2016 Savannah State Tigers football team

2016 Savannah State Tigers football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	7-4 (6-2 MEAC)
Head coach	Erik Raeburn (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Rychel (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Chad Williams (1st season)
Home stadium	Ted A. Wright Stadium

2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 22 North Carolina Central $		8	–	0					9	–	3
No. 20 North Carolina A&T ^		7	–	1					9	–	3
Hampton		5	–	3					5	–	6
South Carolina State		5	–	3					5	–	6
Bethune–Cookman		4	–	4					4	–	6
Florida A&M *		4	–	4					4	–	7
Norfolk State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Savannah State *		3	–	5					3	–	7
Morgan State *		3	–	5					3	–	8
Howard *		2	–	6					2	–	9
Delaware State		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * Florida A&M, Howard, Morgan State, and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

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 7-4, 6-2 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*	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	L 0–54	21,250
September 10	7:00 pm	at Southern Miss*	M.M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		L 0–56	29,509
September 24	7:00 pm	Bethune-Cookman	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA	SSAA	W 16–10 OT	5,374
October 1	6:00 pm	at Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	RV	L 14–19	16,789
October 15	2:00 pm	at North Carolina Central	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	NSN	L 3–33	12,966
October 29	2:00 pm	Howard	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA	SSAA	W 31–27	8,119
November 5	1:00 pm	Norfolk State	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA	SSAA	W 31–14	3,147
November 12	1:00 pm	at Hampton	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	PTV	L 24–28	4,123
November 19	1:30 pm	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		L 0–32	7,011
November 26[a]	1:00 pm	Morgan State	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA	SSAA	L 24–35	1,267
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

^{^[a]} The game between Savannah State and Morgan State was postponed in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew. The game was rescheduled for November 26 on October 7, 2016.

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