2018 Savannah State Tigers football | |
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Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Record | 2–8 (1–6 MEAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Bill Rychel (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Chad Williams (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Ted Wright Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 North Carolina A&T $ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethune–Cookman | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina Central | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk State | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Savannah State | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Savannah State Tigers football team represented Savannah State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They were led by third-year head coach Erik Raeburn and played their home games at Ted Wright Stadium. They finished the season 2–8, 1–6 in MEAC play to finish in last place.
This season marked the Tigers' final season playing in Division I as they rejoined Division II after the season. [1]
On December 9, head coach Erik Raeburn was fired. [2] He finished as Savannah State with a three-year record of 8–23.
In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Tigers were picked to finish in eighth place. [3]
Predicted finish | Team |
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1 | North Carolina A&T |
2 | Howard |
3 | North Carolina Central |
4 | Bethune–Cookman |
5 | Florida A&M |
6 | Norfolk State |
7 | South Carolina State |
8 | Savannah State |
9 | Morgan State |
10 | Delaware State |
The Tigers had five players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams. [4]
Offense 3rd team Paris Baker – TE |
Defense 1st team Stefen Banks – DL 3rd team Brandon Carswell – DL |
Special teams 2nd team Giovanni Lugo – K 3rd team JaMichael Baldwin – RS |
Shawn Quinn - Defensive Coordinator/Linebacker Coach
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 8:00 p.m. | at UAB* | ESPN+ | L 0–52 | 27,124 | |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 22 ( FBS) Miami (FL)* | ESPN3 | L 0–77 | 60,307 | |
at | Cancelled [a] | |||||
September 22 | 4:00 p.m. | at Florida A&M | ESPN3 | L 13–31 | 16,644 | |
September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Bethune–Cookman | ESPN3 | L 20–35 | 5,018 | |
October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern* |
| ESPN3 | W 23–3 | 2,970 |
October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Morgan State |
| ESPN3 | L 11–18 | 2,655 |
October 27 | 3:00 p.m. | Norfolk State |
| ESPN3 | W 32–3 | 7,812 |
November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at Delaware State | ESPN+ | L 6–25 | 1,563 | |
November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 14 North Carolina A&T |
| ESPN3 | L 12–28 | 4,788 |
November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at South Carolina State | ESPN3 | L 17–21 | 7,365 | |
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Despite also being a member of the MEAC, the game vs Howard will be considered a non-conference game and will have no effect on the MEAC standings. [8]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blazers | 7 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 52 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 22 ( FBS) Hurricanes | 7 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 77 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Rattlers | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
Tigers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buccaneers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Tigers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 23 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
Tigers | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Tigers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 32 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Hornets | 3 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 25 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 14 Aggies | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Tigers | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |