Savannah State Tigers
SIACSavannah, GATed Wright Stadium
2026: 1–6 (1–5 SIAC). Last: lost to Fort Valley State 22–9 at home. Next: at Kentucky State, Saturday, Oct 24, 1 p.m. ET.
- L 0–87at South Carolina State
- L 17–49Albany State
- L 30–55at Edward Waters
- L 17–25Miles
- W 38–36Allen
- L 23–34at Morehouse
- L 9–22Fort Valley State
- Oct 24at Kentucky State
- Oct 31at Benedict
- Nov 7Virginia Lynchburg
Savannah State has played football since at least 2003 and is 50–181 in the 231 games on record. This season, they’re 1–6.
On this date in 2024Savannah State beat Edward Waters 27–20 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 50–181 .216; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 999
- Seasons
- 24 since 2003, 231 games
2026 season 1–6
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at South Carolina State | L 0–87 | 13% |
| Sep 12 | vsAlbany State | L 17–49 | 39% |
| Sep 19 | atEdward Waters | L 30–55 | 30% |
| Sep 26 | vsMiles | L 17–25 | 53% |
| Oct 3 | vsAllen | W 38–36 | 39% |
| Oct 11 | atMorehouse | L 23–34 | 49% |
| Oct 17 | vsFort Valley State | L 9–22 | 45% |
| Oct 24 | atKentucky State | Preview | 14% |
| Oct 31 | atBenedict | Preview | 11% |
| Nov 7 | vsVirginia Lynchburg | Preview | 61% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterRecord bookOn the 2026 team
Program strength since 2003
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Bethune-Cookman
1–15 in 16
- 2010 L 7–42
- 2011 L 3–59
- 2012 L 7–49
- 2013 L 21–48
- 2014 L 20–48
- 2015 L 12–42
- 2016 W 16–10
- 2017 L 12–24
- 2018 L 20–35
- 2023 L 6–31
Lost the last three.
- Edward Waters
6–6 in 12
- 2007 L 7–24
- 2008 L 21–26
- 2009 W 45–24
- 2012 W 42–35
- 2021 W 24–0
- 2022 W 31–28
- 2023 L 25–26
- 2024 W 27–20
- 2025 L 14–41
- 2026 L 30–55
Lost the last two.
- Norfolk State
4–8 in 12
- 2005 L 29–58
- 2010 L 6–42
- 2011 L 3–45
- 2012 L 21–33
- 2013 L 24–26
- 2014 L 7–14
- 2015 L 17–20
- 2016 W 31–14
- 2017 W 27–9
- 2018 W 32–3
Won the last three.
| Opponent | Games | SAV record |
|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 16 | 1–15 |
| Edward Waters | 12 | 6–6 |
| Norfolk State | 12 | 4–8 |
| South Carolina State | 12 | 1–11 |
| North Carolina Central | 10 | 2–8 |
| Fort Valley State | 10 | 3–7 |
| Albany State | 10 | 1–9 |
| Howard | 10 | 1–9 |
Every opponent (64)
Every program Savannah State has played, A to Z, with Savannah State’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Akron 0–1
- Alabama A&M 0–2
- Alabama State 0–2
- Albany State 1–9
- Alcorn State 0–1
- Allen 3–0
- App State 0–2
- Benedict 1–6
- Bethune-Cookman 1–15
- BYU 0–1
- Cal Poly 0–1
- Central State 0–3
- Charleston Southern 1–7
- Clark Atlanta 4–1
- Coastal Carolina 0–4
- Colorado State 0–1
- Concordia (AL) 1–1
- Delaware State 1–3
- Edward Waters 6–6
- Elon 0–1
- Erskine 1–0
- Florida A&M 1–7 †
- Florida State 0–1
- Fort Valley State 3–7
- Gardner-Webb 0–2
- Georgia Southern 0–4 †
- Georgia State 0–1
- Grambling 0–2
- Hampton 0–8
- Howard 1–9
- Jacksonville 0–1
- Johnson C. Smith 1–1
- Kentucky State 1–2
- Lane College 1–2
- Liberty 0–2
- Lincoln (CA) 1–0
- Livingstone 3–0
- McNeese 0–1
- Miami 0–2
- Middle Tennessee 0–1
- Miles 1–2
- Mississippi Valley State 0–2
- Montana 0–1
- Morehouse 4–2
- Morgan State 0–8
- Norfolk State 4–8
- North Carolina A&T 0–4
- North Carolina Central 2–8
- Oklahoma State 0–1
- Old Dominion 0–2
- SE Louisiana 0–1
- Shorter 1–0
- South Carolina State 1–11
- Southeastern 1–0
- Southern 0–1
- Southern Miss 0–1
- Troy 0–1
- Tuskegee 1–1
- UAB 0–1
- Valdosta State 0–1
- Virginia Lynchburg 1–0
- Webber International 1–1
- West Alabama 0–1
- Winston-Salem State 1–1
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Black college football
Black College Football Hall of Fame: 1 inductee from Savannah State.
Black college national champions as Wikipedia’s list gives each season’s selections since 1920 (the black press’s polls, bowls and later media polls; some seasons have several). Black college football history: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Conferences
- 2011Joined the MEAC from independence, announced March 10, 2009. Source
- 2019Joined the SIAC from the MEAC, announced December 7, 2017. Source
Savannah State’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 1 since 1990
- First-round picks
- 0
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 999 | ||||
| 2025 | 4–6 | 3–5 | 1090 | ||||
| 2024 | 5–5 | 4–4 | 1096 | ||||
| 2023 | 2–8 | 1–7 | 1052 | ||||
| 2022 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 1176 | ||||
| 2021 | 8–2 | 6–1 | 1259 | ||||
| 2020 | 0–1 | 1147 | |||||
| 2019 | 0–2 | 1179 | |||||
| 2018 | 2–8 | 1–6 | 1153 | ||||
| 2017 | 3–8 | 3–5 | 1181 | ||||
| 2016 | 3–7 | 3–5 | 1103 | ||||
| 2015 | 1–9 | 1–7 | 1017 | ||||
| 2014 | 0–12 | 0–8 | 991 | ||||
| 2013 | 1–11 | 0–8 | 1045 | ||||
| 2012 | 1–8 | 0–6 | 1056 | ||||
| 2011 | 1–10 | 1–7 | 1017 | ||||
| 2010 | 1–10 | 1–3 | 1045 | ||||
| 2009 | 2–8 | 1090 | |||||
| 2008 | 5–7 | 1121 | |||||
| 2007 | 1–9 | 978 | |||||
| 2006 | 2–9 | 1026 | |||||
| 2005 | 0–11 | 959 | |||||
| 2004 | 2–8 | 1059 | |||||
| 2003 | 0–12 | 986 |
All 24 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.