2008 Savannah State Tigers football team

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The 2008 Savannah State Tigers football team will compete in American football on behalf of the Savannah State University in 2008. The Tigers compete in the NCAA Division I-AA, currently as an independent. This will be the first season under the guidance of head coach Robert "Robby" Wells. [1]

The Tigers entered the 2008 season seeking its first winning season since joining Division I-AA in 2000. The teams last winning season was in 1998.

Schedule

August 307:00 p.m.Jacksonville University*

L 20-7  4,441 September 612:00 p.m.Livingstone College*

W 45-10  2,157 September 136 p.m.at Winston-Salem State University*

W 16-13  5,112 September 204:00 p.m.Bethune-Cookman University*

L 34-9  4,131 September 276:45 p.m.vs. Howard University*

L 49-21  3,926 October 41:30 p.m.at Clark Atlanta University*

W 17-14  17,893 October 112:00 p.m.Charleston Southern University*

L 29-20  3,457 October 181:00 p.m.at Mississippi Valley State University*

  November 12:00 p.m.Concordia University*dagger

  November 85:00 p.m.Edward Waters College*

  November 151:00 p.m.at Webber International University*

  November 221 p.m.at North Carolina Central University*

 

Template:CFB Schedule End

Roster

2007 Savannah State Tigers by position [2]
Quarterbacks
  • 3 JaCorey Kilcrease - Junior
  • 10 Kurvin Curry - Freshman
  • 13 Malik Allah - Freshman
  • 14 A.J. Defilippis - Freshman
  • 18 Daniel Wilson - Freshman
  • 87 Brandon Webster - Sophomore
Running Backs
  • 20 Justin Babb - Sophomore
  • 21 Sean Evans - Sophomore
  • 23 Timothy Jackson - Freshman
  • 32 Rashard Russell - Freshman
  • 33 Alex Miller - Freshman
  • 39 Ray Short - Freshman
  • 40 Quincy Watie - Junior
Wide Receivers
  • 4 Deron Talley - Freshman
  • 5 Chris Bush - Freshman
  • 6 Byron Leggett - Sophomore
  • 7 Bernard Coleman - Senior
  • 9 Deleon Hollinger - Junior
  • 11 Isaiah Osborne - Senior
  • 17 Tyron Kirkland - Senior
  • 19 Javares Taylor - Junior
  • 80 B.J. Longley - Freshman
  • 81 Armond Denson - Sophomore
  • 84 Alakan Thomas - Freshman
Tight Ends
  • 46 Howard Boone - Junior
  • 82 Willie Nelson - Undesignated
  • 83 Travis Stephens - Freshman
  • 85 Tanner Fetui - Junior
  • 86 Brandon Emerson - Senior
  
Fullbacks
  • 31 Daniel Studdard - Senior
  • 34 Antonio Lenton - Freshman
Offensive Line
  • 59 Derrick Dorsey - Junior
  • 62 Jared Brunson - Freshman
  • 66 Rashad Jackson - Senior
  • 67 Josh Butler - Freshman
  • 68 Thelmore Jackson - Freshman
  • 70 Demetrius Edwards - Sophomore
  • 71 Lenworth McKenzie - Freshman
  • 73 McKeaver Edwards - Freshman
  • 75 Michael Brewster - Freshman
  • 76 Dan Johnson - Sophomore
  • 77 Donnell Collins - Freshman
  • 79 Craig Eckwood - Freshman
Defensive Line
  • 50 LaDarien Redfield - Sophomore
  • 56 Jalvin Lovett - Sophomore
  • 57 Johnny Howard - Freshman
  • 90 Travis Alston - Freshman
  • 91 Chris Reed - Junior
  • 93 Brandon Miller - Junior
  • 94 Todd Bowden - Freshman
  • 95 Kijuanos Kelly - Freshman
  • 96 Juvaro Goodman - Freshman
  • 97 Tametric Hunt - Freshman
  • 98 Roland Jackson - Senior
  
Linebackers
  • 12 Frank Usher - Senior
  • 26 Antwan Allen - Junior
  • 35 Sadrak JeanBaptiste - Freshman
  • 43 Jeffrey Robertson - Sophomore
  • 45 Stanley Poole - Freshman
  • 47 Jordan Monico - Freshman
  • 48 Keon Hayward - Freshman
  • 49 Michael Kuku - Freshman
  • 51 Calvin Leonard - Senior
  • 52 Edwin Stevenson - Freshman
  • 53 Willie Hall - Junior
  • 54 J. Vince Cochran - Sophomore
  • 55 Xavier Lewis - Freshman
  • 58 Jarvis Thomas - Freshman
Defensive Backs
  • 1 Marcus Darrisaw - Senior
  • 8 Javorris Jackson - Senior
  • 15 Chris Herans - Senior
  • 22 Richie Rucker - Freshman
  • 24 Jamar Graham - Sophomore
  • 25 Edward Ndem - Freshman
  • 27 Mathew Smith - Freshman
  • 28 Jevontae Jefferson - Freshman
  • 29 Patrick Brown - Freshman
  • 30 Chris Asbury - Freshman
  • 37 Darren Hunter - Sophomore
  • 38 Brent McCall - Freshman
  • 41 Emory Williams - Junior
  • 42 Patrick Thomas - Freshman
  • 44 Justin Moore - Freshman
Kickers / Punters
  • 16 Luis Justiniano - Sophomore
  • 89 Jalani Landburg - Freshman
  • 99 Derek Williams - Freshman

Game Notes

Jacksonville University

1 2 3 4 Total
Jacksonville University 0 0 17 3 20
Savannah State 0 0 0 7 7

Savannah State lost its season opener against Jacksonville, 20-7. The Tigers put up 226 yards of total offense. QB JaCorey Kilcrease was 4-18 with an interception and 28 yards passing. QB Kurvin Curry, who took over in the second half, was 6-9 for 73 yards and tossed a touchdown to Tyron Kirkland. Senior free safety Javorris Jackson made a game-high 10 tackles and intercepted a pass in the second quarter. Senior cornerback Marcus Darrisaw and sophomore linebacker Vince Cochran each recovered fumbles. Junior linebacker Willie Hall forced a fumble.

Eleven SSU players were declared ineligible to play because of NCAA Clearinghouse issues. Calvin Leonard and Frank Usher were both injured during the game. Leonard was the starter at middle linebacker while Leonard was the starter at weakside linebacker.

Livingstone College

Joe Turner Classic
1 2 3 4 Total
Livingstone College 0 0 10 0 10
Savannah State 13 29 0 3 45

Savannah State defeated Livingstone College 45-10, giving the team their first win of the season and ending a 9 game losing streak dating back to last season. The win was the first for first year Head Coach Robbie Wells.

Savannah State had 29 first downs and 485 yards of total offense. The Tigers had 217 yards passing and 268 rushing. QB Kurvin Curry had a total of 326 yards with four touchdowns and was 10-23 passing for 217 yards and 2 touchdowns. He rushed for 109 yards and two scores. The Tigers first drive resulted in a 33 yard touchdown run by Curry. Justin Babb caught 3 passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 71 yards.

Jeff Robertson had 9 total tackles including a sack. Malik Allah recorded a sack and freshman Rashard Russell blocked a Livingstone punt and returned it for a touchdown in the 1st quarter.

Wide receiver Deleon Hollinger was reinstated prior to the game after being suspended for an undisclosed violation of team rules during the Tigers' season-opening loss. Hollinger was SSU's leading receiver during the 2007 season. Antonio Lenton, Quincy Watie, Thelmore Jackson, Keon Hayward, Patrick Thomas and Javares Taylor were cleared by the NCAA Clearinghouse to play in the game after missing the season opener.

Winston-Salem State University

1 2 3 4 Total
Savannah State 0 6 10 0 16
Winston-Salem 0 7 6 0 13

Kurvin Curry threw for 154 yards and passed for two touchdowns to help Savannah State beat Winston-Salem State University. The victory was SSU's first over a NCAA Football Championship Subdivision team and first road win since 2004.

Bethune-Cookman University

1 2 3 4 Total
Savannah State 0 3 0 6 9
Bethune-Cookman 7 7 13 7 34

Bethune-Cookman University ended the Tiger's two-game winning streak with a 34-9 victory. B-CU limited the Tigers to 43 yards rushing (24 carries) and 210 total yards on office. The Tigers scored just three points despite four trips to the red zone. SSU scored their only touchdown on a fumble recovery returned for a 33-yard touchdown by Willie Hall in the fourth quarter. QB Kurvin Curry completed 11 of his 22 passes for 167 yards and had one interception. Bethune-Cookman has won nine straight against the Tigers.

Howard University

Miami Classic
1 2 3 4 Total
Savannah State 7 14 0 0 21
Howard 12 17 14 6 49

Kurvin Curry threw for 126 yards (11-of-28 with a touchdown and an interception) and ran for 77 yards as the Tigers were defeated by Howard University in the 2008 Miami Classic.

Clark Atlanta University

1 2 3 4 Total
Savannah State 0 8 6 3 17
Clark Atlanta 3 8 3 0 14

Derek Williams made three field goals as Savannah State defeated Division II Clark Atlanta University, 17-14. QB Kurvin Curry threw for 220 yards and a 33-yard touchdown in the second quarter. He also ran for 81 yards as the Tigers improved to 3-3 on the season. Deleon Hollinger caught seven passes for 132 yards. Senior free safety Javorris Jackson made an interception and blocked a field goal attempt by Clark Atlanta in the fourth quarter.

The Tigers overcame an 11-0 lead by the Panthers to tie the game at 11-11 in the third quarter. Clark Atlanta regained a three points lead in the third quarter, but Williams made two field goals in the fourth quarter to seal the victory for the Tigers.

Charleston Southern University

1 2 3 4 Total
Charleston Southern 6 20 0 3 29
Savannah State 7 7 0 6 20

Charleston Southern University committed five turnovers, but held off the Tigers for a 29-20 victory. SSU QB Kurvin Curry ran to CSU's 11-yard line in the fourth quarter, but fumbled the ball with 1 minute, 56 seconds remaining.

SSU kept the game close at several points. SSU running back Justin Babb, on second-and-goal from the CSU 1-yard line, was tackled for a 2-yard loss as time expired in the first half. That gave the Buccaneers a 26-14 halftime lead. Curry threw a touchdown pass to Deleon Hollinger with 13 minutes, 14 seconds to play and cut the score to 26-20, but kicker Luis Justiniano's missed extra point.

Curry was 17-of-29 passing (181 yards, 3 touchdowns, 2 interceptions and 2 sacks) and ran for 35 of SSU's 71 yards. Curry also threw a 15-yard touchdown to Isaiah Osborne in the first quarter.Hollinger had eight catches for 122 yards and 2 touchdowns.

The SSU defense intercepted three passes, the most since the Tigers intercepted three passes against South Carolina State University on Sept. 20, 2003. Sophomore cornerback Jamar Graham intercepted two of the three while cornerback Marcus Darrisaw and defensive end LaDarien Redfield each forced fumbles that were recovered by Redfield and defensive back Chris Asbury. Senior linebacker Calvin Leonard and junior linebacker Antwan Allen made 11 tackles each for the game high.

CSU moved to 3-3 on the season and improved to 5-0 all time against SSU . The Tigers fell to 3-4 as they lost their first game at home this season.

Mississippi Valley State University

1 2 3 4 Total
Savannah State 0
Mississippi Valley 0

Concordia University

1 2 3 4 Total
Concordia 0
Savannah State 0

Edward Waters College

1 2 3 4 Total
Edward Waters 0
Savannah State 0

Webber International University

1 2 3 4 Total
Savannah State 0
Webber International 0

North Carolina Central University

1 2 3 4 Total
Savannah State 0
NC Central 0

Awards and records

Awards

  • Freshman quarterback Kurvin Curry named Offensive Independent Player of the Week (September 16-22, 2008) by Black College Sports Page.[3]

Records

Statistics

Current as of September 13, 2008 (2008-09-13)

Team

Team Opp
Scoring  68  43
  Points per Game  22.7  14.3
First Downs  55  49
  Rushing  33  26
  Passing  18  21
  Penalty  4  2
Total Offense  954  866
  Avg per Play  4.7  4.6
  Avg per Game  318.0  288.7
Fumbles-Lost  8-3  8-4
Penalties-Yards  18-126  23-180
  Avg per Game  42.0  60.0
Team Opp
Punts-Yards  15-517  14-481
  Avg per Punt  34.5  34.4
Time of Possession/Game  31:02  28:58
3rd Down Conversions  14 of 44 (32%)  11 of 35 (31%)
4th Down Conversions  4 of 8  1 of 3
Touchdowns Scored  9  5
Field Goals-Attempts-Long  2-5  3-6
PAT-Attempts  6-7  4-4
Attendance  6,598  5,112
  Games / Avg per Game  2 / 3,299  1 / 5,112

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total
Savannah State 13 35 3 17 68
Opponents 0 7 33 3 43

Offense

Rushing

Name GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
 Babb, Justin  3  36  185  4  181  5.0  0  18  60.3
 Bush, Chris  3  1  0  7  -7  -7.0  0  0  -2.3
 Collins, Donnell  1  1  0  16  -16  -16.0  0  0  -16.0
 Curry, Kurvin  3  38  221  46  175  4.6  2  33  58.3
 Denson, Armond  3  1  3  0  3  3.0  0  3  1
 Jackson, Timothy  3  25  89  16  73  2.9  0  17  24.3
 Johnson, Dan  1  1  0  8  -8  -8.0  0  0  -8.0
 Kilcrease, JaCorey  2  10  35  6  29  2.9  0  14  14.5
 Lenton, Antonio  2  2  9  0  9  4.5  0  5  4.5
 Russell, Rashard  1  12  54  0  54  4.5  1  19  54.0
 Talley, Deron  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
 TEAM  1  1  0  2  -2  -2.0  0  0  -2.0
 Webster, Brandon  1  1  0  18  -18  -18.0  0  0  -18.0
 Williams, Derek  3  1  9  0  9  9.0  0  9  3.0
Total  3  131  605  123  482  3.7  3  33  160.7
Opponents  3  108  475  102  373  3.5  5  23  124.3

Passing

Name GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
 Curry, Kurvin  3  154.33  53-30-1  56.6  444  5  79  148.0
 Kilcrease, JaCorey  2  24.18  18-4-1  22.2  28  0  12  14.0
 Williams, Derek  3  0.00  1-0-0  0.0  0  0  0  0.0
Total  3  119.65  72-34-2  47.2  472  5  79  157.3
Opponents  3  86.93  81-41-6  50.6  493  0  41  164.3

Receiving

Name GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
 Babb, Justin  3  6  118  19.7  2  79  39.3
 Bush, Chris  3  8  79  9.9  1  19  26.3
 Coleman, Bernard  1  1  11  11.0  0  11  11.0
 Denson, Armond  3  2  85  42.5  1  46  28.3
 Hollinger, Deleon  2  4  50  12.5  0  18  25.0
 Jackson, Timothy  3  2  10  5.0  0  5  3.3
 Kirkland, Tyron  3  3  42  14.0  1  32  14.0
 Osborne, Isaiah  2  5  55  11.0  0  23  27.5
 Talley, Deron  2  1  12  12.0  0  12  6.0
 Taylor, Javares  1  1  5  5.0  0  5  5.0
 Thomas, Alakan  1  1  5  5.0  0  5  5.0
Total  3  34  472  13.9  5  79  157.3
Opponents  3  41  493  12.0  0  41  164.3

Defense

Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles Blkd
Kick 		Saf
Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds No.-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF
Allah, Malik 2 3 1 4 1.0-10 1.0-10 1-0
Allen, Antwan 3 13 7 20 0.5-0 1
Alston, Travis 2 3 2 5
Asbury, Chris 1 1 1 2 1-0
Babb, Justin 3 1 1
Bush, Chris 3 1 1
Cochran, Vince 3 8 5 13 3.0-6 1-0
Curry, Kurvin 3 1 1
Darrisaw, Marcus 3 7 7 14 2 1-0
Graham, Jamar 3 4 1 5 1
Hall, Willie 3 5 2 7 7
Herans, Chris 2 2 6 8
Howard, Johnny 2 1 1 2
Hunter, Darren 3 12 5 17 2-15 2 1
Jackson, Javorris 3 20 10 30 2-7 1 1-0
Jackson, Roland 2 2 2 4 1.5-2 2 1
JeanBaptiste, Sadrak 3 3 3 6 1.0-4
Jefferson, Jevontae 1
Lenton, Antonio 2 1 1
Leonard, Calvin 2 6 11 17 1.5-4 1.0-3 1
Lovett, Jalvin 2 1 2 3 0.5-3 0.5-3 1
McCall, Brent 1 1
Miller, Brandon 3 1 3 4 0.5-2 2
Monico, Jordan 1 1
Ndem, Edward 2 2 1 3 1-11 1
Redfield, LaDarien 3 4 5 9 1.5-9 1.5-9
Reed, Chris 3 4 5 9 0.5-2
Robertson, Jeffrey 3 3 9 12 2.5-11 1.0-8
Rucker, Richie 2 2 1 3
Russell, Rashard 1 1
Stevenson, Edwin 2 1 3 4
Thomas, Patrick 1 1 1 2
Usher, Frank 1 1 1 2 1
Total 3 113 96 209 14-53 5-33 6-33 15 4-0 5 1
Opponents 3 121 82 203 19-73 6-38 2-131 4 3-13 4 1

Special teams

Name Punting Kickoffs
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB
Williams, Derek 15 517 34.5 42 1 0 4 0 10 545 54.5 0 0
Total 15 517 34.5 42 1 0 4 0 10 545 54.5 0 0
Opponents 14 481 34.4 68 0 6 3 1 8 361 45.1 0 0
Name Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long
Bush, Chris 0 0 0 0 0 5 71 14.2 0 25
Darrisaw, Marcus 1 20 20.0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0
Denson, Armond 3 10 3.3 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
Lenton, Antonio 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 11.0 0 11
Russell, Rashard 1 23 23.0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0
Studdard, Daniel 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Talley, Deron 0 0 0 0 0 4 63 15.8 0 22
Total 5 53 10.6 1 20 11 145 13.2 0 25
Opponents 8 81 10.1 0 21 13 238 18.3 0 34

External links

References

  1. ^ "SSU names Robby Wells head football coach". 2007-12-22. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
  2. ^ "2008 Roster". Retrieved 2008-08-05.
  3. ^ "SSU Tigers Try to Make it Three Wins in a Row". WSAV.com. Media General Communications. 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
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