American college football season
The 2017 Savannah State Tigers football team represented Savannah State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They were led by second-year head coach Erik Raeburn and played their home games at Ted Wright Stadium. They finished the season 3–8, 3–5 in MEAC play to finish in seventh place.
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at Appalachian State* | | ESPN3 | L 7–54 | 20,109 |
September 16 | 3:00 p.m. | at Montana* | | GAA Pluto TV | L 3–56 | 22,228 |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Florida A&M | | SSAA | L 14–20 | 4,670 |
September 30 | 4:00 p.m. | at Bethune–Cookman | | CEN | L 12–24 | 6,945 |
October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Hampton![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Ted A. Wright Stadium
- Savannah, GA
| SSAA | L 10–17 | 6,990 |
October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at Morgan State | | SPORTSfever TV ESPN3 | L 28–48 | 11,865 |
October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at Charleston Southern* | | BSN | L 27–52 | 3,156 |
October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at Norfolk State | | SSC | W 27–9 | 17,218 |
November 4 | 5:00 p.m. | Delaware State | - Ted A. Wright Stadium
- Savannah, GA
| SSAA | W 35–21 | 2,371 |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 9 North Carolina A&T | | LTV | L 17–36 | 9,397 |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | South Carolina State | - Ted A. Wright Stadium
- Savannah, GA
| SSAA | W 34–10 | 3,015 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries[edit]
At Appalachian State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Mountaineers | 14 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 54 |
At Montana[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Grizzlies | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
Florida A&M[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rattlers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
Tigers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
At Bethune–Cookman[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Hampton[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Pirates | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Tigers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
At Morgan State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Bears | 21 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 48 |
At Charleston Southern[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
Buccaneers | 14 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
At Norfolk State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
Spartans | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
Delaware State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hornets | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Tigers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
At North Carolina A&T[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Aggies | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 36 |
South Carolina State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Tigers | 14 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
References[edit]