2013 Savannah State Tigers football team
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.
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| 2013 record | 1–11 (0–8 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | Ted A. Wright Stadium (Capacity: 8,500) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| August 31 | 6:00 pm | at No. 9 Georgia Southern* | L 9–77 | 16,528 | ||
| September 7 | 7:00 pm | at Troy* | ESPN3 | L 3–66 | 20,021 | |
| September 14 | 6:00 pm | Fort Valley State* | WGSA | W 27–20 | 3,220 | |
| September 21 | 7:00 pm | at No. 16 (FBS) Miami (FL)* | ESPN3 | L 7–77 | 42,571 | |
| September 28 | 6:00 pm | Delaware State |
| L 22–24 | 2,350 | |
| October 5 | 6:00 pm | at Norfolk State | L 24–26 | 6,272 | ||
| October 12 | 6:00 pm | Florida A&M |
| WGSA | L 14–27 | 5,620 |
| October 19 | 4:00 pm | at No. 17 Bethune-Cookman | L 21–48 | 4,693 | ||
| October 26 | 2:00 pm | North Carolina Central |
| WGSA | L 10–24 | 5,450 |
| November 2 | 5:00 pm | South Carolina State |
| SSAA | L 9–45 | 2,630 |
| November 9 | 1:00 pm | at Howard | L 14–42 | 3,053 | ||
| November 16 | 1:00 pm | at North Carolina A&T | L 14–41 | 7,332 | ||
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Game summaries
Georgia Southern
Troy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Trojans | 17 | 7 | 28 | 14 | 66 |
at Veterans Memorial Stadium; Troy, Alabama
- TV: ESPN3
Fort Valley State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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
Delaware State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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
Bethune-Cookman
North Carolina Central
South Carolina State
Howard
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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
Statistics
All statistics will be filled in as the season progresses. You need to have played games to have stats posted.
References
- Network, Sports (June 7, 2013). "Savannah State selects Wilson as Football Coach". Fox News. New York City. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- Heath, Donald (April 17, 2013). "SSU Fires Football Coach Davenport". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved April 17, 2013.