2017 Savannah State
3–8 (3–5 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat South Carolina State 34–10Nov 18
By 24 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to App State 7–54Sep 9
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at App State | L 7–54 | 7% |
| Sep 16 | at Montana | L 3–56 | 20% |
| Sep 23 | vs Florida A&M | L 14–20 | 49% |
| Sep 30 | at Bethune-Cookman | L 12–24 | 24% |
| Oct 7 | vs Hampton | L 10–17 | 39% |
| Oct 14 | at Morgan State | L 28–48 | 39% |
| Oct 21 | at Charleston Southern | L 27–52 | 10% |
| Oct 28 | at Norfolk State | W 27–9 | 20% |
| Nov 4 | vs Delaware State | W 35–21 | 69% |
| Nov 11 | at North Carolina A&T | L 17–36 | 8% |
| Nov 18 | vs South Carolina State | W 34–10 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat South Carolina State 34–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 3–5 7th in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 214–347
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1181 +12 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −37.1 No. 100 of 124 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 162
Leaders
| Passing yards | T.J. Bell QB | 21 yds |
| Rushing yards | Uriah Oliver RB | 39 yds |
| Receiving yards | Cameron White WR | 13 yds |
| Tackles | Juwuan Tolbert DB | 10 tkl |
| Sacks | Edward Goubadia DL | 1 sacks |
Top recruits in the 2017 class
| Xavier Jenkins WR | ★★★ | No. 774 |
| Aaron Robinson SDE | ★★ | No. 2480 |
| Devon Holmes WDE | ★★ | No. 2675 |
| Josh Thomas OLB | ★★ | No. 2852 |
| Tyqueze Johnson OLB | ★★ | No. 3070 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2017 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.855 |
| Defensive line | 2 | 2.0 | 0.783 |
| Linebackers | 2 | 2.0 | 0.772 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 2.0 | 0.758 |
| Whole class | 6 | 2.2 | 0.787 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina A&T | 8–0 | 12–0 | |
 Howard | 6–2 | 7–4 | |
| Bethune-Cookman | 6–2 | 7–4 | |
 North Carolina Central | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
| Hampton | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| Norfolk State | 4–4 | 4–7 | |
| Savannah State | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| South Carolina State | 2–6 | 3–7 | |
| Florida A&M | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Delaware State | 2–6 | 2–9 | |
| Morgan State | 1–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.