2007 Savannah State Tigers football team

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2007 Savannah State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–9
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn W. Montgomery (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Smashmouth offense
Defensive coordinatorJulius Dixon (2nd season)
Base defense 4–4
Home stadium Ted Wright Stadium
Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  2006
2008  →
2007 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Western Kentucky  –  7 –5  
North Carolina Central  –  6 –4  
Stony Brook  –  6 –5  
Presbyterian  –  6 –5  
Winston–Salem State  –  6 –5  
Savannah State  –  1 –9  

The 2007 Savannah State Tigers football team competed in American football on behalf of the Savannah State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season as an independent. This was the team's second season under the guidance of head coach Theo Lemon.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.at Morgan State *
L 7–4711,573
September 71:00 p.m. Johnson C. Smith *
W 24–1012,448
September 151:00 p.m. Bethune-Cookman *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Savannah, GA
L 13–4515,126
September 295:00 p.m.at Fort Valley State *
L 2–3313,218
October 61:30 p.m.at Charleston Southern *
L 0–2810,758
October 137:00 p.m.at Morehouse *
L 14–3215,250
October 201:00 p.m. North Carolina Central *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Savannah, GA
L 14–3012,956
October 272:00 p.m. Edward Waters *
L 7–2414,009
November 31:30 p.m.at Gardner–Webb *
L 0–6613,906
November 172:00 p.m. Mississippi Valley State *
  • Ted Wright Stadium
  • Savannah, GA
L 3–2812,761

Roster

2007 Savannah State Tigers by position [1]
Quarterbacks
  • 3 JaCorey Kilcrease – Sophomore
  • 5 Greg McCrary – Freshman
  • 14 Don Jackson – Freshman
Running Backs
  • 20 Justin Babb – Freshman
  • 22 Antwan Edwards – Freshman
  • 23 Sean Evans – Sophomore
  • 28 Reginald May – Junior
  • 30 Charles Huggins – Sophomore
  • 32 Reggie Williams – Freshman
  • 40 Chad Morgan – Freshman
Wide Receivers
  • 6 Byron Leggett – Freshman
  • 7 Bernard Coleman – Junior
  • 9 Deleon Hollinger – Sophomore
  • 10 Anthony Bowden – Sophomore
  • 11 Isaiah Osborne – Junior
  • 17 Tyron Kirkland – Junior
  • 18 DeAndre Blackmon – Freshman
  • 21 Chris Rhines – Freshman
  • 80 Kennell Thompson – Freshman
  • 81 A.J. Denson – Freshman
  • 82 Robert Frazier – Sophomore
  • 85 Stefon Taylor – Freshman
Tight Ends
  • 87 Steven Veasy – Sophomore
  • 88 Joshua Marshall – Sophomore
 
Fullbacks
  • 35 Jamie Beard – Senior
Offensive Line
  • 39 Lewis Hall – Sophomore
  • 59 Derrick Dorsey – Sophomore
  • 60 Kevin Thompson – Freshman
  • 63 Bill Pester – Freshman
  • 64 Justin Norton – Junior
  • 65 Warren Washington – Junior
  • 66 Rashad Jackson – Senior
  • 67 Albert Newsome – Freshman
  • 68 Cyril Owusu – Freshman
  • 70 William Edwards – Freshman
  • 72 Brandon Patterson – Freshman
  • 73 Kenny Andrew – Junior
  • 74 Algernon Wright – Sophomore
  • 76 Dan Johnson – Freshman
  • 77 Devin Rice – Sophomore
Defensive Line
  • 50 LaDarien Redfield – Freshman
  • 54 Ivan Sharpe – Freshman
  • 55 Dominique Clark – Senior
  • 90 Cordero Campbell – Freshman
  • 91 Chris Reed – Sophomore
  • 92 Randy Harling – Senior
  • 93 Brandon Miller – Sophomore
  • 94 Jason Lynn – Freshman
  • 95 Keith Holmes – Sophomore
  • 96 Joe Myles – Freshman
  • 98 Roland Jackson – Senior
 
Linebackers
  • 12 Frank Usher – Junior
  • 26 Antwan Allen – Sophomore
  • 31 Morris Drayton – Junior
  • 43 Jeffrey Robertson – Freshman
  • 45 DeAngelo Jenkins – Freshman
  • 46 J. Vince Cochran – Freshman
  • 47 Joudon Butler – Freshman
  • 48 Chris Bawlson – Junior
  • 51 Calvin Leonard – Junior
  • 52 Anton Williams – Freshman
  • 53 Willie Hall – Sophomore
  • 56 Jonathan Stewart – Senior
Defensive Backs
  • 1 Marcus Darrisaw -Junior
  • 4 Jamar Graham -Freshman
  • 8 Javorris Jackson -Junior
  • 15 Chris Herans -Junior
  • 19 Jeremy Boston -Junior
  • 25 Rashad Curry -Freshman
  • 27 Jared Turner -Freshman
  • 29 Karnell Feagins -Freshman
  • 33 Antoine Stewart -Senior
  • 37 Darren Hunter -Freshman
  • 42 Charles Arrington -Freshman
Kickers / Punters
  • 16 Luis Justiniano – Sophomore
  • 84 Cheick Diop – Freshman
  • 13 Brandon Webster – Freshman
  • 49 Jeremy Johnson – Senior

Statistics

Team

TeamOpp
Scoring 84 343
  Points per Game 8.4 34.3
First Downs 116 194
  Rushing 61 99
  Passing 39 75
  Penalty 16 20
Total Offense 1,892 3,676
  Avg per Play 3.2 5.5
  Avg per Game 189.2 367.6
Fumbles-Lost 17–14 13–7
Penalties-Yards 84–814 100-927
  Avg per Game 81.4 92.7
TeamOpp
Punts-Yards 64–2,172 41–1,482
  Avg per Punt 33.9 36.1
Time of Possession/Game 28.59 32.31
3rd Down Conversions 31/135 (23%) 47/127 (37%)
4th Down Conversions 5/26 (19%) 3/14 (21%)
Touchdowns Scored 11 42
Field Goals-Attempts-Long 2-6- 17-21-
PAT-Attempts 10–11 (91%) 38–41 (93%)
Attendance 18,552 17,040
  Games/Avg per Game 5/3,710 5/3,408

Scores by quarter

1234Total
Savannah State1420232784
Opponents7410858103343

Offense

Rushing

NameGP-GSAttGainLossNetAvgTDLongAvg/G
 EDWARDS, Antwan 10–6 126 516 76 440 3.5 1 47 44.0
 BABB, Justin 10–0 39 162 15 147 3.8 0 24 14.7
 MAY, Reginald 5–2 28 102 3 99 3.5 0 16 19.8
 WILLIAMS, Reggie 10–0 35 105 17 88 2.5 1 24 8.8
 BEARD, Jamie 10–8 23 93 12 81 3.5 0 39 8.1
 MCCRARY, Greg 7–3 52 183 133 50 1.0 2 25 7.1
 KILCREASE, Jacorey 7–5 36 116 68 48 1.3 1 20 6.9
 COCHRAN, Vince 9–0 2 11 9 2 1.0 0 11 0.2
 RHINES, Chris 9–1 10 28 28 0 0.0 0 18 0.0
 HOLLINGER, Deleon 10–7 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.1
 TEAM 4–0 3 0 1 -1 -0.3 0 0 -0.2
 WEBSTER, Brandon 2–0 1 0 11 -11 -11.0 0 0 -5.5
 JOHNSON, Jeremy 10–0 3 0 43 -43 -14.3 0 0 -4.3
Total 10 359 1316 417 899 2.5 5 47 89.9
Opponents 10 411 2254 220 2034 4.9 26 80 203.4

Passing

NameGP-GSEfficCmp-Att-IntPctYdsTDLngAvg/G
 KILCREASE, Jacorey 7–5 83.38 62–126–4 49.2 490 3 45 70.0
 MCCRARY, Greg 7–3 59.48 38–95–13 40.0 412 3 94 58.9
 RHINES, Chris 9–1 83.22 9–20–0 45.0 91 0 38 10.1
Total 10 73.95 109–241–17 45.2 993 6 94 99.3
Opponents 10 116.68 142–255–11 55.7 1642 12 51 164.2

Receiving

NameGP-GSNo.YdsAvgTDLongAvg/G
 HOLLINGER,Deleon 10–7 31 413 13.3 3 94 41.3
 OSBORNE,Isaiah 10–7 23 215 9.3 1 45 21.5
 DENSON,A.J. 8–0 11 112 10.2 1 39 14.0
 BOWDEN,Anthony 7–1 8 44 5.5 0 9 6.3
 EDWARDS,Antwan 10–6 8 26 3.2 0 11 2.6
 WILLIAMS,Reggie 10–0 8 4 0.5 0 18 0.4
 LEGGETT,Byron 5–1 5 47 9.4 0 20 9.4
 RHINES,Chris 9–1 4 34 8.5 0 15 3.8
 BABB,Justin 10–0 3 34 11.3 1 34 3.4
 KIRKLAND,Tyron 4–0 3 23 7.7 0 14 5.8
 FRAZIER,Robert 3–0 2 27 13.5 0 14 9.0
 BEARD,Jamie 10–8 2 8 4.0 0 12 0.8
 JACKSON,Javorris 10–8 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.6
Total 10 109 993 9.1 6 94 99.3
Opponents 10 142 1642 11.6 12 51 164.2

Defense

NameGPTacklesSacksPass DefenseInterceptionsFumblesBlkd
Kick
SoloAstTotalTFL-YdsNo-YdsBrUpQBHNo.-YdsAvgTDLongRcv-YdsFF
ALLEN, Antwan104240826.5–241.5–9102–7939.5048000
LEONARD, Calvin102945745.5–172.5–81200000–020
JACKSON, Javorris103737742.0–50705–7314.60480–000
HERANS, Chris93338715.5–221.0–52000001–011
CLARK, Dominique72024448.5–404.0–171100000–020
STEWART, Antione92415392.0–161.0–121000001–000
USHER, Frank9249303.5–171.0–51100001–000
DARRISAW, Marcus9227291.0–40602–40200230–000
RICE, Devin9919282.0–200200001–010
REDFIELD, Ladarien9819274.0–90.5–20100000–000
GRAHAM, Jamar1017926006000000–000
REED, Chris101213255.5–130.5–21000000–010
HARLING, Randy10910194.5–1000000000–000
BAWLSON, Chris761117000000000–000
DRAYTON, Morris65813000000000–000
HALL, Willie6561100001–11010–000
CAMPBELL, Cordero646102.5–252.0–250000000–000
MILLER, Brandon45510000000001–000
WILLIAMS, Reggie109110000000000–000
COCHRAN, Vince95491.0–100000000–000
BOSTON, Jeremy663900201–36360360–000
ROBBERTSON, Jeffrey6358000000000–000
RHINES, Chris97181.0–600000000–000
HOLMES, Keith5437000100000–000
ARRINGTON, Charles4336000000000–000
COLEMAN, Bernard4426000000000–000
FEAGINS, Karnell2235000000000–000
TURNER, Jared3325000000000–000
USHER, F. Iv213401.0–70000001–000
MYLES, Joe31341.0–700000000–000
LYNN, Jason5123000000000–000
HOLLINGER, Deleon10303000000000–000
BOWDEN, Anthony7303000000000–000
TEAM4303000000001–000
MCCRARY, Greg71120.5–100000000–010
JOHNSON, Dan3202000000000–000
OSBORNE, Isaiah101120.5–100100000–000
MARSHALL, Joshua4022000000000–000
STEWART, Jonathan1011000000000–000
JOHNSON, Jeremy10101000000000–000
ALLEN, M.1101000000000–000
EVANS, Sean1101000000000–000
KIRKLAND, Tyron4101000000000–000
BEARD, Jamie10101000000000–000
BABB, Justin10011000000000–000
Total1037536273757–22015–9229911–22920.80657–081
Opponents1032434266695–41316–121302017–34020.028514–131114

Special teams

NamePuntingKickoffs
No.YdsAvgLongTBFCI20BlkdNo.YdsAvgTBOB
JOHNSON, Jeremy60209835.05035411041541.501
WEBSTER, Brandon37424.733000000000
TEAM1000.0000000000
JUSTINIANO,Luis000000001459642.601
Total64217233.950354124101142.102
Opponents41148236.153268068374955.134
NamePunt ReturnsKick Returns
No.YdsAvgTDLongNo.YdsAvgTDLong
DARRISAW, Marcus1112811.602747719.2029
DENSON, A.J.11010.0010710314.7022
OSBORNE, Isaiah000001429020.7040
BABB, Justin000001336327.9084
BAWLSON, Chris000004184.5010
EDWARDS, Antwan000004358.8013
LOVETT, Jalvin0000022512.5015
HALL, Willie00000100.000
ROSS, Willie0000011111.0011
VEASY, Steven00000144.004
LEGGETT, Byron0000012020.0020
MAY, Reginald00000188.008
BOWDEN, Anthony0000011818.0018
Total1213811.50275497218.0084
Opponents292167.40322143520.7183

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  1. ↑ "2007 Roster". Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
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