KENT, Ohio - Here are ten things you should know about the Tigers' season opener at Kent State:

1) The Tigers are seeking their first-ever win over an NCAA BCS program when they face Kent State. Towson is 0-4 against teams from the NCAA's upper division with losses to Navy, Northwestern, Indiana and Maryland.

2) Derrick Joseph, the Tigers' All-CAA kick return specialist, has switched his jersey number to No. 2. He wore No. 80 last season when he led the CAA with a 27.9 kickoff return average.

3) The Tigers have three captains this season – Jordan Dangerfield, Grant Enders and Doug Shaw.

4) Towson finished the 2011 season with a four-game road winning streak, posting wins at Old Dominion, William and Mary, Maine and Rhode Island.

5) The Tigers were one of five Colonial Athletic Association teams that made the NCAA FCS playoff field last season.

6) Thursday night's game is the first of Tiger football six games that will be televised this season.

7) The Tigers will be playing their seventh game in the state of Ohio tonight. Towson has a 1-5 record in Ohio with games at Ashland, Dayton and Youngstown State.

8)  Place kicker D.J. Soven attempted eight field goals and made seven of them last season. He was two-for-two on field goal tries outside 40 yards.

9) The Tigers finished the 2011 season as the ninth-ranked team in NCAA FCS, the first time Towson finished the year as a top ten team in FCS football.

10) Towson is a pre-season top ten program in FCS football for the first time ever.