2017 Savannah State Tigers football team

The 2017 Savannah State Tigers football team represented Savannah State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They were led by second-year head coach Erik Raeburn and played their home games at Ted Wright Stadium. They finished the season 3–8, 3–5 in MEAC play to finish in seventh place.

2017 Savannah State Tigers football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (3–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Rychel (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorChad Williams (2nd season)
Home stadiumTed A. Wright Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 North Carolina A&T $  8 0   12 0  
Howard  6 2   7 4  
Bethune–Cookman  6 2   7 4  
North Carolina Central  5 3   7 4  
Hampton  5 3   6 5  
Norfolk State  4 4   4 7  
Savannah State *  3 5   3 8  
South Carolina State  2 6   3 7  
Florida A&M *  2 6   3 8  
Delaware State  2 6   2 9  
Morgan State *  1 7   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • * Florida A&M, Morgan State and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 93:30 p.m.at Appalachian State*ESPN3L 7–5420,109
September 163:00 p.m.at Montana*GAA
Pluto TV
L 3–5622,228
September 236:00 p.m.Florida A&MSSAAL 14–204,670
September 304:00 p.m.at Bethune–CookmanCENL 12–246,945
October 72:00 p.m.Hamptondagger
  • Ted A. Wright Stadium
  • Savannah, GA
SSAAL 10–176,990
October 141:00 p.m.at Morgan StateSPORTSfever TV
ESPN3
L 28–4811,865
October 216:00 p.m.at Charleston Southern*BSNL 27–523,156
October 282:00 p.m.at Norfolk StateSSCW 27–917,218
November 45:00 p.m.Delaware State
  • Ted A. Wright Stadium
  • Savannah, GA
SSAAW 35–212,371
November 111:00 p.m.at No. 9 North Carolina A&TLTVL 17–369,397
November 181:00 p.m.South Carolina State
  • Ted A. Wright Stadium
  • Savannah, GA
SSAAW 34–103,015
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 0 7 7
Mountaineers 14 31 2 7 54

At Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 3 0 0 3
Grizzlies 14 21 14 7 56

Florida A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 7 7 0 6 20
Tigers 7 0 0 7 14

At Bethune–Cookman

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 2 3 7 12
Wildcats 7 3 7 7 24

Hampton

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 0 3 7 17
Tigers 7 0 0 3 10

At Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 0 7 14 28
Bears 21 21 6 0 48

At Charleston Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 10 7 3 7 27
Buccaneers 14 17 14 7 52

At Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 6 7 14 27
Spartans 6 0 0 3 9

Delaware State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 7 7 7 21
Tigers 14 7 7 7 35

At North Carolina A&T

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 3 7 7 17
Aggies 7 6 13 10 36

South Carolina State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 0 3 0 10
Tigers 14 3 3 14 34

References

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