# 2018 Savannah State Tigers football team

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.
This season marked the Tigers' final season playing in Division I as they rejoined Division II after the season.
On December 9, head coach Erik Raeburn was fired. He finished as Savannah State with a three-year record of 8–23.

## Preseason
### MEAC preseason poll

In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Tigers were picked to finish in eighth place.
| Predicted finish | Team |
| 1 | North Carolina A&T |
| 2 | Howard |
| 3 | North Carolina Central |
| 4 | Bethune–Cookman |
| 5 | Florida A&M |
| 6 | Norfolk State |
| 7 | South Carolina State |
| 8 | Savannah State |
| 9 | Morgan State |
| 10 | Delaware State |

### Preseason All-MEAC Teams

The Tigers had five players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

Shawn Quinn - Defensive Coordinator/Linebacker Coach

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 8:00 p.m. | at UAB* | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | ESPN+ | L 0–52 | 27,124 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 22 (FBS) Miami (FL)* | Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL | ESPN3 | L 0–77 | 60,307 |
| September 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at Howard* | William H. Greene StadiumWashington, D.C. | | Cancelled | |
| September 22 | 4:00 p.m. | at Florida A&M | Bragg Memorial StadiumTallahassee, FL | ESPN3 | L 13–31 | 16,644 |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Bethune–Cookman | Ted Wright StadiumSavannah, GA | ESPN3 | L 20–35 | 5,018 |
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern* | Ted Wright StadiumSavannah, GA | ESPN3 | W 23–3 | 2,970 |
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Morgan State | Ted Wright StadiumSavannah, GA | ESPN3 | L 11–18 | 2,655 |
| October 27 | 3:00 p.m. | Norfolk State | Ted Wright StadiumSavannah, GA | ESPN3 | W 32–3 | 7,812 |
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at Delaware State | Alumni StadiumDover, DE | ESPN+ | L 6–25 | 1,563 |
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 14 North Carolina A&T | Ted Wright StadiumSavannah, GA | ESPN3 | L 12–28 | 4,788 |
| November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at South Carolina State | Oliver C. Dawson StadiumOrangeburg, SC | ESPN3 | L 17–21 | 7,365 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
Despite also being a member of the MEAC, the game vs Howard will be considered a non-conference game and will have no effect on the MEAC standings.
* ↑ This game was originally postponed in anticipation of Hurricane Florence, until being cancelled on November 16, 2018.

## Game summaries
### At UAB

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blazers | 7 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 52 |

### At Miami (FL)

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

### At Florida A&M

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

### Bethune–Cookman

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

### Charleston Southern

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

### Morgan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| Tigers | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 11 |

### Norfolk State

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

### At Delaware State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Hornets | 3 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 25 |

### North Carolina A&T

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Aggies | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |

### At South Carolina State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |