2017 Savannah State Tigers football team

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.

2017 Savannah State Tigers football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2017 record	3–8 (3–5 MEAC)
Head coach	Erik Raeburn (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Rychel (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Chad Williams (2nd season)
Home stadium	Ted A. Wright Stadium (Capacity: 8,500)

2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 North Carolina A&T $		8	–	0					12	–	0
Howard		6	–	2					7	–	4
Bethune–Cookman		6	–	2					7	–	4
North Carolina Central		5	–	3					7	–	4
Hampton		5	–	3					6	–	5
Norfolk State		4	–	4					4	–	7
Savannah State *		3	–	5					3	–	8
South Carolina State		2	–	6					3	–	7
Florida A&M *		2	–	6					3	–	8
Delaware State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Morgan State *		1	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion * Florida A&M, Morgan State and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	3:30 p.m.	at Appalachian State*	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN3	L 7–54	20,109
September 16	3:00 p.m.	at Montana*	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	GAA Pluto TV	L 3–56	22,228
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Florida A&M	Ted A. Wright Stadium Savannah, GA	SSAA	L 14–20	4,670
September 30	4:00 p.m.	at Bethune–Cookman	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	CEN	L 12–24	6,945
October 7	2:00 p.m.	Hampton	Ted A. Wright Stadium Savannah, GA	SSAA	L 10–17	6,990
October 14	1:00 p.m.	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	SPORTSfever TV ESPN3	L 28–48	11,865
October 21	6:00 p.m.	at Charleston Southern*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	BSN	L 27–52	3,156
October 28	2:00 p.m.	at Norfolk State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	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	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC	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 FCS Poll Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at Appalachian State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	7	7
Mountaineers	14	31	2	7	54

at Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	3	0	0	3
Grizzlies	14	21	14	7	56

Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	7	7	0	6	20
Tigers	7	0	0	7	14

at Bethune–Cookman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	2	3	7	12
Wildcats	7	3	7	7	24

Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	0	3	7	17
Tigers	7	0	0	3	10

at Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	0	7	14	28
Bears	21	21	6	0	48

at Charleston Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	10	7	3	7	27
Buccaneers	14	17	14	7	52

at Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	6	7	14	27
Spartans	6	0	0	3	9

Delaware State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	7	7	7	21
Tigers	14	7	7	7	35

at North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	3	7	7	17
Aggies	7	6	13	10	36

South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	3	0	10
Tigers	14	3	3	14	34

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