2013 Savannah State Tigers football team

2013 Savannah State Tigers football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	1–11 (0–8 MEAC)
Head coach	Earnest Wilson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Corey Barlow (1st season)
Home stadium	Ted A. Wright Stadium
Seasons ←  2012 2014  →

2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 16 Bethune–Cookman +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 25 South Carolina State +^		7	–	1					9	–	4
Morgan State		5	–	3					5	–	7
Delaware State		5	–	3					5	–	6
North Carolina A&T		4	–	4					7	–	4
Howard		4	–	4					6	–	6
Hampton		4	–	4					4	–	8
North Carolina Central		3	–	5					5	–	7
Norfolk State		3	–	5					3	–	9
Florida A&M		2	–	6					3	–	9
Savannah State		0	–	8					1	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Savannah State ineligible for FCS playoffs due to Academic Progress Rate sanctions Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Savannah State Tigers football team represented Savannah State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). This was their first season under the guidance of head coach Earnest Wilson, ^[1] and the Tigers played their home games at Ted Wright Stadium. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in MEAC play to finish in last place.

Coaches and support staff

Savannah State will go into the 2013 season with a completely new staff. On April 17, athletic director Sterling Steward Jr. announced that only cornerbacks coach Corey Barlow would return for the 2013 season. ^[2] Barlow became the interim head coach until Savannah State announced the hiring of Coach Wilson on June 7, 2013.

Media

Radio flagship: WHCJ
Broadcasters: Toby Hyde (play-by-play), Curtis Foster (analyst)

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 pm	at No. 9 Georgia Southern *	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		L 9–77	16,528
September 7	7:00 pm	at Troy *	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	L 3–66	20,021
September 14	6:00 pm	Fort Valley State *	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA	WGSA	W 27–20	3,220
September 21	7:00 pm	at No. 16 (FBS) Miami (FL) *	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN3	L 7–77	42,571
September 28	6:00 pm	Delaware State	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA		L 22–24	2,350
October 5	6:00 pm	at Norfolk State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA		L 24–26	6,272
October 12	6:00 pm	Florida A&M	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA	WGSA	L 14–27	5,620
October 19	4:00 pm	at No. 17 Bethune-Cookman	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL		L 21–48	4,693
October 26	2:00 pm	North Carolina Central	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA	WGSA	L 10–24	5,450
November 2	5:00 pm	South Carolina State	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA	SSAA	L 9–45	2,630
November 9	1:00 pm	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC		L 14–42	3,053
November 16	1:00 pm	at North Carolina A&T	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC		L 14–41	7,332
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Georgia Southern

See also: Georgia Southern Eagles football and 2013 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	9	0	9
#9 Eagles	7	21	21	28	77

at Paulson Stadium; Statesboro, Georgia

Troy

See also: Troy Trojans football and 2013 Troy Trojans football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	3	0	0	3
Trojans	17	7	28	14	66

at Veterans Memorial Stadium; Troy, Alabama

• TV: ESPN3

Fort Valley State

See also: Fort Valley State University and Fort Valley State Wildcats

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	6	7	0	20
Tigers	0	13	0	14	27

at Ted Wright Stadium; Savannah, Georgia

• Game attendance: 3,220
• TV: WGSA

Miami

See also: Miami Hurricanes football and 2013 Miami Hurricanes football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	7	0	7
#16 (FBS) Hurricanes	21	28	28	0	77

at Sun Life Stadium; Miami, Florida

Delaware State

See also: Delaware State Hornets football and 2013 Delaware State Hornets football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	7	10	7	24
Tigers	0	9	0	13	22

at Ted Wright Stadium; Savannah, Georgia

• Game time: 6 pm
• Game weather: Partly Sunny
• Game attendance: 2,350
• TV: WGSA

Norfolk State

See also: Norfolk State Spartans football and 2013 Norfolk State Spartans football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	9	6	9	24
Spartans	0	10	7	9	26

at Dick Price Stadium; Norfolk, Virginia

• Game time: 1 pm
• Game weather: Sunny and warm
• Game attendance: 6,772

Florida A&M

See also: Florida A&M Rattlers football and 2013 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	13	7	0	7	27
Tigers	0	7	0	7	14

at Ted Wright Stadium; Savannah, Georgia

• TV: WGSA

Bethune-Cookman

See also: Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football and 2013 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	7	0	14	21
#17 Wildcats	21	21	0	6	48

at Municipal Stadium; Daytona Beach, Florida

North Carolina Central

See also: North Carolina Central Eagles football and 2013 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	7	7	3	24
Tigers	3	7	0	0	10

at Ted Wright Stadium; Savannah, Georgia

• TV: WGSA

South Carolina State

See also: South Carolina State Bulldogs football and 2013 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	14	14	10	45
Tigers	6	3	0	0	9

at Ted Wright Stadium; Savannah, Georgia

Howard

See also: Howard Bison football and 2013 Howard Bison football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	20	15	7	42
Bison	7	0	7	0	14

at William H. Greene Stadium; Washington, District of Columbia

North Carolina A&T

See also: North Carolina A&T Aggies football and 2013 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	7	7	14
Aggies	21	14	0	6	41

at Aggie Stadium; Greensboro, North Carolina

References

1. Network, Sports (June 7, 2013). "Savannah State selects Wilson as Football Coach". Fox News . New York City. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
2. Heath, Donald (April 17, 2013). "SSU Fires Football Coach Davenport". Savannah Morning News . Retrieved April 17, 2013.