2016 Savannah State Tigers football team

2016 Savannah State Tigers football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2016 record 3–7 (3–5 MEAC)
Head coach Erik Raeburn (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Bill Rychel (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Chad Williams (1st year)
Home stadium Ted A. Wright Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
2016 MEAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#20 North Carolina Central $   8 0         9 2  
#17 North Carolina A&T ^   7 1         9 3  
Hampton   5 3         5 6  
South Carolina State   5 3         5 6  
Bethune-Cookman   4 4         4 6  
Florida A&M*   4 4         4 7  
Norfolk State   3 5         4 7  
Savannah State*   3 5         3 7  
Morgan State*   3 5         3 8  
Howard*   2 6         2 9  
Delaware State   0 8         0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • *Florida A&M, Howard, Morgan State and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Savannah State Tigers football team represents Savannah State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They are led by first-year head coach Erik Raeburn and play their home games at Ted Wright Stadium.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 6:00 PM at Georgia Southern* Paulson StadiumStatesboro, GA ESPN3 L 0–54   21,250
September 10 7:00 PM at Southern Miss* M.M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS L 0–56   29,509
September 24 7:00 PM Bethune-Cookman Ted Wright StadiumSavannah, GA SSAA W 16–10 OT  5,374
October 1 6:00 PM at Florida A&M Bragg Memorial StadiumTallahassee, FL RV L 14–19   16,789
October 15 2:00 PM at North Carolina Central O'Kelly–Riddick StadiumDurham, NC NSN L 3–33   12,966
October 29 2:00 PM Howarddagger Ted Wright Stadium • Savannah, GA SSAA W 31–27   8,119
November 5 1:00 PM Norfolk State Ted Wright Stadium • Savannah, GA SSAA W 31–14   3,147
November 12 1:00 PM at Hampton Armstrong StadiumHampton, VA PTV L 24–28   4,123
November 19 1:30 PM at South Carolina State Oliver C. Dawson StadiumOrangeburg, SC L 0–32   7,011
November 26[a] 1:00 PM Morgan State Ted Wright Stadium • Savannah, GA SSAA L 24–35   1,267
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.
^[a] The game between Savannah State and Morgan State was postponed in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.[1] The game was rescheduled for November 26 on October 7, 2016.[2]

References

  1. "SSU-Morgan State Football Game Postponed" (Press release). Savannah State University Department of Athletics. October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  2. "MSU vs. Savannah State Football Contest Rescheduled for November 26". Morgan State Athletics. October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
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