Rob Ambrose

Rob Ambrose
Current position
TitleDefensive analyst
TeamMaryland
ConferenceBig Ten
Biographical details
Born (1970-07-30) July 30, 1970 (age 54)
Skokie, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
1989–1991Towson
Position(s)Wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1996Towson (WR)
1997–1999Towson (OC)
2000Towson (AHC/OC)
2001Catholic University
2002–2004Connecticut (QB)
2005Connecticut (QB/PGC)
2006–2008Connecticut (OC/QB)
2009–2022Towson
2023-presentMaryland (defensive analyst)
Head coaching record
Overall79–83
Tournaments3–3 (NCAA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 CAA (2011, 2012*)
Awards
Eddie Robinson Award (2011)
CAA Coach of the Year (2011)
AFCA District Coach of the Year (2011)

Rob Ambrose (born July 30, 1970) is an American college football coach. From 2009 to 2022, he was head coach of the Towson Tigers football team of Towson University.[1] 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.[2] 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.

  1. ^ "Rob Ambrose named Head Coach at Towson". Caasports.com. January 6, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  2. ^ Rob Ambrose Promoted to Offensive Coordinator Archived November 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine