2011 Savannah State Tigers football team

American college football season February 2026 March 2025 2011 Savannah State Tigers football Savannah State Tigers wordmark.png 150 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC 1–10 1–7 Steve Davenport 1st Terance Mathis 1st Ted A. Wright Stadium The 2011 Savannah State Tigers football team represented Savannah State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers are a first year member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). This was the first season under the guidance of head coach Steve Davenport and played their home games at Ted Wright Stadium. They finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. Coaches and support staff Name http://ssuathletics.com/staff.aspx?tab=staffdirectory Staff Directory Savannah State University August 3, 2009http://www.ssuathletics.com/news/2009/8/10/GEN_0810095133.aspx Dalpias, Mickey Named Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainers Savannah State University August 10, 2009 August 19, 2009Type CollegeGraduating year Steve Davenport Head coach Georgia Tech 1990 Greg Lester Assistant head coach/Outside Receivers coach Georgia Tech Terance Mathis Offensive coordinator/Inside Receivers coach New Mexico 1990 Thomas Balkcom Defensive backs coach Georgia Tech William Bell Running backs coach Georgia Tech Mitch Doolittle Linebackers coach Presbyterian College 2006 Saeed Khalif Defensive coordinator/defensive line coach Georgia Tech 1988 Tony Haynes Quarterbacks coach Webber International 2005 Broderick Jones Offensive line coach Ole Miss 2005 Media Radio flagship: WHCJ Broadcasters: Steve Richards (play-by-play), Curtis Foster (analyst) Schedule 2011 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Eastern September 3 5 :00 p.m. l y y 2011 Albany State Rams Albany State University Albany State Music City Classic Henderson Stadium Macon, Georgia http://ssuathletics.com/custompages/Football/ssu01.htm 34–37 7,105 September 10 8:00 p.m. l y y Southeastern Louisiana Strawberry Stadium Hammond, Louisiana http://ssuathletics.com/custompages/Football/ssu02.htm 6–63 4,974 September 17 6:00 p.m. l y y Appalachian State 3 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, North Carolina http://www.ssuathletics.com/custompages/Football/ssu03.htm 6–41 24,917 September 24 6:00 p.m. w y North Carolina Central O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, North Carolina http://www.ssuathletics.com/custompages/Football/ssu04.htm 33–30 7,536 October 1 7:00 p.m. l Howard Coming Home/Hall of Fame Game Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, Georgia http://ssuathletics.com/custompages/Football/ssu05.htm 14–34 5,635 October 8 1:00 p.m. l y Morgan State Hughes Stadium Baltimore, Maryland http://ssuathletics.com/custompages/Football/ssu06.htm 17–44 14,356 October 15 7:00 p.m. l Florida A&M Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, Georgia http://ssuathletics.com/custompages/Football/ssu07.htm 7–47 4,356 October 29 2:00 p.m. l y Hampton Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, Georgia http://ssuathletics.com/custompages/Football/ssu08.htm 5–22 10,375 November 5 5:00 p.m. l Norfolk State Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, Georgia http://ssuathletics.com/custompages/Football/ssu09.htm 3–45 4,193 November 12 3:00 p.m. l y Bethune–Cookman Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, Florida http://www.ssuathletics.com/custompages/Football/ssu10.htm 3–59 4,964 November 19 2:00 p.m. l South Carolina State Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, Georgia http://www.ssuathletics.com/custompages/Football/ssu11.htm 10–20 4,069 Game summaries Albany State Savannah State 0 3 18 13 Albany State 12 7 3 15 Henderson Stadium, (Macon, Georgia) in the Music City Classic 5 p.m. 7,105 Arthur WilliamsThe Tigers lost the season opener, 37-34, as the Golden Rams' quarterback Stan Jennings scored on a twelve-yard run with 26 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of the 2011 Music City Classic.Savannah State Tigers vs. Albany State Rams http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312462013 https://web.archive.org/web/20121107083305/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312462013 dead November 7, 2012 ESPN.com E SPN September 5, 2011 The Tigers trailed at halftime 19-0, but took a 27-22 lead early in the fourth quarter.Moore Walter Sports with Walter Moore http://www.savannahtribune.com/news/2011-09-07/Sports/Sports_with_Walter_Moore.html SavannahTribune.com The Savannah Tribune September 6, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120402020604/http://www.savannahtribune.com/news/2011-09-07/Sports/Sports_with_Walter_Moore.html April 2, 2012 dead SSU's quarterback A.J. Defilippis threw for 315 yards and three touchdowns while running back Justin Babb rushed for 37 yards on sixteen carries. Brian Lackey had 3 receptions for 115 yards and one touchdown. Derek Williams kicked a 52-yard field goal, breaking the SSU record of 51 yards which was set by Calvin Tucker in 1986. Linebacker Nate Clay had 18 tackles in the game. Southeastern Louisiana Savannah State 3 3 0 0 Southeastern Louisiana 7 35 14 7 Strawberry Stadium (Hammond, Louisiana) 7 p.m. (CST) Clear 4,974 Ross Smith Southeastern Channel The Tigers keep the game close in the first quarter, trailing 14-6, but Southeastern Louisiana scored 49 unanswered points the rest of the way and easily won 63-6. Senior kicker Derek Williams kicked field goals of 27 and 39 yards for the Tigers only scores of the game. Quarterback AJ DeFilippis passed for 68 yards and Darren Heyward led the Tigers defense with 11 tackles. Appalachian State Savannah State 0 0 0 6 Appalachian State 10 17 7 7 Kidd Brewer Stadium (Boone, North Carolina) 7 p.m. (CST) Cloudy 24,917 Rodney Burnette The Mountaineers of Appalachian State University, ranked at #3, scored on five of the first seven possessions of the game and cruised to a 41-6 win over the Tigers at Kidd Brewer Stadium.Appalachian State Mountaineers Roll Over SSU Under the Lights https://meacswacsports.blogspot.com/2011/09/appalachian-state-mountaineers-roll.html MEAC/SWAC Sports Main Street September 19, 2011 The Tigers trailed 27-0 and halftime and were only able to muster one score, a 10-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter by quarterback Antonio Bostick. Starting quarterback AJ DeFilippis left the game early in the second quarter with a head injury. Bostick threw for 136 yards but was sacked three times.SSU Loses To Appalachian State http://www.ssuathletics.com/news/2011/9/18/FB_0918115642.aspx Savannah State Athletics Savannah State University September 19, 2011 DeFilippis, passed for 81 yards before leaving the game, but was also sacked three times by the Mountaineer defense. On defense, Vaughn Cornelia led the Tigers with a game-high 11 tackles. North Carolina Central Savannah State 6 7 7 13 North Carolina Central 6 6 3 15 O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium (Durham, North Carolina) 6 p.m. Mostly Cloudy 7,536 Preston Harding The Tigers earned their first ever MEAC conference win in their first MEAC Conference game with a 33-30 win against North Carolina Central. Quarterback Antonio Bostic got his first start of the season and ran for two touchdowns and threw for another.Sutton Bob SSU notches 1st MEAC win, beating N.C. Central, 33-30 http://savannahnow.com/sports/2011-09-24/ssu-notches-1st-meac-win-beating-nc-central-33-30 SavannahNow.com Savannah Morning News and Evening Press September 25, 2011 Senior running back Justin Babb rushed for a game-high 93 yards and one touchdown.Tigers Win MEAC Opener http://ssuathletics.com/news/2011/9/24/FB_0924114838.aspx SSUAthletics.com Savannah State University September 25, 2011 The Tigers defense sacked the Eagles quarterback five times in the game. Howard Howard 0 20 7 7 Savannah State 7 0 0 7 Ted Wright Stadium (Savannah, Georgia) in the Coming Home / Hall of Fame Game 7 p.m. Darrel Davis The Tigers scored first in the newly renovated Ted Wright Stadium, taking a 7-0 lead with seconds left in the first quarter, but the Howard Bison scored 20 unanswered points in the second quarter en route to a 34-14 win in the Tigers first home game of the season.SSU loses first MEAC home game http://www.ssuathletics.com/news/2011/10/1/FB_1001114540.aspx SSUAthletics.com Savannah State University October 2, 2011 A crowd of 5,635 were on hand as the Tigers played on campus for the first time since November 14, 2009, because of stadium renovations. Starting quarterback A.J. DeFilippis finished the game with 91 yards, completing 12 of his 26 pass attempts and threw one touchdown. He was intercepted once by the Bison defense and sacked five times. Sophomore quarterback Antonio Bostick also threw one interception and was sacked three times. He threw for 62 yards and one touchdown. The Tigers finished the game with 74 total yards of rushing on 32 carries, despite the fact that senior running back Justin Babb led the team with 79 yards on 11 carries. The win by the Bison was their first MEAC victory since October 27, 2007.Heath Donald Howard ends SSU's celebration http://savannahnow.com/sports/2011-10-01/howard-ends-ssus-celebration SavannahNow.com Savannah Morning News and Evening Press October 2, 2011 Morgan State Savannah State 7 3 7 0 Morgan State 7 10 14 13 Hughes Stadium (Baltimore, Maryland) 1:00 pm Clear 14,356 F. Williams A boisterous crowd of 14,356 were on hand as the Tigers gave up 30 points for the sixth consecutive game the season in a 44-17 loss to Morgan State.Karpovich Todd Savannah State loses to Morgan State http://savannahnow.com/sports/2011-10-08/savannah-state-loses-morgan-state#.TpEGyJz0-pM SavannahNow.com Savannah Morning News and Evening Press October 9, 2011 The Tigers struggled on both sides of the ball managing just 188 yards of total offense and surrendering 430 yards to the Bears who entered the game ranked last in the Football Championship Subdivision in scoring (9.2 points per game) and total offense (190 yards per game). The Tigers fell to 1-5 this season and 1-2 in the MEAC. Florida A&M Florida A&M 14 14 6 13 Savannah State 0 0 7 0 Ted Wright Stadium (Savannah, Georgia) 7 p.m. 4,356 Andre' Love The Tigers scored their only touchdown of the game on a 38-yard TD run by Sheldon Barnes with 11:09 to go in the third. The Tigers were led on offense by Justin Babbs, who rushed for 117 yards on ten carries and A.J. DeFillips who had six completions in 19 attempts for 97 yards. Chris Asbury led the Tiger defense with a game-high ten tackles. Hampton Hampton 3 0 5 14 Savannah State 2 3 0 0 Ted Wright Stadium (Savannah, Georgia) -- Homecoming 2 p.m. 10,375 Clement Hall A crowd of 10,350 were on hand at Wright Stadium as the Tigers fell to the Hampton Pirates, . The Tigers led at halftime after Nate Clay tackled a Hampton player in the end zone for a safety and Derek Williams kicked a 22-yard field goal. The Pirates scored 19 unanswered points to open the second half and held the Tigers to just 38 yards. Quarterback Antonio Bostick led the Tigers offense with 70 yards passing and 44 yards rushing. On the defensive side, Clay had 16 tackles followed by Sadrak JeanBaptiste (14) and Chris Asbury (13). Norfolk State Norfolk State 21 3 14 7 Savannah State 0 0 3 0 Ted Wright Stadium (Savannah, Georgia) 5 p.m. 4,193 Darrell Davis Spartan's quarterback Chris Walley threw three touchdown pass and ran for two more as the Spartans beat the Tigers 45-3 and clinched a share of MEAC regular season title. The Tigers' never made it into the red zone and collected only 45 yards of total offense in the game. Bethune–Cookman Savannah State 0 3 0 0 Bethune-Cookman 17 7 21 14 Municipal Stadium (Daytona Beach, Florida) 4 p.m. Partly Cloudy 4,964 Donnell Leathers A 30-yard field goal early in the second quarter by Derek Williams was the only scoring for the SSU as Bethune-Cookman routed the Tigers before a crowd of 4,964 at Municipal Stadium in Daytona, Beach. SSU quarterback AJ DeFilippis threw for 45 yards while Justin Babb ran for 66 yards and caught three passes for ten yards. Jamani Chavis and Justin Dixon each had eight tackles to lead the SSU defense. David Blackwell ran for three touchdowns and threw for two more for the Wildcats who improved to 7-3. The Tigers fell to 1-9. South Carolina State South Carolina State 10 7 0 3 Savannah State 0 3 0 7 Ted Wright Stadium (Savannah, Georgia) 2 p.m. 4,096 The Bulldogs of South Carolina State took a 17-0 early in the second quarter and SSU's Derek Williams kicked a 33-yard field goal with just over 5 minutes left before halftime. The Tigers scored early in the 4th quarter as Antonio Bostick threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Brian Lackey, but the Bulldogs responded with a 45-yard field goal with 4:16 remaining in the game. Lackey caught 3 passes for 53 yards to lead the Tigers while Bostick passed for 176 yards and Justin Babb ran for 25 yards. Darren Hunter led the Tigers defense with 11 tackles. This was the final game for 18 Tiger seniors. References Savannah State Category:Savannah State Tigers football seasons Savannah State Tigers football