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2012 Savannah State Tigers football team
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2012 |
| team | Savannah State Tigers |
| sport | football |
| image | Savannah State Tigers wordmark.png |
| image_size | 250 |
| conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| short_conf | MEAC |
| record | 1–10 |
| conf_record | 0–8 |
| head_coach | Steve Davenport |
| hc_year | 2nd |
| off_coach | Terance Mathis |
| oc_year | 2nd |
| stadium | Ted A. Wright Stadium |
The 2012 Savannah State Tigers football team represented Savannah State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). This was the second season under the guidance of head coach Steve Davenport. The Tigers played their home games at Ted Wright Stadium and they finished the 2012 season with a 1–10 record (0–8 in the MEAC) to finish last in the conference.
Coaches and support staff
| url=http://ssuathletics.com/staff.aspx?tab=staffdirectory | title=Staff Directory | publisher=Savannah State University | accessdate=August 3, 2009}} | Type | College | Graduating year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Davenport | Head coach | Georgia Tech | 1990 | |||
| Greg Lester | Assistant head coach/Outside Receivers coach | Georgia Tech | ||||
| Terance Mathis | Offensive coordinator/Inside Receivers coach | New Mexico | 1990 | |||
| Thomas Balkcom | Defensive backs coach | Georgia Tech | ||||
| William Bell | Running backs coach | Georgia Tech | ||||
| Mitch Doolittle | Linebackers coach | Presbyterian College | 2006 | |||
| Saeed Khalif | Defensive coordinator/defensive line coach | Georgia Tech | 1988 | |||
| Tony Haynes | Quarterbacks coach | Webber International | 2005 | |||
| Broderick Jones | Offensive line coach | Ole Miss | 2005 |
Roster
Media
Radio flagship: WHCJ
Broadcasters: Toby Hyde (play-by-play), Curtis Foster (analyst)
Schedule
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Game summaries
Oklahoma State
Florida State
The Seminoles held the Tigers scoreless, winning 55–0. Florida State scored 35 points in the first quarter, with a 61-yd touchdown pass from EJ Manuel to Rodney Smith, a 6-yard touchdown run from Chris Thompson, an 8-yd touchdown pass from E.J. Manuel to Greg Dent, a 9-yd touchdown pass from E.J. Manuel to Kelvin Benjamin, and a 5-yd touchdown run from Devonta Freeman. Florida State added another thirteen points in the second quarter as the result of a 19-yard touchdown run from James Wilder, Jr. and another 1-yd touchdown run from James Wilder, Jr. with a subsequent failed point-after-attempt from kicker Dustin Hopkins, ending his streak of 145 consecutive extra point attempts. Florida State scored another seven points in the third quarter as the result of a 19-yd touchdown pass from Jacob Coker to Kelvin Benjamin.
The Seminoles totaled 413 yards of offense in the game, with 167 rushing yards and 246 passing yards while holding Savannah State to just 28 total yards of offense. The victory improved Florida State's all-time record against the Tigers to 1-0.
The game was delayed by lightning in the area in the second quarter and later called with 8:59 left in the third quarter, again due to weather.
North Carolina Central
Howard
Morgan State
Florida A&M
Edward Waters
Hampton
Norfolk State
Bethune-Cookman
South Carolina State
Awards and records
Awards
Records
Statistics
Current as of – All Games
Team
| Team | Opp |
|---|---|
| Scoring | 112 |
| Points per game | 10.2 |
| First downs | 141 |
| Rushing | 75 |
| Passing | 52 |
| Penalty | 14 |
| Total offense | 2,484 |
| Avg per play | 3.8 |
| Avg per game | 225.8 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 21–9 |
| Penalties-Yards | 74–563 |
| Avg per game | 51.2 |
| Team | Opp |
|---|---|
| Punts-Yards | 78–2,774 |
| Avg per punt | 35.6 |
| Time of possession/Game | 29.24 |
| 3rd down conversions | 45 of 158 (28%) |
| 4th down conversions | 4 of 13 (31%) |
| Touchdowns scored | 14 |
| Field goals-Attempts | 5–10 |
| PAT-Attempts | 13–14 (93%) |
| Attendance | 8,485 |
| Games / Avg per Game | 2 / 4,242 |
|}
Scores by quarter
| {{Linescore Amfootball | Road=Savannah State | R1=31 | R2=37 | R3=27 | R4=17 | Home=Opponents | H1=101 | H2=152 | H3=87 | H4=101 |
|---|
Individual Offense
Rushing
| Name | GP | Att | Gain | Loss | Net | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babb, Justin | 10 | 129 | 839 | 35 | 804 | 6.2 | 6 | 81 | 80.4 |
| Beaurem, Thomas | 8 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | 1.9 |
| Collins, Donnell | 4 | 3 | 0 | 31 | -31 | -10.3 | 0 | 0 | -7.8 |
| Curry, Kurvin | 10 | 146 | 559 | 223 | 336 | 2.3 | 6 | 30 | 33.6 |
| Depilippis, A.J. | 7 | 22 | 81 | 22 | 59 | 2.7 | 0 | 25 | 8.4 |
| Heslop, Daniel | 9 | 32 | 177 | 6 | 171 | 5.3 | 1 | 32 | 19.0 |
| Hollinger, Deleon | 10 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 | 1.1 |
| Jeanbaptiste, S. | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Johnson, Dan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Johnson, Michael | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell, Rashard | 5 | 11 | 87 | 0 | 87 | 7.9 | 0 | 21 | 17.4 |
| Taylor, Javares | 9 | 13 | 34 | 47 | -13 | -1.0 | 0 | 8 | -1.4 |
| Taylor, Stefon | 5 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 11 | 2.6 |
| Total | 10 | 366 | 1,816 | 370 | 1,446 | 4.0 | 13 | 81 | 144.6 |
| Opponents | 10 | 367 | 1,853 | 325 | 1,528 | 4.2 | 13 | 80 | 152.8 |
Passing
| Name | GP | Effic | Att-Cmp-Int | Pct | Yds | TD | Lng | Avg/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curry, Kurvin | 10 | 115.4 | 110–202–7 | 54.5 | 1,278 | 9 | 52 | 127.8 |
| Defilippis, A.J. | 7 | 99.5 | 46–82–5 | 56.1 | 425 | 3 | 32 | 60.7 |
| Total | 10 | 110.8 | 156–284–12 | 54.9 | 1,703 | 12 | 52 | 170.3 |
| Opponents | 10 | 160.6 | 176–281–4 | 62.6 | 2,311 | 27 | 69 | 231.1 |
Receiving
| Name | GP | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babb, Justin | 10 | 24 | 231 | 9.6 | 3 | 52 | 23.1 |
| Heslop, Daniel | 9 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 1 | 13 | 3.0 |
| Hollinger, Deleon | 10 | 51 | 509 | 10.0 | 4 | 40 | 50.9 |
| Holmes, D. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| McMullen, Chris | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| Taylor, Javares | 9 | 27 | 214 | 7.9 | 0 | 26 | 23.8 |
| Leggett, Byron | 9 | 20 | 350 | 17.5 | 1 | 32 | 38.9 |
| Talley, Deron | 8 | 18 | 256 | 14.2 | 2 | 47 | 32.0 |
| Taylor, Stefon | 5 | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 1 | 21 | 9.2 |
| Rivera, Ricky | 4 | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | 26 | 16.5 |
| Total | 10 | 156 | 1,703 | 10.9 | 12 | 52 | 170.3 |
| Opponents | 10 | 176 | 2,311 | 13.1 | 27 | 69 | 231.1 |
Defense
| Name | GP | Tackles | Sacks | Pass Defense | Fumbles | Blkd | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick | Saf | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL-Yds | No-Yds | INT-Yds | BrUp | QBH | Rcv-Yds | FF | ||||||
| Allen, Antwan | 10 | 34 | 45 | 79 | 3.0–8 | - | 1–21 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | ||||
| Allen, Coy | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Alston, Travis | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3.0–6 | 0.5–3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | ||||
| Asbury, Chris | 10 | 32 | 22 | 54 | 1.5–8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Babb, Justin | 10 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Briscoe, James | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.5–2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Chambers, Cedric | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Clay, Nate | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Cochran, Vince | 9 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 7.5–23 | - | - | 1 | - | 1–0 | - | - | - | ||||
| Cooper, Justin | 8 | 14 | 10 | 24 | - | - | 1–19 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Curry, Kurvin | 10 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Edwards, D. | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Gaines, Phillip | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.5–0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Goodman, Juvaro | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1.0–2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||||
| Hollinger, D. | 10 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Holt, Toriano | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Howard, Johnny | 8 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 3.0–8 | 0.5–3 | - | - | - | 1–0 | - | - | - | ||||
| Hunt, Tametric | 10 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4.0–11 | 1.5–2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Hunter, Darren | 7 | 15 | 4 | 19 | - | - | 1–3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| JeanBaptiste, S | 10 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 7.0–25 | 2.5–11 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Jefferson, J. | 8 | 18 | 15 | 33 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | ||||
| Kuku, Michaek | 8 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 3.5–9 | - | - | 1 | - | 1–0 | 1 | - | - | ||||
| Leggett, Byron | 9 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| McCall, Brent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Miller, Brandon | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 1.0–3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Myers, Stephan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.0–1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Ndem, Edward | 9 | 32 | 24 | 56 | 1.5–4 | - | 1–19 | 6 | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | - | ||||
| Printup, Deshawn | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Redfield, L. | 10 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 7.0–25 | 2.5–11 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||||
| Reed, Chris | 10 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 11.5–62 | 6.5–43 | - | 2 | 2 | 2–0 | 2 | 2 | - | ||||
| Robertson, J. | 9 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 2.0–13 | - | - | - | - | 2–0 | - | - | - | ||||
| Rucker, Richie | 7 | 9 | 4 | 13 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1–0 | - | - | - | ||||
| Russell, Rashard | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||||
| Smith, Matthew | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Talley, Deron | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| TEAM | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1–0 | - | - | 1 | ||||
| Thomas, Anthony | 10 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 1.0–3 | - | - | 1 | - | 1–0 | - | - | - | ||||
| Thomas, Patrick | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Welch, Channing | 8 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 9.0–40 | 2.5–13 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Williams, Derek | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Williams, Emery | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Total | 10 | 365 | 334 | 699 | 71–268 | 18–85 | 4–62 | 36 | 6 | 13–0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Opponents | 10 | 361 | 326 | 687 | 65–291 | 25–181 | 12–331 | 26 | 38 | 3–0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Special teams
| Name | Punting | Kickoffs | No. | Yds | Avg | Long | TB | FC | I20 | Blkd | No. | Yds | Avg | TB | OB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defilippis, A.J. | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 152 | 50.7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tarver, Vance | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 172 | 57.3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Williams, Derek | 54 | 2,040 | 37.8 | 58 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 40 | 2,170 | 54.2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 58 | 2,156 | 37.2 | 58 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 43 | 2,342 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents | 43 | 1,617 | 37.6 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 62 | 3,647 | 58.8 | 7 | 3 |
| Name | Punt returns | Kick returns | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, Antwan | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 | ||
| Beaurem, Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 332 | 17.5 | 0 | 38 | ||
| Campbell, C. | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 0 | 43 | ||
| Heslop, Daniel | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Hollinger, D. | 12 | 191 | 15.9 | 0 | 38 | |||||||
| Hunter, Darren | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| JeanBaptiste, S. | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jefferson, J. | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 254 | 23.1 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Proctor, Antonio | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 196 | 17.8 | 0 | 23 | ||
| Rivera, Ricky | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Russell, Rashard | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 130 | 21.7 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Veasy, Steven | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 254 | 14.9 | 0 | 38 | 52 | 1,018 | 19.6 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Opponents | 26 | 159 | 6.1 | 0 | 39 | 40 | 884 | 22.1 | 0 | 56 |
References
References
- "Staff Directory". Savannah State University.
- (August 10, 2009). "Dalpias, Mickey Named Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainers". Savannah State University.
- "2009 Football Roster". Savannah State University.
- Brooks, Matt (September 6, 2012)[https://web.archive.org/web/20160310095758/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/post/savannah-state-tabbed-biggest-underdog-in-college-football-history-against-florida-state/2012/09/06/91416cf0-f844-11e1-8253-3f495ae70650_blog.htmlSavannah State is biggest underdog in college football history against Florida State]. ''[[The Washington Post]]'' Retrieved September 6, 2012.
- (September 7, 2012). "Savannah State Tigers getting 70 1/2 points vs Florida State Seminoles - ESPN". ESPN com.
- [https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=322520052 No. 6 FSU up 55-0 before game suspended by bad weather]. ''ESPN.com''. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- (October 20, 2012). "College Football Regional Roundup: Edward Waters Falls to Savannah State". [[The Florida Times-Union]].
- "SC State End Season With Win Over Tigers". LIVE5NEWS.COM.
- "The Automated Scorebook". Savannah State University.
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