2017 Savannah State Tigers football team

2017 Savannah State Tigers football
2017 Savannah State Tigers football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
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
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

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 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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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 Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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