Gordy Combs (born April 3, 1950) is a former American football coach. He was the head coach of the Towson Tigers football 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.[1] Combs was replaced in 2009 by Rob Ambrose. He spent the next four years as a defensive assistant at nearby Johns Hopkins University. He helped the team to the postseason all four years he was there. He retired after 2013 season.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 3, 1950 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1973–1991 | Towson State (assistant) |
| 1992–2008 | Towson State / Towson |
| 2009–2013 | Johns Hopkins (OLB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 91–91 |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | TSN# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towson State Tigers (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1992–1996) | |||||||||
| 1992 | Towson State | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1993 | Towson State | 8–2 | 24 | ||||||
| 1994 | Towson State | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1995 | Towson State | 6–5 | |||||||
| 1996 | Towson State | 6–4 | |||||||
| Towson Tigers (Patriot League) (1997–2003) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Towson | 2–8 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1998 | Towson | 5–6 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1999 | Towson | 7–4 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2000 | Towson | 7–4 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2001 | Towson | 3–7 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2002 | Towson | 6–5 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2003 | Towson | 6–6 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| Towson Tigers (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2004–2006) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Towson | 3–8 | 0–8 | 12th | |||||
| 2005 | Towson | 6–6 | 3–5 | T–3rd (South) | |||||
| 2006 | Towson | 7–4 | 4–4 | 3rd (South) | |||||
| Towson Tigers (Colonial Athletic Association) (2007–2008) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Towson | 3–8 | 1–7 | 6th (South) | |||||
| 2008 | Towson | 3–9 | 1–7 | 6th (South) | |||||
| Towson State / Towson: | 91–91 | 25–60 | |||||||
| Total: | 91–91 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ McMullen, Paul (August 21, 1992). "Towson counting on new coach Combs in transition to non-scholarship program". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 8E. Retrieved July 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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