2008 Savannah State Tigers football team

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2008 Savannah State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–7
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEddie Johnson (1st season)
Offensive scheme Smashmouth
Defensive coordinatorJulius Dixon (3rd season)
Base defense 4–4
Home stadium Ted Wright Stadium
Seasons
  2007
2009  
2008 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Bryant    7 4  
Savannah State    5 7  
Marist    4 7  
North Carolina Central    4 7  
Iona    3 8  

The 2008 Savannah State Tigers football team competed in college football on behalf of the Savannah State University. The Tigers competed an independent as the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level. This was the first season under the guidance of head coach Robby Wells. [1]

Contents

The Tigers entered the 2008 season seeking its first winning season since joining Division I-AA in 2000, but compiled a 5–7 record. The season did mark the most wins since 1999, when the Tigers finished with a 5–6 as a member of the NCAA Division II. [2] The Tigers last winning season was in 1998.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m. Jacksonville *L 7–204,441
September 612:00 p.m. Livingstone *
W 45–102,157
September 136:00 p.m.at Winston-Salem State *W 16–135,112
September 204:00 p.m. Bethune–Cookman *L 9–344,131
September 276:45 p.m.vs. Howard *L 21–493,926
October 41:30 p.m.at Clark Atlanta *W 17–1417,893
October 112:00 p.m. Charleston Southern *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Savannah, GA
L 20–293,457
October 181:00 p.m.at Mississippi Valley State *L 20–223,457
November 12:00 p.m. Concordia (AL) *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Ted Wright Stadium
  • Savannah, GA
W 23–79,217
November 85:00 p.m.vs. Edward Waters *
L 21–263,117
November 151:00 p.m.at Webber International *
W 24–71,065
November 221:00 p.m.at North Carolina Central *L 7–104,027
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Jacksonville

1234Total
Jacksonville University0017320
Savannah State00077

Savannah State lost its season opener against Jacksonville, 20–7. The Tigers put up 226 yards of total offense. QB JaCorey Kilcrease was 4–18 with an interception and 28 yards passing. QB Kurvin Curry, who took over in the second half, was 6–9 for 73 yards and tossed a touchdown to Tyron Kirkland. Senior free safety Javorris Jackson made a game-high 10 tackles and intercepted a pass in the second quarter. Senior cornerback Marcus Darrisaw and sophomore linebacker Vince Cochran each recovered fumbles. Junior linebacker Willie Hall forced a fumble.

Eleven SSU players were declared ineligible to play because of NCAA Clearinghouse issues. Calvin Leonard and Frank Usher were both injured during the game. Leonard was the starter at middle linebacker while Leonard was the starter at weakside linebacker.

Livingstone

Joe Turner Classic
1234Total
Livingstone College0010010
Savannah State13290345

Savannah State defeated Livingstone College 45–10, giving the team their first win of the season and ending a 9-game losing streak dating back to last season. The win was the first for first year Head Coach Robbie Wells.

Savannah State had 29 first downs and 485 yards of total offense. The Tigers had 217 yards passing and 268 rushing. QB Kurvin Curry had a total of 326 yards with four touchdowns and was 10–23 passing for 217 yards and 2 touchdowns. He rushed for 109 yards and two scores. The Tigers first drive resulted in a 33-yard touchdown run by Curry. Justin Babb caught 3 passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 71 yards.

Jeff Robertson had 9 total tackles including a sack. Malik Allah recorded a sack and freshman Rashard Russell blocked a Livingstone punt and returned it for a touchdown in the 1st quarter.

Wide receiver Deleon Hollinger was reinstated prior to the game after being suspended for an undisclosed violation of team rules during the Tigers' season-opening loss. Hollinger was SSU's leading receiver during the 2007 season. Antonio Lenton, Quincy Watie, Thelmore Jackson, Keon Hayward, Patrick Thomas and Javares Taylor were cleared by the NCAA Clearinghouse to play in the game after missing the season opener.

Winston-Salem State

1234Total
Savannah State0610016
Winston-Salem076013

Kurvin Curry threw for 154 yards and passed for two touchdowns to help Savannah State beat Winston-Salem State University. The victory was SSU's first over an NCAA Football Championship Subdivision team and first road win since 2004.

Bethune–Cookman

1234Total
Savannah State03069
Bethune-Cookman7713734

Bethune-Cookman University ended the Tigers' two-game winning streak with a 34–9 victory. B-CU limited the Tigers to 43 yards rushing (24 carries) and 210 total yards on office. The Tigers scored just three points despite four trips to the red zone. SSU scored their only touchdown on a fumble recovery returned for a 33-yard touchdown by Willie Hall in the fourth quarter. QB Kurvin Curry completed 11 of his 22 passes for 167 yards and had one interception. Bethune-Cookman has won nine straight against the Tigers.

Howard

Miami Classic
1234Total
Savannah State7140021
Howard121714649

Kurvin Curry threw for 126 yards (11-of-28 with a touchdown and an interception) and ran for 77 yards as the Tigers were defeated by Howard University in the 2008 Miami Classic.

Clark Atlanta

1234Total
Savannah State086317
Clark Atlanta383014

Derek Williams made three field goals as Savannah State defeated Division II Clark Atlanta University, 17–14. QB Kurvin Curry threw for 220 yards and a 33-yard touchdown in the second quarter. He also ran for 81 yards as the Tigers improved to 3–3 on the season. Deleon Hollinger caught seven passes for 132 yards. Senior free safety Javorris Jackson made an interception and blocked a field goal attempt by Clark Atlanta in the fourth quarter.

The Tigers overcame an 11–0 lead by the Panthers to tie the game at 11–11 in the third quarter. Clark Atlanta regained a three points lead in the third quarter, but Williams made two field goals in the fourth quarter to seal the victory for the Tigers.

Charleston Southern

1234Total
Charleston Southern6200329
Savannah State770620

Charleston Southern University committed five turnovers, but held off the Tigers for a 29–20 victory. SSU QB Kurvin Curry ran to CSU's 11-yard line in the fourth quarter, but fumbled the ball with 1 minute, 56 seconds remaining.

SSU kept the game close at several points. SSU running back Justin Babb, on second-and-goal from the CSU 1-yard line, was tackled for a 2-yard loss as time expired in the first half. That gave the Buccaneers a 26–14 halftime lead. Curry threw a touchdown pass to Deleon Hollinger with 13 minutes, 14 seconds to play and cut the score to 26–20, but kicker Luis Justiniano's missed extra point.

Curry was 17-of-29 passing (181 yards, 3 touchdowns, 2 interceptions and 2 sacks) and ran for 35 of SSU's 71 yards. Curry also threw a 15-yard touchdown to Isaiah Osborne in the first quarter. Hollinger had eight catches for 122 yards and 2 touchdowns.

The SSU defense intercepted three passes, the most since the Tigers intercepted three passes against South Carolina State University on Sept. 20, 2003. Sophomore cornerback Jamar Graham intercepted two of the three while cornerback Marcus Darrisaw and defensive end LaDarien Redfield each forced fumbles that were recovered by Redfield and defensive back Chris Asbury. Senior linebacker Calvin Leonard and junior linebacker Antwan Allen made 11 tackles each for the game high.

CSU moved to 3–3 on the season and improved to 5–0 all time against SSU . The Tigers fell to 3–4 as they lost their first game at home this season.

Mississippi Valley State

1234Total
Savannah State3100720
Mississippi Valley9001322

Mississippi Valley State University's QB Paul Roberts threw a game-winning touchdown (one of three) with five seconds left in the game as the Delta Devils came from behind to beat Savannah State 22–20 and salvage their homecoming celebration.

The Delta Devils held a 9–3 lead at the end of the first quarter, but the Tigers went back on top, 13–9, at halftime. The Tigers took a 20–16 lead with 36 seconds to play in the fourth quarter before Mississippi Valley State scored the final touchdown for the victory.

SSU QB Kurvin Curry passed for 173 yards and one touchdown. He rushed for 79 yards.

The Delta Devils moved to 2–4 on the season while the Tigers fell to 3–5.

Concordia (AL)

1234Total
Concordia00707
Savannah State3301723

A 2008 Homecoming crowd of 9,217 at T.A. Wright Stadium watched as the Tigers overcame a 7–6 lead by Concordia College and a second quarter injury by starting quarterback Kurvin Curry for a 23–7 victory. This marked the first Homecoming game win for the Tigers since 2004 as SSU improved to 4–5 on the season.

Junior QB JaCorey Kilcrease, last season's starting quarterback, replaced Curry in the game, engineering four scoring drives, including 17 points in the fourth quarter. He completed 9-of-11 passes for 58 yards with no interceptions. The Tigers' offense committed no turnovers while the Tigers' defense intercepted three passes. Running back Justin Babb ran for 164 yards on 19 carries and freshman kicker Derek Williams made field goals of 27, 26 and 24 yards, and kicked two extra points.

Edward Waters

Ralph Bunch Classic
1234Total
Edward Waters01401226
Savannah State1470021

Edward Waters College quarterback Kamau Leitner threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jonathan Johnson over SSU's senior free safety Javorris Jackson, who slipped on the play, with 28 seconds left as the Tigers beat SSU, 26–21, before a crowd of 3,117 at Gilman Stadium in Kingsland, Georgia.

Edward Waters improved to 3–7 and won its second in a row versus SSU (Edward Waters spoiled SSU's Homecoming, 24–7 in 2007). SSU fell to 4–6 with two games remaining in the season.

Junior QB JaCorey Kilcrease completed 13-of-24 passes (131 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions) and freshman running back Rashard Russell ran for 106 yards on 14 carries. SSU played without its regular starting quarterback, Kurvin Curry (separated his right shoulder), left tackle Rashad Jackson (illness), and wide receiver Deleon Hollinger (suspended).

Webber International

1234Total
Savannah State7701024
Webber International00707

The Tigers built a 14–0 halftime lead en route to a 24–7 victory over Webber International University. Freshman QB Kurvin Curry returned after injury and completed 10 of 22 passes for 194 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. The Warriors fell to 3–8 on the season while the Tigers improved to 5–6.

North Carolina Central

1234Total
Savannah State00707
NC Central370010

The Tigers' effort to achieve its first non-losing season since 1998 fell short as the Tigers lost to North Carolina Central, 10–7. In its first season under coach Robby Wells the team finished 5–7. The teams' last winning season was 1998 when they finished 7–4 as a member of the NCAA's Division II. The Tigers have failed to produce a winning season since joining the Football Championship Subdivision in 2002. Quarterback Kurvin Curry passed for 99 yards (8 of 18) and had one interception. [3]

Roster

2008 Savannah State Tigers by position [4]
Quarterbacks
  • 3 JaCorey Kilcrease – Junior
  • 10 Kurvin Curry – Freshman
  • 13 Malik Allah – Freshman
  • 14 A.J. Defilippis – Freshman
  • 18 Daniel Wilson – Freshman
  • 87 Brandon Webster – Sophomore
Running backs
  • 20 Justin Babb – Sophomore
  • 21 Sean Evans – Sophomore
  • 23 Timothy Jackson – Freshman
  • 32 Rashard Russell – Freshman
  • 33 Alex Miller – Freshman
  • 39 Ray Short – Freshman
  • 40 Quincy Watie – Junior
Wide receivers
  • 4 Deron Talley – Freshman
  • 5 Chris Bush – Freshman
  • 6 Byron Leggett – Sophomore
  • 7 Bernard Coleman – Senior
  • 9 Deleon Hollinger – Junior
  • 11 Isaiah Osborne – Senior
  • 17 Tyron Kirkland – Senior
  • 19 Javares Taylor – Junior
  • 80 B.J. Longley – Freshman
  • 81 Armond Denson – Sophomore
  • 84 Alakan Thomas – Freshman
Tight ends
  • 46 Howard Boone – Junior
  • 82 Willie Nelson – Undesignated
  • 83 Travis Stephens – Freshman
  • 85 Tanner Fetui – Junior
  • 86 Brandon Emerson – Senior
 
Fullbacks
  • 31 Daniel Studdard – Senior
  • 34 Antonio Lenton – Freshman
Offensive line
  • 59 Derrick Dorsey – Junior
  • 62 Jared Brunson – Freshman
  • 66 Rashad Jackson – Senior
  • 67 Josh Butler – Freshman
  • 68 Thelmore Jackson – Freshman
  • 70 Demetrius Edwards – Sophomore
  • 71 Lenworth McKenzie – Freshman
  • 73 McKeaver Edwards – Freshman
  • 75 Michael Brewster – Freshman
  • 76 Dan Johnson – Sophomore
  • 77 Donnell Collins – Freshman
  • 79 Craig Eckwood – Freshman
Defensive line
  • 50 LaDarien Redfield – Sophomore
  • 56 Jalvin Lovett – Sophomore
  • 57 Johnny Howard – Freshman
  • 90 Travis Alston – Freshman
  • 91 Chris Reed – Junior
  • 93 Brandon Miller – Junior
  • 94 Todd Bowden – Freshman
  • 95 Kijuanos Kelly – Freshman
  • 96 Juvaro Goodman – Freshman
  • 97 Tametric Hunt – Freshman
  • 98 Roland Jackson – Senior
 
Linebackers
  • 12 Frank Usher – Senior
  • 26 Antwan Allen – Junior
  • 35 Sadrak JeanBaptiste – Freshman
  • 43 Jeffrey Robertson – Sophomore
  • 45 Stanley Poole – Freshman
  • 47 Jordan Monico – Freshman
  • 48 Keon Hayward – Freshman
  • 49 Michael Kuku – Freshman
  • 51 Calvin Leonard – Senior
  • 52 Edwin Stevenson – Freshman
  • 53 Willie Hall – Junior
  • 54 J. Vince Cochran – Sophomore
  • 55 Xavier Lewis – Freshman
  • 58 Jarvis Thomas – Freshman
Defensive backs
  • 1 Marcus Darrisaw – Senior
  • 8 Javorris Jackson – Senior
  • 15 Chris Herans – Senior
  • 22 Richie Rucker – Freshman
  • 24 Jamar Graham – Sophomore
  • 25 Edward Ndem – Freshman
  • 27 Mathew Smith – Freshman
  • 28 Jevontae Jefferson – Freshman
  • 29 Patrick Brown – Freshman
  • 30 Chris Asbury – Freshman
  • 37 Darren Hunter – Sophomore
  • 38 Brent McCall – Freshman
  • 41 Emory Williams – Junior
  • 42 Patrick Thomas – Freshman
  • 44 Justin Moore – Freshman
Kickers / punters
  • 16 Luis Justiniano – Sophomore
  • 89 Jalani Landburg – Freshman
  • 99 Derek Williams – Freshman

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Statistics

Current as of November 16, 2008 – All Games

Team

TeamOpp
Scoring 223 231
  Points per Game 20.3 21.0
First Downs 190 188
  Rushing 99 93
  Passing 68 81
  Penalty 23 14
Total Offense 3648 3493
  Avg per Play 5.2 5.0
  Avg per Game 331.6 317.5
Fumbles-Lost 23–8 23–12
Penalties-Yards 111-930 88–766
  Avg per Game 84.5 69.6
TeamOpp
Punts-Yards 55-1957 44-1551
  Avg per Punt 35.6 35.2
Time of Possession/Game 29.58 29.47
3rd Down Conversions 51 of 153 (33%) 47 of 135 (35%)
4th Down Conversions 8 of 15 (53%) 9 of 20 (45%)
Touchdowns Scored 27 30
Field Goals-Attempts-Long 12–19 10–15
PAT-Attempts 21–23 (91%) 17–23 (74%)
Attendance 19,272 34,855
  Games / Avg per Game 4 / 4,818 5 / 6,971

Scores by quarter

1234Total
Savannah State5494669223
Opponents37737744231

Individual Offense

Rushing

NameGP-GSAttGainLossNetAvgTDLongAvg/G
 Asbury, Chris 9–6 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 3 0.3
 Babb, Justin 11–7 129 644 23 621 4.8 0 41 56.5
 Bush, Chris 11–7 13 86 9 77 -5.9 0 24 7.0
 Collins, Donnell 1 1 0 16 -16 -16.0 0 0 -16.0
 Curry, Kurvin 10–5 128 613 191 422 3.3 3 33 42.2
 Denson, Armond 10–2 2 12 0 12 6.0 0 9 1.2
 Hollinger, Deleon 9–5 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 0.6
 Jackson, Timothy 5–0 26 91 16 75 2.9 0 17 15.0
 Johnson, Dan 4–4 1 0 8 -8 -8.0 0 0 -2.0
 Kilcrease, JaCorey 6–1 20 59 28 31 1.5 0 14 5.2
 Lenton, Antonio 9–0 20 81 5 76 3.8 0 16 8.4
 Russell, Rashard 9–0 65 385 2 383 5.9 3 45 42.6
 Studdard, Daniel 5–0 20 115 0 115 5.8 4 38 23.0
 Talley, Deron 9–6 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 3 0.3
 TEAM 4–0 2 0 3 -3 -1.5 0 0 -0.8
 Webster, Brandon 1 1 0 18 -18 -18.0 0 0 -18.0
 Williams, Derek 3 1 9 0 9 9.0 0 9 3.0
Total 11 433 2,103 319 1,784 4.1 10 45 162.2
Opponents 11 413 2,061 323 1,738 4.2 20 43 158.0

Passing

NameGP-GSEfficAtt-Cmp-IntPctYdsTDLngAvg/G
 Curry, Kurvin 10–5 127.89 117–215–6 54.4 1,552 12 79 155.2
 Defilippis, A.J. 4–0 436.00 1–1–0 100.0 40 0 40 10.0
 Hollinger, Deleon 9–5 440.67 2–3–0 66.7 55 2 30 6.1
 Kilcrease, JaCorey 6–1 78.35 26–53–3 49.1 217 1 22 36.2
 Williams, Derek 11–0 0.00 0–1–0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Total 11 122.37 146–273–9 53.5 1,864 15 79 169.5
Opponents 11 97.18 140–279–23 50.2 1,755 9 49 159.5

Receiving

NameGP-GSNo.YdsAvgTDLongAvg/G
 Babb, Justin 11–7 18 165 9.2 2 79 15.0
 Bush, Chris 11–7 38 318 8.4 1 27 28.9
 Coleman, Bernard 3–0 1 11 11.0 0 11 3.7
 Denson, Armond 10–2 12 290 24.2 3 46 29.0
 Deron, Talley 9–6 6 84 14.0 1 33 9.3
 Hollinger, Deleon 9–5 42 589 14.0 4 69 65.4
 Jackson, Timothy 5–0 3 20 6.7 0 10 4.0
 Kirkland, Tyron 4–0 3 42 14.0 1 32 10.5
 Osborne, Isaiah 10–7 15 262 17.5 2 70 26.2
 Russell, Rashard 9–0 4 28 7.0 0 19 3.1
 Studdard, Daniel 2–0 1 5 5.0 0 5 2.5
 Taylor, Javares 5–0 2 48 24.0 1 43 9.6
 Thomas, Alakan 2–0 1 5 5.0 0 5 2.5
Total 11 146 1,864 12.8 15 79 169.5
Opponents 11 140 1,755 12.5 9 49 159.5

Defense

NameGPTacklesSacksPass DefenseFumblesBlkd
Kick
Saf
SoloAstTotalTFL-YdsNo-YdsNo.-YdsBrUpQBHRcv-YdsFF
Allah, Malik55381.0–101.0–101–0------
Allen, Antwan114425694.0–16--1—121---
Alston, Travis91711284.0–163.0–11----1--
Asbury, Chris655101.0–14-1–53--2–0---
Babb, Justin111-1---------
Boone, Howard21-1---------
Bowden, Todd11-1---------
Bush, Chris113-3---------
Carr, Nate1-11---------
Cochran, Vince112014346.5–211.0–91–5--1–0---
Curry, Kurvin101-1---------
Darrisaw, Marcus11221638--2–96-1–01--
Defilippis, A.J.41-1--------
Deron, Talley91-1---------
Goodman, Juvaro6426--------
Graham, Jamar1015823--3–464-----
Hall, Willie8104142.5–101.0–9---1–332--
Herans, Chris101522372.5–81.0–6-11----
Hollinger, Deleon9------1-----
Howard, Johnny973101.0–2--------
Hunt, Tametric1-110.5–0--------
Hunter, Darren103112431.5–4-5–645--1--
Jackson, Javorris3201030--2–71-1–0---
Jackson, Roland998174.5–70.5–3-2--2--
JeanBaptiste, Sadrak6107172.5–9----1–01--
Jefferson, Jevontae776131.5–4--------
Kuku, Michael44-4---------
Leggett, Byron21-1---------
Lenton, Antonio9-11--------
Leonard, Calvin103840786.5–273.5–203–162-1–01--
Lovett, Jalvin787152.5–101.0–7----1--
McCall, Brent3-11---1-----
Miller, Brandon11812202.0–7--2-----
Monico, Jordan6314---1-1–0---
Ndem, Edward48412--1–111--1--
Osborne, Isaiah101-1--------
Poole, Stanley3-11---------
Redfield, LaDarien10911202.5–131.5–9---2–01--
Reed, Chris112120418.5–333.5–25-121–02--
Robertson, Jeffrey439122.5–111.0–8-------
Rucker, Richie88513--1–0------
Russell, Rashard91-1-------1-
Smith, Mathew3------1-----
Stephens, Travis6246--------
Stevenson, Edwin1-22---------
Taylor, Javares51-1--------
TEAM43-3---------
Thomas, Patrick5224---------
Usher, Frank91316293.5–241.0–12-3-----
Williams, Derek11314--------
Total1141131272362–24819–12923–24940412–33142-
Opponents1141934075965–25121–1489–2452628–13133-

Special teams

NamePuntingKickoffs
No.YdsAvgLongTBFCI20BlkdNo.YdsAvgTBOB
Curry, Kuvin13737.037100000000
Justiniano, Luis00000000315250.700
TEAM199.09000000000
Smith, Mathew0000000015050.000
Williams, Derek531,91136.14814161492,56252.321
Total551,95735.64824161532,76452.221
Opponents441,55135.26811381512,64251.841
NamePunt ReturnsKick Returns
No.YdsAvgTDLongNo.YdsAvgTDLong
Bush, Chris0000068414.0025
Darrisaw, Marcus23216.002000000
Denson, Armond11746.70351119417.6044
Deron, Talley00000712918.4024
Herans, Chris00000100.000
Lenton, Antonio00000610116.8026
McCall, Brent0000011515.0015
Osborne, Isaiah0000012525.0025
Rucker, Richie0000024120.5022
Russell, Rashard12323.0110713118.7044
Studdard, Daniel00000100.000
Talley, Deron0000046315.8022
Total141299.21354372016.7044
Opponents2626210.1036471,02021.7045

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