2018 Savannah State Tigers football team

2018 Savannah State Tigers football
2018 Savannah State Tigers football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	2–8 (1–6 MEAC)
Head coach	Erik Raeburn (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Bill Rychel (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Chad Williams (3rd season)
Home stadium	Ted Wright Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Savannah State Tigers football team represented Savannah State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They were led by third-year head coach Erik Raeburn and played their home games at Ted Wright Stadium. They finished the season 2–8, 1–6 in MEAC play to finish in last place.

Record2–8 (1–6 MEAC)

Headcoach

OffensivecoordinatorBill Rychel (3rd season)

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2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 12 North Carolina A&T $	6	–	1	9	–	2
Bethune–Cookman	5	–	2	7	–	5
Florida A&M	5	–	2	6	–	5
South Carolina State	4	–	3	5	–	6
Howard	4	–	3	4	–	6
North Carolina Central	3	–	4	5	–	6
Morgan State	3	–	4	4	–	7
Norfolk State	2	–	5	4	–	7
Delaware State	2	–	5	3	–	8
Savannah State	1	–	6	2	–	8

$ – Conference champion Rankings from STATS Poll

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This season marked the Tigers' final season playing in Division I as they rejoined Division II after the season.^[1]

On December 9, head coach Erik Raeburn was fired.^[2] He finished as Savannah State with a three-year record of 8–23.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	8:00 p.m.	at UAB*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN+	L 0–52	27,124
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at No. 22 (FBS) Miami (FL)*	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN3	L 0–77	60,307
~~September 15~~	~~1:00 p.m.~~	at ~~Howard~~*	~~William H. Greene Stadium~~ ~~Washington, D.C.~~		Cancelled^[a]
September 22	4:00 p.m.	at Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN3	L 13–31	16,644
September 29	6:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA	ESPN3	L 20–35	5,018
October 6	6:00 p.m.	Charleston Southern*	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA	ESPN3	W 23–3	2,970
October 13	6:00 p.m.	Morgan State	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA	ESPN3	L 11–18	2,655
October 27	3:00 p.m.	Norfolk State	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA	ESPN3	W 32–3	7,812
November 3	2:00 p.m.	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 6–25	1,563
November 10	1:00 p.m.	No. 14 North Carolina A&T	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA	ESPN3	L 12–28	4,788
November 17	1:30 p.m.	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN3	L 17–21	7,365
*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	0	0
Blazers	7	21	10	14	52

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
No. 22 (FBS) Hurricanes	7	21	21	28	77

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	0	0	6	13
Rattlers	0	3	14	14	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	14	14	0	35
Tigers	7	7	0	6	20

Preseason

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	3	0	0	3
Tigers	7	7	0	9	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	3	0	0	3
Tigers	7	10	7	8	32