SAVANNAH, Georgia -- Savannah State University announces a 10-game football slate in 2015 that includes two nonconference opponents and four home games at Theodore A. Wright Stadium.SSU will open the season on the road against Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponents Colorado State and Akron.
The Colorado State Rams are coached by former University of Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo, while Akron is coached by former Auburn head coach Terry Bowden.
The Rams, who play in the Mountain West Conference (MW), posted a 10-3 record in 2014 and played in the Las Vegas Bowl while Akron went 5-7 while competing in the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
The Tigers will face Colorado State on Sept. 5, and then, following a bye week, will play Akron on Sept. 19.
Savannah State will finish the season with eight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) contests.
SSU will travel to Bethune-Cookman on Sept. 26, and will play their home opener on Oct. 3 against Florida A&M.
After a trip to Morgan State on Oct. 10, the Tigers will return home to celebrate Homecoming against North Carolina Central on Oct. 17.
Following an open date on Oct. 24, SSU will have back-to-back road games at Howard (Oct. 31) and Norfolk State (Nov. 7).
Savannah State will close out the regular season with home games against Hampton (Nov. 14) and South Carolina State (Nov. 21).
The last time the Tigers played a minimum of 10 games in a single season was in 2009.
Earnest Wilson III will enter his third year as the Tigers' head coach.
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2015 Football Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Event | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State University | Fort Collins, CO | |||||
| Open | ||||||
| University of Akron | Akron, OH | |||||
| Bethune-Cookman University | Daytona Beach, FL | |||||
| Florida A&M University | Savannah, Ga. - Ted Wright Stadium | |||||
| Morgan State University | Baltimore, MD | |||||
| North Carolina Central University | "Homecoming" | Savannah, Ga. - Ted Wright Stadium | ||||
| Open | ||||||
| Howard University | Washington, DC | |||||
| Norfolk State University | Norfolk, VA | |||||
| Hampton University | Savannah, Ga. - Ted Wright Stadium | |||||
| South Carolina State University | Savannah, Ga. - Ted Wright Stadium |
BOLD: Home Game
Colorado State University will pay Savannah State a guaranteed payout of $300,000 for this game. Savannah State, which has a reputation of playing in guaranteed payout games with higher division programs, has gone 2-21 the past two seasons and has never faced CSU.
Last season, the Tigers made $375,000 for a 77-7 loss at Miami and in 2012 cashed in $860,000 for losses at Oklahoma State and Florida State by a combined score of 139-0. SSU is always going to have that payday game on the schedule. It's a must to successfully build the Tigers' Division I athletic program and is no different than the financial model being successfully executed by Mid-major programs in football and basketball.
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