Savannah State Tigers football
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The Savannah State Tigers football team represents Savannah State University
Savannah State University
Savannah State University is a four-year, state-supported, historically black university located in Savannah, Georgia. Savannah State holds the distinction as the oldest public historically black university in Georgia...

 in college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

. The Tigers are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference is a collegiate athletic conference of historically black colleges and universities in the Southeastern United States...

. The football team is traditionally the most popular sport at Savannah State and home games are played at Ted A. Wright Stadium
Ted Wright Stadium
Ted Wright Stadium is a 7,500-seat multi-purpose stadium in Savannah, Georgia. The facility is located on the campus of Savannah State University and is named in honor of Theodore Wright who served as the Tiger's head football coach from 1947-1949....

 in Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...

.

Since moving to NCAA Division I - FCS in 2000, the Tigers have compiled a 17-88-0 record as of the 2009–2010 season. Prior to moving to Division I - FCS the team compiled a 97-108-4 record in NCAA Division II (1981–2000), a 15-20-0 record in NCAA Division III (1973–1980) and a 1-1-0 record as a member of the NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...

.

The program's largest margin of victory was 67 points against Miles College
Miles College
Miles College is a historically black college founded in 1898. It is located in Fairfield, Alabama, which is six miles west of Birmingham, Alabama. It is a private liberal arts institution of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church...

 in 1992 (Savannah State, 73 – Miles College, 6). The largest margin of defeat was 98 points against Bethune-Cookman College in 1953 (Bethune-Cookman 98, Savannah State 0).

The team regularly participates in one or more black football classics each season including the CSRA Football Classic
CSRA Football Classic
The CSRA Football Classic is an annual American football game played in Augusta, Georgia.-History:The first CSRA Classic was held in 1992 at Butler High School Stadium in Augusta, Georgia. The 2009 matchup marked the first time the game was played at Lucy Craft Laney High School Stadium.-Game...

 and the Joe Turner Classic
Joe Turner Classic
The Joe Turner Classic is an annual American football game played in Savannah, Georgia at Ted Wright Stadium on the campus of Savannah State University.-History:The first Joe Turner Classic was held in 1993 at Ted Wright Stadium in Savannah, Georgia...

. The team has previously participated in the Gateway Classic, the Miami Classic, the Palmetto Capital City Classic, and the Circle City Classic.

Head Coach

On January 7, 2011, Savannah State University named Steve Davenport as its new head football coach. Davenport replaced Robert "Robby" Wells
Robert Wells (coach)
Robert "Robby" Wells is an American former college football coach and a politician. He was the head football coach at Savannah State University in Savannah, Georgia from 2007 to 2009....

 who left the program before the 2010 football season. Davenport, the former offensive coordinator at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, is the 22nd head football coach at Savannah State.

Conference affiliations

  • 1915–1928 Independent
  • 1929–1961 Southeastern Athletic Conference
  • 1962–1968 Independent
  • 1969–1999 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
  • 2000–2001 Division II Independent
  • 2002–2009 Division I-AA Independent
  • 2010–Present Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference


No Team: 1916–1922, 1924, 1943–1945
On September 8, 2011, Savannah State University was confirmed as a full member of the MEAC Conference, making the Tigers eligible to participate in all conference championships and earn the conference's automatic berth to NCAA postseason competition in all sponsored sports.

Conference championships and NCAA Playoff Appearances

The Tigers were Southeastern Athletic Conference champions in 1938, 1948, 1950 and 1956.
The teams only NCAA playoff appearance occurred in 1992. The Tigers, led by Head Coach Bill Davis, were defeated by Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville State University is a regional public coeducational university located in Jacksonville, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1883, Jacksonville State offers programs of study in four academic units leading to Bachelor's, Master's, and Education Specialist degrees, in addition to continuing and...

 in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs, 41-16.

Season-by-Season Records

NCAA I-AA MEAC  NCAA I-AA Independent  SIAC
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is a College athletic conference consisting of historically black colleges and universities located in the southern United States. Formed in 1913, the SIAC is a member of the NCAA and participates in Division II athletics...

 (NCAA Division II) NCAA Division III  NAIA Southeastern
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...

 

{|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable"
!Season
!Wins
!Losses
!Ties
!Conference Record
!Head Coach
!Notes
!References
|- style="background-color: #9370DB"
|2010
2010 Savannah State Tigers football team
The 2010 Savannah State Tigers football team represented Savannah State University in American football. The Tigers were members of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision as a first year member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference ....

||0||2||0|| ||Julius Dixon (interim)||team admitted to the MEAC but ineligible for MEAC title until 2011 football season||
|- style="background-color: #ADFF2F"
|2009
2009 Savannah State Tigers football team
The 2009 Savannah State Tigers football team represented Savannah State University in American football. The Tigers were members of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision as an independent...

||2||8||0|| ||Robert Wells
Robert Wells (coach)
Robert "Robby" Wells is an American former college football coach and a politician. He was the head football coach at Savannah State University in Savannah, Georgia from 2007 to 2009....

|| ||
|- style="background-color: #ADFF2F"
|2008
2008 Savannah State Tigers football team
The 2008 Savannah State Tigers football team competed in American football on behalf of the Savannah State University. The Tigers were members of the NCAA Division I-AA, as an independent...

||5||7||0|| ||Robert Wells
Robert Wells (coach)
Robert "Robby" Wells is an American former college football coach and a politician. He was the head football coach at Savannah State University in Savannah, Georgia from 2007 to 2009....

|| ||
|- style="background-color: #ADFF2F"
|2007||1||9||0|| ||Theo Lemon
Theo Lemon
Theo D. Lemon is the former head football coach at Savannah State University in Savannah, Georgia, Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, and Kentucky State University.-Coaching career:...

|| ||
|- style="background-color: #ADFF2F"
|2006||2||9||0|| ||Theo Lemon||Savannah State University football program was placed on probation for three years by the NCAA in 2006 http://www.ncaa.org/releases/infractions/1998/1998040601in.htm|| Prior to moving to Division I - FCS the team compiled a 97-108-4 record in NCAA Division II (1981–2000), a 15-20-0 record in NCAA Division III (1973–1980) and a 1-1-0 record as a member of the NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...

.

|- style="background-color: #ADFF2F"
|2005||0||11||0|| ||Richard Basil
Richard Basil
Richard Basil is the former head football coach at Savannah State University in Savannah, Georgia.-Playing career:Basil played a quarterback at East Central Community College before transferring to Savannah State...

|| ||
|- style="background-color: #ADFF2F"
|2004||2||8||0|| ||Richard Basil|| ||
|- style="background-color: #ADFF2F"
|2003||0||12||0|| ||Kenneth Pettiford
Kenneth Pettiford
Kenneth Pettiford was the head college football coach at Mississippi Valley State University, Alabama A&M University, and Savannah State University.-Mississippi Valley State:...


Richard Basil|| ||
|- style="background-color: #ADFF2F"
|2002||1||9||0|| ||Kenneth Pettiford|| ||
|-
|2001||2||7||0|| ||Bill Davis|| ||
|-
|2000||2||8||0|| ||Bill Davis|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1999||5||6||0||3-4||Steven Wilks
Steven Wilks
Steven Bernard Wilks is a defensive backs coach, currently with the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League.-Pro career:Wilks played one year in the AFL for the Charlotte Rage.-Coaching career:...

|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1998||7||4||0||6-3||Daryl McNeill||Savannah State placed on four years probation and scholarships reduced in six sports ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1997||3||8||0||2-6||Daryl McNeill|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1996||6||5||0||5-4||Wendell Avery|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1995||7||4||0||4-4||Wendell Avery|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1994||8||3||0||5-3||Joseph Crosby|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1993||5||3||2||4-2-2||Joseph Crosby|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1992||8||4||0||6-2||Bill Davis||Lost in first round of NCAA Division II playoffs||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1991||7||4||0 ||4-3||Bill Davis|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1990||7||4||0||5-2||Bill Davis|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1989||8||1||0|| ||Bill Davis|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1988||7||3||0||6-1||Bill Davis|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1987||4||6||0||3-3||Bill Davis || ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1986||6||4||0||4-3||Bill Davis || ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1985||2||9||0||2-4||Frank Ellis|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1984||2||7||1||1-5-1||Frank Ellis|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1983||2||9||0 || ||Frank Ellis|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1982||4||6||0||2-4||Frank Ellis|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1981||5||5||0||2-3||Frank Ellis|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1980||5||5||0|| ||Frank Ellis|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1979||6||3||1||4-1-1||Frank Ellis|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1978||4||6||0||4-3||Frank Ellis|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1977||4||5||0||4-2||Frank Ellis|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1976||0||9||0||0-6||John H. Myles|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1975||3||7||0||2-3||John H. Myles|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1974||2||4||1||2-1||John H. Myles|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1973||3||6||0||2-4||John H. Myles|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1972||6||3||0||3-2||John H. Myles|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1971||5||4||1||4-1||John H. Myles|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1970||3||5||0||3-1||John H. Myles|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1969||3||5||0||2-2||John H. Myles|| ||
|-
|1968||2||6||0|| ||Leo Richardson|| ||
|-
|1967||6||2||1|| ||Leo Richardson|| ||
|-
|1966||3||5||0|| ||Leo Richardson|| ||
|-
|1965||1||6||1|| ||Leo Richardson|| ||
|-
|1964||0||6||0|| ||Leo Richardson|| ||
|-
|1963||0||4||0|| ||Leo Richardson|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1962||4||5||0||2-3||Richard K. Washington|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1961||4||4||1||2-2-1||Richard K. Washington|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1960||3||5||1||2-2||Richard K. Washington|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1959||3||4||2||2-1-1||Richard K. Washington|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1958||5||4||0||3-2||Richard K. Washington|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1957||3||3||2||2-2-1||Richard K. Washington|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1956||4||4||0||4-1||Ross F. Pearly||Southeastern Athletic Conference Co-Champions||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1955||2||4||1||2-2-1||Ross F. Pearly|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1954||1||7||0||1-5||Ross F. Pearly|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1953||0||8||0||0-5||Albert Frazier|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1952||1||8||0||1-4||John H. Martin|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1951||5||4||1||2-2-1||John H. Martin|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1950||4||3||1||4-0-1||John H. Martin||Southeastern Athletic Conference Champions||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1949||3||5||0||3-1||Theodore A. "Ted" Wright|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1948||5||3||0||4-1||Theodore A. "Ted" Wright||Southeastern Athletic Conference Champions||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1947||1||5||1||1-3-1||Theodore A. "Ted" Wright|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1946||2||1||1||1-1-1||John W. Myles|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1942||4||2||1|| ||John W. Myles|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1941||1||3||1|| ||W. McKinley King|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1940||3||3||1|| ||W. McKinley King|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1939||3||0||1|| ||Arthur Dwight|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1938||4||1||0|| ||Arthur Dwight||Southeastern Athletic Conference Champions||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1937||1||2||1|| ||Arthur Dwight|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1936||1||3||0|| ||Arthur Dwight|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1935||3||3||0|| ||Arthur Dwight|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1934||0||4||1|| ||Richard Richardson|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1933||3||1||0|| ||Richard Richardson|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1932||1||2||1|| ||Richard Richardson|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1931||1||3||1|| ||Richard Richardson|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1930||1||0||1|| ||Richard Richardson|| ||
|- style="background-color: yellow;"
|1929||1||2||0|| ||Richard Richardson|| ||
|-
|1928||0||3||0|| ||W.P. Tucker|| ||
|-
|1927||1||3||0|| ||W.P. Tucker|| ||
|-
|1926||0||1||0|| ||W.P. Tucker|| ||
|-
|1925||1||0||0|| ||W.P. Tucker|| ||
|-
|1923||1||0||0|| ||W.P. Tucker|| ||
|-
|1915||1||1||0|| ||W.P. Tucker|| ||
|-
!rowspan="7"|Totals||11||74||0
|colspan="4"|NCAA Division I-AA Independent results
|-
! || ||
|colspan="4"|NCAA Division II results
|-
! || ||
|colspan="4"|NCAA Division III results
|-
! 44||72||11
|colspan="4"|NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...

 results
|-
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|colspan="4"|Regular season results
|-
! 0||1||0
|colspan="4"|Playoff results
|-
! 253||383||28
|colspan="4"|All games including playoffs

Notable players and coaches

Some notable Savannah State football players and coaches include:

External links

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