Rob Ambrose
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Towson |
| Conference | CAA |
| Record | 47–48 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
July 30, 1970 Skokie, Illinois |
| Alma mater | Towson University |
| Playing career | |
| 1989–1991 | Towson |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1993–1996 | Towson (WR) |
| 1997–1999 | Towson (OC) |
| 2000 | Towson (associate HC/OC) |
| 2001 | Catholic |
| 2002–2004 | Connecticut (QB) |
| 2005 | Connecticut (QB/PGC) |
| 2006–2008 | Connecticut (OC/QB) |
| 2009–present | Towson |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 50–55 |
| Tournaments | 3–1 (NCAA D-I FCS playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 CAA (2011, 2012*) * Title shared between four schools after ODU declared ineligible for CAA title | |
| Awards | |
| Eddie Robinson Award (2011) | |
Rob Ambrose (born July 30, 1970) is the current head coach of the Towson Tigers football team of Towson University. Ambrose was formerly the offensive coordinator of the UConn Huskies before being announced as Towson's head coach in December 2008. Ambrose played wide receiver for Towson in the early 1990s. Ambrose was selected as the Top FCS Coach for the 2011 season. In 2013, Towson advanced to the FCS National Championship Game for the first time in school history. Ambrose played his high school ball at Maryland's Middletown High School.
As a player at Towson, Ambrose started his career as a quarterback, but moved to wide receiver as a sophomore. In 1990, he caught four passes for 20 yards. As a junior, he had four catches for 35 yards. Three of those receptions were touchdown passes from Dan Crowley. He caught an 11-yard TD pass at James Madison, a seven-yard TD toss at Liberty and a 14-yard TD pass against Hofstra. An injury to his hip and pelvis in the spring prior to his senior year would force Ambrose to the sidelines.
In the nine years Ambrose spent as a Towson Tiger assistant, the team went 54-36 with only two losing seasons. Ambrose started as a student-assistant before being promoted to wide receivers coach in 1993, offensive coordinator in 1997, and then to associate head coach in 2000.
He coached four All-Americans in running back Tony Vinson, quarterback Dan Crowley, and wide receivers Mark Orlando and Jamal White. Vinson led the nation in rushing yards (2,016), all-purpose yards (2,073), and points scored (138) in 1993. Vinson went on to be a fifth-round draft pick of the San Diego Chargers.
In 1999, Towson led the nation in passing yardage, averaging 381.2 passing yards per game.
Ambrose left Towson after the 2000 season to become the head coach at Catholic University, a Division III program in Washington, D.C. In one year at Catholic, Ambrose led the Cardinals to a 3-7 record.
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