Savannah State Savannah State Charleston Southern 2018 Schedule Tigers Buccaneers Aug. 30 at UAB L, 0-52 Vs. (1-2, 0-0 Big South) Sept. 8 at Miami L, 0-77 (0-4, 0-2 MEAC) Sept. 15 at Howard Postponed Sept. 22 at Florida A&M L, 13-31 Date: Oct. 6, 2018 Sept. 29 Bethune-Cookman L, 20-35 Kickoff Time: 6 p.m. Oct. 6 Charleston Southern 6 p.m. Oct. 13 Morgan State 6 p.m. Site: Savannah, Ga. Stadium: Ted Wright Stadium Oct. 20 Open Radio: WHCJ Savannah (90.3 FM) TV: ESPN3 Oct. 27 Norfolk State 3 p.m. Last Meeting vs. CSU: SSU L, 27-52 (2017) Charleston, SC. Nov. 3 at Delaware State 2 p.m. Nov. 10 N.C. A&T 1 p.m. Tiger Bites Nov. 17 at S.C. State 1:30 p.m. - The Tigers take on Charleston Southern in Savannah, Ga. for the 1st time in 10 years on Saturday in Theodore A. Wright Stadium. The last time the Bucca- Tigers neers played SSU in Savannah was in 2008. Charleston Southern defeated the Ti- Social Media gers, 29-20, on Oct. 11th. - SSU is 0-2 so far in nonconference games this season. The Tigers have losses to Alabama Birmingham and Miami. SSU’s nonconference matchup against How- Facebook.com/ssuathletics ard was postponed due to Hurricane Florence. A makeup date is TBD. - The Tigers look to get their first win of the series against Charleston South- ern. SSU is 0-7 all time against the Buccaneers. @SavStateTigers GAME CENTER—Game 5 @SavStateTigers Savannah State Charleston Southern University Record: 0-4 Overall, 0-2 MEAC Record: 1-2 Overall, 0-0 Big South 2017 Record: 3-8 Overall, 3-5 MEAC 2017 Record: 6-5 Overall, 3-2 Big South @SavStateTigers Ranking: n/a Ranking: n/a Last game: L, 20-35 vs BCU Last game: W, 48-14 at Hampton HC: Erik Raeburn HC: Mark Tucker `TEAM INFORMATION Record: 141-58/19th Record: 7-7/2nd at SSU: 6-19/3rd at BCU: 7-7/2nd vs. CSU: 0-1 vs. SSU: 1-0 SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY Head Coach:.....Erik Raeburn (Mount Union, ‘94) …..………..at Savannah State: 6-19 (3rd season) SSU Offensive Probable Starters vs. Charleston Southern ……….………..…..Overall: 141-58 (19th season) SID:…Opio Mashariki ([email protected]) LT LG C RG RT TE Office Phone:………………..…(912) 358-3430 WR 70 74 76 69 75 85 WR King Jackson Pennington Livingston Johnson Baker WR Office Fax:…………….………..(912) 353-5287 14 82 86 Internet Site:……….…..www.ssuathletics.com Snead Beneby Baldwin QB

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Head Coach:….…………………..Mark Tucker McCloud …………..……...... ……at CSU: 7-7 (2nd year) SSU Defensive Probable Starters vs. Charleston Southern ….…………………………...….……Overall: 7-7 Best Time to Reach…….….………….….Contact SID Football Contact:……………….Seth Montgomery END DT N END CB 56 45 90 58 CB ……….…………….…[email protected] 26 Robinson Brown Brown Banks 4 Bonner Wilson Office Phone:………...... (843) 863-7853 LB LB LB Office Fax:……………………………..……N/A 22 5 49 Internet Site :……………...www.csusports.com Campbell Simmons McGhee SS FS 12 21 Bennett Rutledge 2018 Football

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Phone Lines: Any phone lines needed TIGERS in the NCAA/MEAC Rankings - FCS (2018) for a particular game must be requested at Team Rankings least 72 hours prior to the game. All-long Category NCAA MEAC distance costs associated with the phone Rushing Offense 106 7 line are the responsibility of the media Passing Offense 121 10 member/outlet utilizing them. Total Offense 123 10 Scoring Offense 121 9 Internet Access: For those with laptop Rushing Defense 106 7 computers that have wireless capabilities, Total Defense 94 7 Savannah State University’s campus is Scoring Defense 120 9 equipped with wireless internet access. Net Punting 121 9 Please know that the University server Punt Returns 1 1 does track all internet usage, including in Kickoff Returns 28 4 First Downs Offense 120 10 the press box, for inappropriate use. First Downs Defense 82 9

Red Zone Defense 77 7 Interview Protocol: After a 10-minute Red Zone Offense 74 5 cooling off period, requested players and Turnover Margin 79 6 head coach Erik Raeburn will be availa- Time of Possession 93 8 ble for members of the media. The Tiger locker room is CLOSED both at home CSU CONNECTION and on the road. At home, the interview Series History SSU defensive coordinator/linebacker coach Shawn Quinn 0-7 area is located in front of the locker spent the 2012 season at Charleston Southern where his rooms in the north end of T. A. Wright First Meeting: SSU L, 3-21 (2002) defensive unit led the in pass defense Stadium. Requested players and Coach Raeburn will be brought to an area desig- and ranking third in scoring and total defense. Last Meeting: SSU L, 27-52 (2017) nated by the home team, or just outside Biggest SSU Win: the Tigers locker room facility. Player THE RAEBURN FILE SSU head coach Erik Raeburn is known as a rebuilder. In Last SSU Win: requests should be directed to Opio Mashariki. his first head coaching job at Coe, he had back-to-back 6-4 Biggest BCU win: 47-10 (2009) seasons. In his third season, his team went 10-2 and made Games decided by 7 points or less: Tigers on Radio: All Tiger football the Division III playoffs. At Wabash, he made the Division games can be heard on WHCJ 90.3 FM in III playoffs his first two years. He went 8-2 in his third Streak: Charleston Souther n won the Savannah area or online. Spencer year, but bounced back to go 12-1 in his fourth season and seven consecutive games.

Turkin (play-by-play announcer), Curtis earned another trip to the Division III playoffs. SSU went 3 Foster (color commentary) and Terry -7 in Raeburn's first season with the Tigers and 3-8 a year Hines (sideline reporter). ago so there is optimism in the air on the marsh.

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Tigers 2018 Trends FIRST SCORE Home 0-1 Road 0-3 Wide receiver James Kicklighter caught the first pass of his collegiate career Neutral 0-0 against Bethune-Cookman last week. Grass 0-2 Field Turf 0-2 SSU-CSU CONNECTION AstroTurf 0-0 Won coin toss 0-1 SSU safeties coach Paul Humphries and CSU head coach Marker Tucker both coached Lost coin toss 0-3 at East Tennessee State. Tigers defer 0-1 Opponent defers 0-2 MR. ALL PURPOSE Leading after first quarter 0-1 Tied after first quarter 0-1 JaMichael Baldwin leads SSU with 477 all-purpose yards. He has four rushing yards, 18 Trailing after first quarter 0-2 receiving yards, 121 punt return yards and 334 kick return yards. Leading after second quarter 0-1 Tied after second quarter 0-0 BIRTHDAY WISHES Trailing after second quarter 0-3 Leading after third quarter 0-0 Quarterback TJ Bell was born October 5. Tied after third quarter 0-0 Trailing after third quarter 0-4 TOPS IN RETURNS Scores first 0-2 SSU leads the MEAC in punt returns. The Tigers have returned four punts for 121 yards Opponent scores first 0-2 Largest halftime lead 4 which averages out to 30.2 yards per return. Largest halftime deficit 28 Scores 20 or more points 0-1 THIRD QUARTER BLUES Hold opponent to 20 points or less 0-0 SSU has been out-scored 59-0 in the third quarter this season. Games decided by 3 points or less 0-0 Games decided by 10 points or less 0-0 Games decided by 11-20 points 0-2 PICK ‘EM Games decided by 21 points or more 0-2 Dating back to last season, SSU defenders have intercepted at least one pass in the past Rush for 150 yards or more 0-2 five games. Rush for under 150 yards 0-2 Pass for 300 yards or more 0-0 Total 450 yards or more 0-0 MEAC Opp. rushes for 150 yards or more 0-3 Tigers 2018 Opponents (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) Opp. rushes for less than 150 yards 0-1 Team Record Opponent Conf. Overall Opp. totals less than 400 yards 0-1 SSU (0-4) vs CSU School W-L W-L Commits fewer turnovers than opp. 0-0 at UAB (3-1) at La Tech FAMU 2-0 3-2 Commits more turnovers than opp. 0-2 at Miami (4-1) vs Florida St. at Howard (1-2) at N.C. Central N.C. A&T 1-0 4-1 Turnovers equal 0-2 Norfolk St. 1-0 3-1 Fewer penalties than opp. 0-1 at Florida A&M (3-2) vs Norfolk St. More penalties than opp. 0-2 Bethune-Cookman (2-3) vs Mississippi Val Howard 1-0 1-2 Temperature in the 90s 0-1 Charleston So. (1-2) vs Savannah St. Bethune-Cookman 1-1 2-3 Temperature in the 80s 0-2 Morgan St. (1-3) vs. South Carolina St Morgan State 0-0 1-3 Temperature in the 70’s 0-1 Norfolk St. (3-1) at Florida A&M N.C. Central 0-1 1-3 Temperature in the 60’s 0-0 at Delaware State (0-4) vs N.C. A&T Delaware State 0-1 0-4 Temperature in the 50’s 0-0 N.C. A&T (4-1) at Delaware State SCSU 0-1 0-4 at S.C. State (0-4) at Morgan State Temperature below 50 degrees 0-0 Savannah St. 0-2 0-4 Coldest game time temperature 84 Warmest game time temperature 90 SSU 2018 Starters –Offense Opponent WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB FB at UAB Snead Kicklighter King Jackson McCloud Livingston Johnson Stevenson Baldwin Bell McCloud at Miami Beneby Kicklighter King Jackson Martin Pennington Johnson Stevenson Baldwin Gibbons Saxton At Howard at Florida A&M Pratt Kicklighter King Jackson McCloud Livingston Johnson Hagan Beneby Bell McCloud Bethune-Cookman Pratt Beneby King Jackson Pennington Martin Johnson Baker Baldwin Bell McCloud Charleston Southern Morgan State Norfolk State At Delaware State N.C. A&T

SSU 2018 Starters—Defense Opponent DE N DE DT LB LB LB CB CB SS FS at UAB Rob Brown Banks Singleton Simmons McCray Sanders Wilson Bonner Bennett Rutledge at Miami Robinson Brown Banks Singleton Simmons McCray Greaves Wilson Bonner Bennett Rutledge At Howard at Florida A&M Robinson Brown Banks McCrae Simmons Campbell Young Wilson Bonner Bennett Rutledge Bethune-Cookman Robinson Brown Banks Carswell Simmons McCray McGhee Wilson Bonner Bennett Rutledge Charleston Southern Morgan State Norfolk State At Delaware State N.C. A&T 2018 Football

200 CLUB MILITARY MAN Stats Division I Stefen Banks needs 10 tackles to reach 200 SSU defensive back Terrance McCray is Football Championship Subdivision for his career. a military veteran. The junior from Char- Top 25 lotte served in the Marines. 1. North Dakota State 4-0 PRO TIES 2. James Madison 4-1 Defensive line coach Tom Sims, safeties DID YOU KNOW 3. South Dakota State 2-1 coach Paul Humphries and corner back Former SSU head football coach Theo- 4. Kennesaw State 4-1 coach Glenn Davis all played professional dore "Ted" Wright was also the head 5. Eastern Washington 4-1 football. Sims played defensive line in the football coach at FAMU. At SSU, Wright 6. Weber State 3-1 NFL with the , Indianap- is known more for his days as a head 7. Wofford 3-1 olis Colts and . Hum- basketball coach. 8. Jacksonville State 3-1 phries played for a pair of seasons in 1997 9. Illinois State 3-1 and 1999 in the ABOUT THE MEAC 10. McNeese 4-1 for the British Columbia Lions and Toronto The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, a 11. Elon 3-1 Argonauts. Davis played with the Winnipeg NCAA Division I Conference, is in its 12. N.C. A&T 4-1 Blue Bombers of the CFL and three years of 13. Villanova 3-2 45th year of operation heading into the arena football with the Orlando Predators, 14. Central Arkansas 2-2 the Carolina Cobras and the Wilkes-Barre 2015-16 academic school year. The ME- 15. Nicholls 3-2 Pioneers. AC is made up of 12 outstanding, histori- 16. Maine 2-2 cally black institutions across the Atlantic 17. Montana 4-1 HOME GROWN- Seven members of the coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, 18. Stony Brook 4-1 team hail from Savannah and come from six Coppin State University, Delaware State 19. UC Davis 3-1 different of the local high schools (New University, Florida A&M University, 20. Chattanooga 4-1 Hampstead, Islands, Bible Baptist, Johnson, 21. Sam Houston State 2-2 Howard University, University of Mary- Windsor Forest and Jenkins . 22. Rhode Island 3-1 land Eastern Shore, Morgan State Uni- 23. UNI 2-2 THE SIZE OF IT- Sophomore offensive versity, Norfolk State University, North 24. Colgate 4-0 lineman Michael Johnson is the largest play- Carolina A&T State University, North 25. Towson 3-1 er on the squad at 330 pounds while wide Carolina Central University, Savannah receiver Monroe Thorton is the smallest at 5 -foot-6 and 140 pounds. Johnson along with State University, and South Carolina tight end Steve Hagan are both listed at 6- State University. More Bites… foot-7. WATCH LIST Senior defensive lineman Stefen Banks 2018 BOXTOROW Coaches Poll has been named to the Black College Hall Week 5 of Fame 2018 Black College Player of the Year Watch List. 1. Tennessee State 2-1 2. N.C. A&T 4-1 LOOKING BACK 2018 MEAC Predicted 3. Prairie View A&M 3-3 The 1988 Savannah State football team Order of Finish 4. Alcorn State 4-1 finished their season with a 7-3 record. Rank School 1st Place 5. Howard 1-2 1. N.C. A&T 19 The Tigers posted wins over Albany 6. Norfolk State 3-1 2. Howard 0 State, Clark Atlanta, Fort Valley State, 7. Grambling 1-3 3. N.C. Central 0 Morehouse, Tuskegee, Fayetteville State 8. Florida A&M 2-2 4. Bethune-Cookman 0 and Johnson C. Smith. 9. Bethune-Cookman 2-3 5. Florida A&M 1 10. Southern 2-3 6. Norfolk State 0 MOVING BACK TO D-II 7. S.C. State 0 In April 2017, the Savannah State admin- 2018 BOXTOROW Media Poll 8. Savannah State 0 istration made the decision to move SSU Week 5 9. Morgan State 0 10. Delaware State 0 athletics from Division I to Division II. 1. Tennessee State 2-1 SSU began the three-year transitional 2. N.C. A&T 4-1 period in July of 2018. This is the final 3. Alcorn State 4-1 season the Tigers will play as members of 4. Prairie View A&M 3-3 the MEAC. 5. Howard 1-2 6. Bowie State 4-1 7. Grambling 1-3 8. Morehouse 5-0 9. Norfolk State 3-1 10. Southern 2-3 2018 Football Savannah State University Head Football Erik Raeburn Savannah State University assistant coach at his alma mater, Mount Union selected Erik Raeburn as its College, where he served as offensive line coach 25th head football coach in and offensive coordinator. March of 2016. At Coe, Raeburn coached 65 All Erik Raeburn —At A Glance Raeburn -Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic comes to SSU Full Name: Erik Raeburn Conference (IAAC) players, 40 from Wabash Birth Date: June 19, 1971 All-Americans, and two Aca- College locat- Birth Place: Warren, Ohio demic All-Americans. He guided ed in Craw- Hometown: Diamond, Ohio Family: Wife – Liz; Children – Coe to its first IIAC title in fordsville, Cade, Elle and Reese school history in 2002, and fol- Ind. Education: Mount Union College, lowed with conference champi- 1994 (Undergraduate) onships in 2004 and 2005. He A proven winner, in his eight years was the 2002 IIAC Coach of the at Wabash he accumulated a record Playing Experience Year and Regional Coach of the of 78-13, earned five trips to the Di- Mount Union College, 1989-92 Year. He led the Kohawks to a vision III playoffs and had 16 stu- Strong Safety playoff appearance in 2002, ad- dent-athletes earn All-America sta- vancing to the second round, and tus. His 2015 squad posted a 12-1 Coaching Experience also led Coe to the playoffs in record and advanced to the quarterfi- Savannah State University, 2016- Present 2005. nals of the Division III playoffs. Head Football Coach Raeburn’s overall record as a Wabash was 10-2 in 2008, Rae- Wabash College, 2008-2015 head coach is 135-39. burn’s first season and advanced to Head Football Coach the second round of the NCAA Divi- Coe College, 2000-2007 Raeburn earned his Bachelor of sion III playoffs. In 2009, the Little Head Football Coach Science degree in mathematics Giants went 9-2 and made another from Mount Union College and trip to the NCAA playoffs. Wabash Mount Union College, 1994-99 is currently pursuing his master’s missed the playoffs in 2010, despite Offensive Coordinator and Offensive degree. As an assistant coach an 8-2 record, but bounced back the Line Coach under Larry Kehres at Mount following year where they went 12-1 Union, he helped the Purple and made it to the NCAA quarterfi- Raiders win six Ohio Athletic nals. That same year, Raeburn was named North Conference Championships and three NCAA Divi- Coast Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. sion III National Championships (1996, 1997, 1998). The 2013 squad was ranked 17th in the nation in the final D3football.com Top-25 poll. Raeburn and his wife, Liz, reside in Savannah with their children, Cade, Elle, and Reese. Raeburn led Wabash to a 10-2 record in 2014, in- cluding a berth in the NCAA Division III playoffs and finished 13th in the final D3football.com.

Before he became head coach at Wabash, Raeburn spent eight years as head football coach at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he posted a 51-26 record. Prior to arriving at Coe, he was an 2018 Football 2018 Football 2018 Football

2018 Savannah State Depth Chart

OFFENSE DEFENSE

WR 82 Czar Beneby 6-5 190 JR END 58 Stefen Banks 6-1 230 SR 13 Treveyon Pratt 6-3 190 FR 95 Fred Raynes 6-2 230 FR

LT 70 Harvey King 6-4 275 SO DT 45 Quintaevious Brown 6-4 245 FR 73 Awni Alshafei 6-3 295 JR 54 Salik McCrae 6-3 275 FR

LG 74 TJ Jackson 6-4 305 JR NOSE 90 Cam Brown 6-3 275 FR 55 Marquez Martin 6-2 260 JR 62 Stephen Greaves 6-2 290 FR

C 76 Zai Pennington 6-3 305 SO END 56 Aaron Robinson 6-4 235 SO 79 Logan Kessler 6-3 295 FR 95 Fred Raynes 6-2 230 FR

RG 69 James Livingston 6-0 283 SR LB 22 William Campbell 5-11 215 SR 76 Zai Pennington 6-3 305 SO 33 Kiwon Harris 6-3 190 FR

RT 75 Michael Johnson 6-7 330 SO LB 5 Mulik Simmons 6-0 225 SR 77 Tahmaj Faust 6-5 300 FR 43 Desmond Young 6-1 220 JR

WR 86 JaMichael Baldwin 5-9 165 SO LB 49 Evan McGhee 6-1 225 FR 23 James Kicklighter 5-8 150 SR 30 Walter Yates 6-1 205 FR

WR 14 D’Andre Snead 6-3 190 SO CB 26 Vanquez Bonner 5-10 175 SR 84 Elijah Shah 5-9 185 SO 16 Ny’em Bozeman 5-11 170 FR

TE 85 Paris Baker 6-2 257 SR SS 12 Isaiah Bennett 6-2 220 SR 87 Tyler Hagan 6-7 270 SR 24 D’Armani Ridley 6-1 180 FR

RB 37 Jaylen McCloud 6-1 195 SO FS 21 Donald Rutledge 6-1 210 JR 6 Rashad Saxton 5-8 170 SR 20 Nicholas Garner 6-3 175 FR

QB 11 TJ Bell 6-3 195 SO CB 4 John Wilson 6-0 188 SR 3 D’Vonn Gibbons 6-2 205 SO 8 Antonio Spooney 6-0 190 SO

SPECIALISTS PK 8 Giovanni Lugo 6-0 190 JR Hol 98 Chandler Williams 6-0 195 JR 98 Chandler Williams 6-0 195 JR 86 JaMichael Baldwin 5-9 165 FR

KR 86 JaMichael Baldwin 5-9 165 SO LS 56 Aaron Robinson 6-4 235 FR 1 D’Angelo Durham 6-1 200 FR 61 Vashonn Bledsoe 6-0 220 SO

P 98 Chandler Williams 6-0 195 JR PR 86 JaMichael Baldwin 5-9 165 FR 8 Giovanni Lugo 6-0 190 JR 21 Donald Rutledge 6-1 205 SO

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Game 1 Stats SSU UAB Game 2 Stats SSU Miami Score 0 52 Score 0 77 1st Downs 12 36 1st Downs 5 20 Net Rushing 155 285 Net Rushing 30 239 Net Passing 23 263 Net Passing 48 255 Total Offense 178 548 Total Offense 78 494 Total Plays 55 83 Total Plays 58 68 TOP 22:59 37:01 TOP 33:52 26:08 Red Zone 0-0 7-7 Red Zone 0-1 8-9

Game 3 Stats SSU Howard Game 4 Stats SSU Florida A&M Score Score 13 31 1st Downs 1st Downs 17 15 Net Rushing Net Rushing 163 135 Net Passing Net Passing 153 166 Total Offense Total Offense 316 301 Total Plays Total Plays 72 53 TOP TOP 33:45 26:15 Red Zone Red Zone 2-2 4-5

Game 5 Stats SSU B-CU Game 6 Stats SSU Charleston So. Score 20 35 Score 1st Downs 10 27 1st Downs Net Rushing 89 259 Net Rushing Net Passing 136 196 Net Passing Total Offense 225 455 Total Offense Total Plays 49 84 Total Plays TOP 21:33 38:27 TOP Red Zone 2-2 4-6 Red Zone

Game 7 Stats SSU Morgan St. Game 8 Stats SSU Norfolk St. Score Score 1st Downs 1st Downs Net Rushing Net Rushing Net Passing Net Passing Total Offense Total Offense Total Plays Total Plays TOP TOP Red Zone Red Zone

Game 9 Stats SSU Delaware St. Game 10 Stats SSU NCAT Score Score 1st Downs 1st Downs Net Rushing Net Rushing Net Passing Net Passing Total Offense Total Offense Total Plays Total Plays TOP TOP Red Zone Red Zone 2018 Football 2018 Football 2018 Football 2018 Football 2018 Football 2018 Football 2018 Football 2018 Football 2018 Football 2018 Football 2018 Football