2013 Savannah State Tigers football team

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2013 Savannah State Tigers football
Savannah State Tigers wordmark.png
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2013 record1–11 (0–8 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Ted A. Wright Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
Seasons
  2012
2014  
2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 16 Bethune-Cookman +^ 71    103 
No. 25 South Carolina State +^ 71    94 
Morgan State  53    57 
Delaware State  53    56 
North Carolina A&T  44    74 
Howard  44    66 
Hampton  44    48 
North Carolina Central  35    57 
Norfolk State  35    39 
Florida A&M  26    39 
Savannah State  08    111 
  • + 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.

Contents

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 pmat No. 9 Georgia Southern *L 9–7716,528
September 77:00 pmat Troy * ESPN3 L 3–6620,021
September 146:00 pm Fort Valley State * WGSA W 27–203,220
September 217:00 pmat No. 16 (FBS) Miami (FL) *ESPN3L 7–7742,571
September 286:00 pm Delaware State
  • Ted Wright Stadium
  • Savannah, GA
L 22–242,350
October 56:00 pmat Norfolk State L 24–266,272
October 126:00 pm Florida A&M
  • Ted Wright Stadium
  • Savannah, GA
WGSAL 14–275,620
October 194:00 pmat No. 17 Bethune-Cookman L 21–484,693
October 262:00 pm North Carolina Central Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Ted Wright Stadium
  • Savannah, GA
WGSAL 10–245,450
November 25:00 pm South Carolina State
  • Ted Wright Stadium
  • Savannah, GA
SSAA L 9–452,630
November 91:00 pmat Howard L 14–423,053
November 161:00 pmat North Carolina A&T L 14–417,332

Game summaries

Georgia Southern

1234Total
Tigers00909
#9 Eagles721212877

at Paulson Stadium; Statesboro, Georgia

    Troy

    1234Total
    Tigers03003
    Trojans177281466

    at Veterans Memorial Stadium; Troy, Alabama

    Fort Valley State

    1234Total
    Wildcats767020
    Tigers01301427

    at Ted Wright Stadium; Savannah, Georgia

    • Game attendance: 3,220
    • TV: WGSA

    Miami

    1234Total
    Tigers00707
    #16 (FBS) Hurricanes212828077

    at Sun Life Stadium; Miami, Florida

      Delaware State

      1234Total
      Hornets0710724
      Tigers0901322

      at Ted Wright Stadium; Savannah, Georgia

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

      Norfolk State

      1234Total
      Tigers096924
      Spartans0107926

      at Dick Price Stadium; Norfolk, Virginia

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

      Florida A&M

      1234Total
      Rattlers1370727
      Tigers070714

      at Ted Wright Stadium; Savannah, Georgia

      Bethune-Cookman

      1234Total
      Tigers0701421
      #17 Wildcats21210648

      at Municipal Stadium; Daytona Beach, Florida

        North Carolina Central

        1234Total
        Eagles777324
        Tigers370010

        at Ted Wright Stadium; Savannah, Georgia

        South Carolina State

        1234Total
        Bulldogs714141045
        Tigers63009

        at Ted Wright Stadium; Savannah, Georgia

          Howard

          1234Total
          Tigers02015742
          Bison707014

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

            North Carolina A&T

            1234Total
            Tigers007714
            Aggies21140641

            at Aggie Stadium; Greensboro, North Carolina

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              References

              1. Network, Sports (June 7, 2013). "Savannah State selects Wilson as Football Coach". Fox News . New York City. Retrieved June 7, 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
              2. Heath, Donald (April 17, 2013). "SSU Fires Football Coach Davenport". Savannah Morning News . Retrieved April 17, 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)