# 2013 Savannah State Tigers football team

The 2013 Savannah State Tigers football team represented Savannah State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). This was their first season under the guidance of head coach Earnest Wilson, and the Tigers played their home games at Ted Wright Stadium. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in MEAC play to finish in last place.

## Coaches and support staff

Savannah State will go into the 2013 season with a completely new staff. On April 17, athletic director Sterling Steward Jr. announced that only cornerbacks coach Corey Barlow would return for the 2013 season. Barlow became the interim head coach until Savannah State announced the hiring of Coach Wilson on June 7, 2013.

## Media

Radio flagship: WHCJ Broadcasters: Toby Hyde (play-by-play), Curtis Foster (analyst)

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 6:00 pm | at No. 9 Georgia Southern* | Paulson StadiumStatesboro, GA | | L 9–77 | 16,528 |
| September 7 | 7:00 pm | at Troy* | Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL | ESPN3 | L 3–66 | 20,021 |
| September 14 | 6:00 pm | Fort Valley State* | Ted Wright StadiumSavannah, GA | WGSA | W 27–20 | 3,220 |
| September 21 | 7:00 pm | at No. 16 (FBS) Miami (FL)* | Sun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, FL | ESPN3 | L 7–77 | 42,571 |
| September 28 | 6:00 pm | Delaware State | Ted Wright StadiumSavannah, GA | | L 22–24 | 2,350 |
| October 5 | 6:00 pm | at Norfolk State | William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA | | L 24–26 | 6,272 |
| October 12 | 6:00 pm | Florida A&M | Ted Wright StadiumSavannah, GA | WGSA | L 14–27 | 5,620 |
| October 19 | 4:00 pm | at No. 17 Bethune-Cookman | Municipal StadiumDaytona Beach, FL | | L 21–48 | 4,693 |
| October 26 | 2:00 pm | North Carolina Central | Ted Wright StadiumSavannah, GA | WGSA | L 10–24 | 5,450 |
| November 2 | 5:00 pm | South Carolina State | Ted Wright StadiumSavannah, GA | SSAA | L 9–45 | 2,630 |
| November 9 | 1:00 pm | at Howard | William H. Greene StadiumWashington, DC | | L 14–42 | 3,053 |
| November 16 | 1:00 pm | at North Carolina A&T | Aggie StadiumGreensboro, NC | | L 14–41 | 7,332 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Georgia Southern

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| #9 Eagles | 7 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 77 |
at Paulson Stadium; Statesboro, Georgia

### Troy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Trojans | 17 | 7 | 28 | 14 | 66 |
at Veterans Memorial Stadium; Troy, Alabama
* TV: ESPN3

### Fort Valley State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Tigers | 0 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
at Ted Wright Stadium; Savannah, Georgia
* Game attendance: 3,220
* TV: WGSA

### Miami

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| #16 (FBS) Hurricanes | 21 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 77 |
at Sun Life Stadium; Miami, Florida

### Delaware State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Tigers | 0 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 22 |
at Ted Wright Stadium; Savannah, Georgia
* Game time: 6 pm
* Game weather: Partly Sunny
* Game attendance: 2,350
* TV: WGSA

### Norfolk State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| Spartans | 0 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
at Dick Price Stadium; Norfolk, Virginia
* Game time: 1 pm
* Game weather: Sunny and warm
* Game attendance: 6,772

### Florida A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rattlers | 13 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Ted Wright Stadium; Savannah, Georgia
* TV: WGSA

### Bethune-Cookman

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| #17 Wildcats | 21 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 48 |
at Municipal Stadium; Daytona Beach, Florida

### North Carolina Central

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Tigers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Ted Wright Stadium; Savannah, Georgia
* TV: WGSA

### South Carolina State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
| Tigers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
at Ted Wright Stadium; Savannah, Georgia

### Howard

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 42 |
| Bison | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at William H. Greene Stadium; Washington, District of Columbia

### North Carolina A&T

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Aggies | 21 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 41 |
at Aggie Stadium; Greensboro, North Carolina