2015 Savannah State Tigers football team

2015 Savannah State Tigers football

Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2015 record	1–9 (1–7 MEAC)
Head coach	Earnest Wilson (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Villagrana
Defensive coordinator	Corey Barlow
Home stadium	Ted A. Wright Stadium (Capacity: 8,500)

2015 MEAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#21 North Carolina A&T +		7	–	1		10	–	2
Bethune-Cookman +		7	–	1		9	–	2
North Carolina Central +		7	–	1		8	–	3
South Carolina State		6	–	2		7	–	4
Hampton		5	–	3		6	–	5
Morgan State		4	–	4		4	–	6
Norfolk State		4	–	4		4	–	7
Savannah State*		1	–	7		1	–	9
Florida A&M*		1	–	7		1	–	10
Delaware State		1	–	7		1	–	10
Howard		1	–	7		1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions Florida A&M and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Savannah State Tigers football team represented Savannah State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). This was their third season under the guidance of head coach Earnest Wilson and the Tigers played their home games at Ted Wright Stadium. They finished the season 1–9, 1–7 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

On February 17, head coach Earnest Wilson resigned to become the head coach at Elizabeth City State.^[1] He finished at Savannah State with a three-year record of 2–32.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	4:00 PM	at Colorado State*	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO		L 13–65	24,571
September 19	12:00 PM	at Akron*	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 9–52	16,763
September 26	4:00 PM	at Bethune-Cookman	Municipal Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL		L 12–42	5,975
October 3	7:00 PM	Florida A&M	Ted Wright Stadium • Savannah, GA		W 37–27	4,679
October 10	4:00 PM	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD		L 3–42	2,479
October 17	2:00 PM	North Carolina Central	Ted Wright Stadium • Savannah, GA		L 22–39	5,649
October 31	1:00 PM	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C.		L 9–55	1,056
November 7	2:00 PM	at Norfolk State	William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA		L 17–20 ^OT	10,744
November 14	1:00 PM	Hampton	Ted Wright Stadium • Savannah, GA		L 3–42	2,940
November 21	1:00 PM	South Carolina State	Ted Wright Stadium • Savannah, GA		L 29–52	2,900
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

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References

Savannah State Tigers football

Venues	Ted Wright Stadium (1967–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Joe Turner Classic

People	Head coaches

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