Maine this week. Both teams come into the game with identical 2-3 records and both teams are 1-1 in the CAA.
While the Tigers are returning to Unitas Stadium after back-to-back road losses at Louisiana State and James Madison, Maine is playing its second straight game on the road. The Black Bears, who are 2-1 on the road, are coming off an impressive 26-3 win at Delaware last week.
TIGERS vs. MAINE: In the Towson-Maine series, five of 10 games have been decided by a touchdown or less ... Towson is 3-2 in close games while Maine has won the games that have not been close ... Towson’s average margin of victory has been 7.3 points ... Maine’s average margin has been 20 points.
TIGERS PLAYING 3rd-TOUGHEST SCHEDULE IN FCS FOOTBALL: To nobody’s surprise, the Tigers are playing one of the toughest schedules in FCS footnall this season ... According to the NCAA, Towson’s schedule is the third toughest in the nation ... The combined record of Towson opponents is 33-22, a winning percentage of .600 ... Towson has played two FBS teams this season, Kent State and Louisiana State ... Those two schools have combined for a 9-2 record ... The five teams that Towson has played this season have a combined record of 18-10.
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