Savannah State Savannah State Morgan State 2018 Schedule Tigers Bears Aug. 30 at UAB L, 0-52 vs Sept. 8 at Miami L, 0-77 (1-4, 0-2 MEAC) (1-4, 0–1 MEAC) Sept. 15 at Howard Postponed Sept. 22 at Florida A&M L, 13-31 Date: Oct. 13, 2018 Sept. 29 Bethune-Cookman L, 20-35 Kickoff Time: 6:05 p.m. Oct. 6 Charleston Southern W, 23-3 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. MSU: SSU L, 28-48 (2017) Baltimore, Md. 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. - After getting their first overall win of the season, the Tigers look for their first conference win when the team takes on Morgan State University on Saturday in Theo- Tigers dore A. Wright Stadium. - This is the third of four consecutive home games for the Tigers. SSU is 1-1 so far Social Media in this four home-games stretch; falling to Bethue-Cookman, then defeating Charleston Southern. Facebook.com/ssuathletics - The Tigers are currently the national and MEAC leader in punt returns averag- ing 30.2 yards per return. - SSU’s win over Charleston Southern was the first time the Tigers defeated a team @SavStateTigers from the Big South Conference. GAME CENTER—Game 6 @SavStateTigers Savannah State Morgan State University Record: 1-4 Overall, 0-2 MEAC Record: 1-4 Overall, 0-1 MEAC 2017 Record: 3-8 Overall, 3-5 MEAC 2017 Record: 1-10 Overall, 1-7 MEAC @SavStateTigers Ranking: n/a Ranking: n/a Last game: W, 23-3 vs CSU Last game: L, 18-21 vs SCSU HC: Erik Raeburn HC: Ernest Jones `TEAM INFORMATION Record: 142-58/19th Record: 3-14/2nd at SSU: 7-19/3rd at MSU: 1-4/1st vs. MSU: 0-2 vs. SSU: 0-0 SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY Head Coach:.....Erik Raeburn (Mount Union, ‘94) …..………..at Savannah State: 7-19 (3rd season) SSU Offensive Probable Starters vs. Morgan State ……….………..…..Overall: 142-58 (19th season) SID:…Opio Mashariki ([email protected]) LT LG C RG RT TE Office Phone:………………..…(912) 358-3430 WR 70 74 76 55 75 44 WR King Jackson Pennington Martin Johnson Stevenson WR Office Fax:…………….………..(912) 353-5287 14 82 86 Internet Site:……….…..www.ssuathletics.com Snead Beneby Baldwin QB

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Head Coach:….…………………...Ernest Jones McCloud …………..……...... …at MSU: 1-4 (1st year) SSU Defensive Probable Starters vs. Morgan State .…………………..………...….……Overall: 3-14 Best Time to Reach…….….………….….Contact SID Football Contact:………………….Andrew Magee END DT N END CB 56 45 90 58 CB …………………..…[email protected] 26 Robinson Brown Brown Banks 4 Bonner Wilson Office Phone:………...... (443)-885-2062 LB LB LB Office Fax:……………………………..……N/A 22 51 49 Internet Site :…....www.morganstatebears.com Campbell Simmons McGhee SS FS 12 21 Bennett Rutledge 2018 Football

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Media Information Credential Requests: All media outlets that wish to cover Savannah State Foot- ball games at Theodore A. Wright Stadi- um must submit their request for creden- tials in writing, either via e-mail or via fax, at least one week prior to the home contest, unless requesting a season pass. Single game press credentials can be picked up in the Savannah State Athletic Media Relations Office during the week of a home contest. Credentials must be worn and visible at all times, as there will be staff verifying credentials. All creden- tials are non-transferable. Your credential will get you access to the stadium, press box, sidelines, and post-game interview area in front of the locker rooms in the north end of T.A. Wright Stadium.

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 86 9 line are the responsibility of the media Passing Offense 122 10 member/outlet utilizing them. Total Offense 123 10 Scoring Offense 120 9 Internet Access: For those with laptop Rushing Defense 79 7 computers that have wireless capabilities, Total Defense 50 6 Savannah State University’s campus is Scoring Defense 104 7 equipped with wireless internet access. Net Punting 117 8 Please know that the University server Punt Returns 1 1 does track all internet usage, including in Kickoff Returns 26 4 First Downs Offense 120 10 the press box, for inappropriate use. First Downs Defense 63 7

Red Zone Defense 79 7 Interview Protocol: After a 10-minute Red Zone Offense 103 8 cooling off period, requested players and Turnover Margin 67 6 head coach Erik Raeburn will be availa- Time of Possession 72 5 ble for members of the media. The Tiger locker room is CLOSED both at home MR. ALL PURPOSE and on the road. At home, the interview Series History JaMichael Baldwin leads SSU with 502 all-purpose yards. 0-10 area is located in front of the locker He has 359 kick return yards, four rushing yards, 18 receiv- rooms in the north end of T. A. Wright First Meeting: SSU L, 6-12 (2000) ing yards, and 121 punt return yards. Stadium. Requested players and Coach Raeburn will be brought to an area desig- Last Meeting: SSU L, 28-48 (2017) THE RAEBURN FILE nated by the home team, or just outside Biggest SSU Win: the Tigers locker room facility. Player SSU head coach Erik Raeburn is known as a rebuilder. In his first head coaching job at Coe, he had back-to-back 6-4 Last SSU Win: requests should be directed to Opio Mashariki. seasons. In his third season, his team went 10-2 and made Biggest MSU win: 47-7 (2007) the Division III playoffs. At Wabash, he made the Division Games decided by 7 points or less: Tigers on Radio: All Tiger football III playoffs his first two years. He went 8-2 in his third 1, SSU L, 6-12 (2000) games can be heard on WHCJ 90.3 FM in year, but bounced back to go 12-1 in his fourth season and the Savannah area or online. Spencer earned another trip to the Division III playoffs. SSU went 3 Streak:

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

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Tigers 2018 Trends LONG RETURN Home 1-1 Donald Rutledge’s 75 yard interception return against Charleston Southern was the 5th long- Road 0-3 Neutral 0-0 est in school history behind Neely Lovett (100 yds), Reggie Jackson (95 yds), Ulysses Smith Grass 0-2 (90 yds) and Chris Gillam (76 yds). Field Turf 1-2 AstroTurf 0-0 BIRTHDAY WISHES Won coin toss 0-1 Kicker Giovanni Lugo was born Oct. 9 and defensive back Terrence McCray was born Oct. Lost coin toss 0-3 Tigers defer 0-1 13. Opponent defers 0-2 Leading after first quarter 1-1 GETTING DEFENSIVE Tied after first quarter 0-1 SSU’s defense held Charleston Southern to no touchdowns and just 123 total yards. It was Trailing after first quarter 0-2 the best effort by a SSU defense since 1998 when they held Elizabeth City to zero yards total Leading after second quarter 1-1 offense in a 16-2 victory. Tied after second quarter 0-0 Trailing after second quarter 0-3 Leading after third quarter 1-0 THIRD QUARTER BLUES Tied after third quarter 0-0 SSU has been out-scored 59-0 in the third quarter this season. Trailing after third quarter 0-4 Scores first 1-2 PICK ‘EM Opponent scores first 0-2 Largest halftime lead 11 Dating back to last season, SSU defenders have intercepted at least one pass in the past six Largest halftime deficit 28 games. Scores 20 or more points 1-1 Hold opponent to 20 points or less 1-0 CAREER-HIGH Games decided by 3 points or less 0-0 Defensive lineman Aaron Robinson had a career-high nine tackles against Charleston South- Games decided by 10 points or less 0-0 Games decided by 11-20 points 1-2 ern. Games decided by 21 points or more 0-2 LOOKING BACK Rush for 150 yards or more 1-2 The 1998 Savannah State football team finished their season giving up just 143 points. 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 1-1 Team Record Opponent Conf. Overall Opp. totals less than 400 yards 1-1 SSU (1-4) vs Morgan State School W-L W-L Commits fewer turnovers than opp. 1-0 at UAB (4-1) at Rice N.C A&T 2-0 5-1 Commits more turnovers than opp. 0-2 at Miami (5-1) at Virginia at Howard (1-3) vs Delaware St. Florida A&M 3-0 4-2 Turnovers equal 0-2 Norfolk St. 1-1 3-2 Fewer penalties than opp. 1-1 at Florida A&M (4-2) at N.C A&T More penalties than opp. 0-2 Bethune-Cookman (3-3) at S.C. State Bethune-Cookman 1-1 3-3 Temperature in the 90s 0-1 Charleston So. (1-3) vs Virginia Lynch. N.C. Central 1-1 2-3 Temperature in the 80s 1-2 Morgan St. (1-4) at Savannah St. Howard 1-1 1-3 Temperature in the 70’s 0-1 Norfolk St. (3-2) BYE SCSU 1-1 1-4 Temperature in the 60’s 0-0 at Delaware State (0-4) at Howard Savannah State 0-2 1-4 Temperature in the 50’s 0-0 N.C. A&T (4-1) vs Florida A&M Delaware State 0-2 0-5 at S.C. State (1-4) vs BCU Temperature below 50 degrees 0-0 Morgan State 0-1 1-4 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 Snead Beneby King Jackson Pennington Livingston Johnson Baker Baldwin Bell McCloud 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 Robinson Brown Banks Q. Brown Simmons Campbell McGhee Wilson Bonner Bennett Rutledge Morgan State Norfolk State At Delaware State N.C. A&T 2018 Football

200 CLUB MILITARY MAN Stats Division I Stefen Banks had six tackles against SSU defensive back Terrance McCray is Football Championship Subdivision Charleston Southern and now has 200 for a military veteran. The junior from Char- Top 25 his career. lotte served in the Marines. 1. North Dakota State 5-0 2. South Dakota State 3-1 WATCH LIST DID YOU KNOW 3. Kennesaw State 5-1 Senior defensive lineman Stefen Banks has Former SSU head football coach Theo- 4. Eastern Washington 5-1 been named to the Black College Hall of dore "Ted" Wright was also the head 5. Elon 4-1 Fame 2018 Black College Player of the football coach at FAMU. At SSU, Wright 6. T6- James Madison 4-2 Year Watch List. is known more for his days as a head 7. T6- Wofford 4-1 basketball coach. 8. Jacksonville State 4-1 PRO TIES 9. McNeese 5-1 Defensive line coach Tom Sims, safeties ABOUT THE MEAC 10. N.C. A&T 5-1 coach Paul Humphries and corner back The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, a 11. Nicholls 4-2 coach Glenn Davis all played professional NCAA Division I Conference, is in its 12. Illinois State 4-1 13. Weber State 3-2 football. Sims played defensive line in the 45th year of operation heading into the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs, Indian- 14. UC Davis 4-1 2015-16 academic school year. The ME- apolis Colts and Minnesota Vikings. Hum- 15. Sam Houston State 3-2 phries played for a pair of seasons in 1997 AC is made up of 12 outstanding, histori- 16. Rhode Island 4-1 and 1999 in the Canadian Football League cally black institutions across the Atlantic 17. Towson 4-1 for the British Columbia Lions and Toronto coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, 18. Central Arkansas 3-2 Argonauts. Davis played with the Winnipeg Coppin State University, Delaware State 19. Stony Brook 4-2 Blue Bombers of the CFL and three years University, Florida A&M University, 20. Colgate 5-0 21. Maine 3-2 of arena football with the Orlando Preda- Howard University, University of Mary- tors, the Carolina Cobras and the Wilkes- 22. Montana 4-2 land Eastern Shore, Morgan State Uni- Barre Pioneers. 23. ETSU 5-1 versity, Norfolk State University, North 24. South Dakota 3-2 WHERE'S THE BEEF Carolina A&T State University, North 25. Princeton 4-0 Eight members of the SSU team weigh at Carolina Central University, Savannah least 300 pounds. State University, and South Carolina State University. More Bites…

HOME GROWN Seven members of the team hail from 2018 BOXTOROW Coaches Poll Savannah and come from six different of Week 5 the local high schools (New Hampstead, Islands, Bible Baptist, Johnson, Windsor 1. N.C. A&T 5-1 Forest and Jenkins . 2. Prairie View A&M 3-3 2018 MEAC Predicted 3. Tennessee State 2-2 THE SIZE OF IT 4. Florida A&M 4-2 Order of Finish Sophomore offensive lineman Michael Rank School 1st Place 5. Grambling 2-3 1. N.C. A&T 19 Johnson is the largest player on the squad 6. Alcorn State 4-2 2. Howard 0 at 330 pounds while wide receiver Mon- 7. Bethune-Cookman 3-3 3. N.C. Central 0 roe Thorton is the smallest at 5-foot-6 8. Norfolk State 3-2 4. Bethune-Cookman 0 and 140 pounds. Johnson along with tight 9. Howard 1-3 5. Florida A&M 1 end Steve Hagan are both listed at 6-foot 10. Alabama A&M 3-3 6. Norfolk State 0 -7. 7. S.C. State 0 2018 BOXTOROW Media Poll 8. Savannah State 0 MOVING BACK TO D-II Week 5 9. Morgan State 0 In April 2017, the Savannah State admin- 10. Delaware State 0 1. N.C. A&T 5-1 istration made the decision to move SSU 2. Morehouse 6-0 athletics from Division I to Division II. 3. Tennessee State 2-2 SSU began the three-year transitional 4. Prairie View A&M 3-3 period in July of 2018. This is the final 5. Grambling 2-3 season the Tigers will play as members of 6. Alcorn State 4-2 the MEAC. 7. Florida A&M 4-2 8. Benedict 4-1 9. Howard 1-3 10. Bowie State 4-2 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

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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 67 Michael Police 6-2 310 FR

RG 69 James Livingston 6-0 283 SR LB 22 William Campbell 5-11 215 SR 76 Zai Pennington 6-3 305 SO 9 Ismail Abdul-Qawee 5-11 188 SO

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 44 Stavion Stevenson 6-3 220 SO 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 86 JaMichael Baldwin 5-9 165 FR 98 Chandler Williams 6-0 195 JR 98 Chandler Williams 6-0 195 JR

KR 86 JaMichael Baldwin 5-9 165 SO LS 56 Aaron Robinson 6-4 235 FR 6 Rashad Saxton 5-8 170 SR 99 Christopher Johnson 6-2 227 SR

P 98 Chandler Williams 6-0 195 JR PR 86 JaMichael Baldwin 5-9 165 FR 8 Giovanni Lugo 6-0 190 JR 13 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 23 3 1st Downs 10 27 1st Downs 15 9 Net Rushing 89 259 Net Rushing 213 33 Net Passing 196 136 Net Passing 11 90 Total Offense 455 225 Total Offense 224 123 Total Plays 84 49 Total Plays 61 53 TOP 21:33 38:27 TOP 33:16 26:44 Red Zone 2-2 4-6 Red Zone 3-5 1-2

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

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