WHEN: Saturday, November 22, 2014 -- Kickoff at 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: Meade Stadium (6,555) -- Kingston, R.I.
RADIO: CBS Sports Radio 1300 (Stuart Johnson, Gordy Combs)
STORYLINES
•Towson is seeking its third straight win against Rhode Island. The Rams have not defeated the Tigers since a 30-20 victory in Towson back in 2010. Towson has not lost at Rhode Island since 1992 (three straight wins in Kingston).
•The Tigers have won 14 of their last 17 road games and eight of their last 10 CAA games away from home.
•Towson is 21-10 in CAA play over the last four seasons.
•Saturday will be the final college football game for 13 Tiger seniors. Over the last four years, Towson has won 33 games, one win shy of tying the school record for most wins in a four-year span (1983-86).
•Tiger running back Darius Victor leads the CAA and ranks 13th in the FCS with 1,251 rushing yards this season. He's just the third Tiger sophomore to go over 1,000 yards in a season. He also ranks second in the CAA in rushing touchdowns (11) and rushing yards per game (113.7).
•Senior cornerback Tye Smith needs just three tackles to move into the top-five all-time at Towson for total tackles (306).
The Series
•Saturday will be the 14th all-time meeting between Towson and Rhode Island.
•The Tigers have won five of their last six meetings against the Rams, including three straight away from home.
Wilkins In The Record Books
•Senior wide receiver Spencer Wilkins ranks 15th all-time at Towson with 125 career receptions. He's three catches away from moving into 13th. With four catches he'd move into 12th and with six catches, he'd move into 11th.
•Wilkins' 1,653 career receiving yards ranks 16th all-time at Towson.
Seniors Hope to Make History
•A win on Saturday would give Towson's senior class (2011-14) 34 wins, matching the school record for most wins in a four-year span.
•The Tigers have had 30 or more wins six times in a four-year span in school history. From 1983-86, Towson won 34 games.
Tough Against The Run
•Towson has allowed just two running backs all season to go over 100 yards in a game.
•In the first game of the season, Central Connecticut State's Rob Holloman rushed for 161 yards. Since then, no running back had gone over 100 yards in a game against the Tigers until last Saturday when William & Mary's Mikal Abdul-Saboor ran for 141 yards on 23 carries.
Sensational Sophomore
•Sophomore running back Darius Victor leads the CAA in rushing yards (1,251) and ranks second in the league in rushing touchdowns (11) and rushing yards per game (113.7).
•Victor is averaging 125.0 yards per game in his last nine outings. He's rushed for 100 or more yards in seven of his last nine games, including a 136-yard performance last week against No. 22/10 William & Mary.
•Victor leads the CAA with eight 100-yard rushing games this season.
•Victor has more yards as a sophomore than his predecessor, Terrance West, who rushed for 1,051 yards in his second season.
•Victor's 194-yard rushing performance against North Carolina Central is the fourth most by a CAA player in a game this season.
Tiger Duo on Buck Buchanan Watch List
•Senior defensive end Ryan Delaire and senior cornerback Tye Smith have each been named to the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List. The award is given out annually to the most outstanding defensive player in the FCS.
•Towson and three-time defending FCS Champion North Dakota State are the only teams with two players on the watch list.
Victor Climbing the Ladder
•Darius Victor, the reigning CAA Offensive Rookie of the Year, is the 24th Towson football player to reach 1,000 career rushing yards.
•In Towson's game against Villanova, Victor went over 1,000 yards this season. He's just the ninth Tiger to post a 1,000-yard season and just the third sophomore (Terrance West, Jason Corle).
•Entering Saturday's game, Victor has 1,880 career rushing yards, ranking him eighth all-time at Towson. The sophomore is 120 yards away from becoming just the sixth Towson football player to rush for 2,000 career yards.
FCS & CAA Rankings
•Towson leads the CAA and ranks 16th nationally in the FCS in punt return average (13.7 yards per return).
•The Tigers rank third in the CAA in both kickoff return yardage (21.2 yards per return) and kickoff return yardage defense (17.4 yards allowed per kickoff return).
•Towson boasts the fifth-best rushing attack in the CAA at 165.3 yards per game.
•Senior Derrick Joseph leads the CAA and ranks fourth nationally with 958 combined kickoff and punt return yards this season. His 23.2 yards per kickoff return ranks third among CAA players. Joseph ran a punt back 81 yards for a touchdown at Delaware State.
•Senior Ryan Delaire is tied for the CAA lead in sacks with 11. The 2013 first team All-CAA selection also ranks second in the CAA in tackles among ends/lineman (5.7), ranks fifth in the league in tackles for loss (14.5) and is tied for seventh in forced fumbles (3).
•Senior Drew Cheripko ranks second in the CAA and fourth in the FCS with three fumble recoveries on the year.
-TowsonTigers.com-
