Savannah State Releases 2012 Football Schedule

SAVANNAH, Georgia - The Savannah State 2012 football schedule includes games against Football Championship Subdivision schools and features four home games.

The Tigers will open the season September 1 on the road against Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Oklahoma and the following week, on Sept. 8, SSU will play Florida State in Tallahassee, Florida. It will be the first time SSU has met OSU and FSU in football.

After a bye on Sept. 15, Savannah State will play their home opener against North Carolina Central at Theodore A. Wright Stadium. SSU defeated NCCU 33-30 last season.

Other home games include Morgan State on October 6, Edward Waters on Oct. 20 and Bethune-Cookman on November 10. The Tigers have not played Edward Waters since the 2009 season, a 45-24 victory.

Kickoff for the North Carolina Central and Morgan State games will be 7:00 p.m. The contest against Edward Waters is Homecoming and will start- at 2:00 p.m. while the Bethune-Cookman game is slated to begin at 5:00 p.m.

Other road games include Howard (Sept. 29), Florida A&M (Oct. 13), Hampton (Oct. 27), Norfolk State (Nov. 3) and South Carolina State (Nov. 17).

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference contests are North Carolina Central, Howard, Morgan State, Florida A&M, Hampton, Norfolk State and South Carolina State.

Coming off a 1-10 season, the Tigers are entering their second season in the MEAC and are looking for their first winning season since 1998.

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“I know we can win in the MEAC because we beat North Carolina Central,” rising junior quarterback Antonio Bostick said following SSU’s first day of spring football practice. “That was the most memorable win I’ve been a part of, and then after going to the arena and watching what the basketball team did, the only thing I can think is, ‘Why not us?’

“What they did was amazing to watch,” Bostick said. “It was great to go with my teammates and the teams from our other sports and support the basketball team.

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