SAVANNAH, Georgia -- Savannah State University director of athletics Sterling Steward, Jr. and head football coach Earnest Wilson III have announced the Tigers 2014 football schedule. Highlighting the 12-game slate are three games against FBS opponents and five home games.
SSU will play eight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference games in addition to games against teams from Conference USA, The Sun Belt, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and one Independent.
The Tigers will kick-off the season against a pair of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams. SSU will travel to Conference USA member Middle Tennessee State University on August 30 and Sun Belt Conference newcomer Georgia Southern University on September 6. SSU has not played Middle Tennessee State since 1983.
The home opener will be Sept. 13 against Fort Valley State.
After an open date on Sept. 20, Savannah State will open conference play on the road against Delaware State University.
Norfolk State University will visit the Tigers on October 4 for SSU's 2014 Homecoming. That contest will be followed by a road game at Florida A&M University (Oct. 11). The Tigers will host Bethune-Cookman University (Oct. 18) followed by road games at North Carolina Central University (Oct. 25) and South Carolina State University (November 1).
SSU will play the next two games at home, hosting Howard (Nov. 8) and North Carolina A&T State University (Nov. 15).
Savannah State will close out the season at Brigham Young on Nov. 21. It will be the first ever meeting between the schools.
Two of the Tigers opponents played in bowl games this past season. MTSU played in the Armed Forces Bowl, and BYU participated in the Fight Hunger Bowl.
Game times will be announced at a later date.
Date Opponent Event Location Home/Away Time
8/30 Middle Tennessee State, Murfreesboro, TN A TBA
9/06 Georgia Southern, Statesboro, GA A TBA
9/13 Fort Valley State, Savannah, Ga.-Ted Wright Stadium H TBA
9/20 OPEN
9/27 Delaware State, Dover, DE A TBA 10/4 Norfolk State,"Homecoming" Savannah, Ga.-Ted Wright Stadium TBA
10/11 Florida A&M, Tallahassee, FL A TBA
10/18 Bethune-Cookman, Savannah, Ga. - Ted Wright Stadium H TBA
10/25 North Carolina Central, Durham, NC A TBA
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10/25 North Carolina Central, Durham, NC A TBA
11/01 South Carolina State, Orangeburg, SC A TBA
11/08 Howard University, Savannah, Ga. - Ted Wright Stadium H TBA
11/15 North Carolina A&T, Savannah, Ga. - Ted Wright Stadium H TBA
11/22 Brigham Young University Provo, UT A TBA
BOLD Home Game
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