American college football season
The 2016 Savannah State Tigers football team represented Savannah State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Tigers were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They were led by first-year head coach Erik Raeburn and played their home games at Ted Wright Stadium . They finished the season 3-7, 2-6 in MEAC play to finish in a three way tie for seventh place.
Schedule Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 3 6:00 pm at Georgia Southern * ESPN3 L 0–5421,250
September 10 7:00 pm at Southern Miss * L 0–5629,509
September 24 7:00 pm Bethune-Cookman SSAA W 16–10 OT 5,374
October 1 6:00 pm at Florida A&M RV L 14–1916,789
October 15 2:00 pm at North Carolina Central NSN L 3–3312,966
October 29 2:00 pm Howard Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA SSAA W 31–278,119
November 5 1:00 pm Norfolk State Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA SSAA W 31–143,147
November 12 1:00 pm at Hampton PTV L 24–284,123
November 19 1:30 pm at South Carolina State L 0–327,011
November 26[a] 1:00 pm Morgan State Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA SSAA L 24–351,267
^[a] The game between Savannah State and Morgan State was postponed in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew .[ 1] The game was rescheduled for November 26 on October 7, 2016.[ 2]
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