2010 Savannah State Tigers football team

The 2010 Savannah State Tigers football team
Savannah State Tigers football
The Savannah State Tigers football team represents Savannah State University in college football. The Tigers are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference . The football team is traditionally the most popular sport at Savannah State and home games are played at Ted A...

represented Savannah State University

Savannah State University

Savannah State University is a four-year, state-supported, historically black university located in Savannah, Georgia. Savannah State holds the distinction as the oldest public historically black university in Georgia...

in American football

American football

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. The Tigers were members of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision as a first year member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference is a collegiate athletic conference of historically black colleges and universities in the Southeastern United States...

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The Tigers entered the 2010 season seeking its first winning season since joining Division I-AA in 2000. The Tigers ended the season with a 1–10 record. The Tigers last winning season was in 1998 as a member of the NCAA Division II.

Preseason notes

Head coach Robert "Robby" Wells
Robert Wells (coach)
Robert "Robby" Wells is an American former college football coach and a politician. He was the head football coach at Savannah State University in Savannah, Georgia from 2007 to 2009....

announced the release of defensive line coach Allen Edwards. Edwards had coached SSU's defensive line since 2008.
Robert "Robby" Wells
Robert Wells (coach)
Robert "Robby" Wells is an American former college football coach and a politician. He was the head football coach at Savannah State University in Savannah, Georgia from 2007 to 2009....

resigns as head coach of the football team citing personal reasons. Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach Julius Dixon is announced as interim head football coach.

Thirteen players signed letters of intent to attend Savannah State University on February 3, 2010.

Name	Position	School	City, State
Sheldon Barnes	Running back	Bradwell Institute	Hinesville, Georgia
Bryce Bell	Offensive lineman	Martin Luther King High School Martin Luther King High School (Lithonia, Georgia) The Martin Luther King, Jr. High School is a public high school located in Lithonia, Georgia. It opened in August, 2001, as the newest high school in the DeKalb County School System and was named after the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.....	Lithonia, Georgia Lithonia, Georgia Lithonia is a suburban town in eastern DeKalb County, Georgia, incorporated as a city. Lithonia's population was 1,924 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
Josh Coleman	Wide receiver	Brunswick High School Brunswick High School (Georgia) Brunswick High School is a public high school located in Brunswick, Georgia in Glynn County, Georgia. It is part of the Glynn County School District and opened in 1967....	Brunswick, Georgia Brunswick, Georgia Brunswick is the major urban and economic center in southeastern Georgia in the United States. The municipality is located on a harbor near the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 30 miles north of Florida and 70 miles south of South Carolina. Brunswick is bordered on the east by the Atlantic...
Dylan Cook	Wide receiver	Hiram High School Hiram High School -History:The history of a school in the Hiram area goes back a century. The earliest records list teachers working between 1907 and 1913, when a new three-room schoolhouse was built in Hiram. The school burned in 1922. Two years later, in 1924, a new school was built on the present location of...	Hiram, Georgia Hiram, Georgia Hiram is a city in Paulding County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,361 at the 2000 census. It is home to country music star, Travis Tritt.-Geography:Hiram is located at ....
Trent Demeritte	Wide receiver/Defensive back	Winder-Barrow High School Winder-Barrow High School Winder-Barrow High School is a high school in Winder, Georgia serving grades 9-12. It has an enrollment of circa 1,500 students and is the home of the Winder-Barrow "Bulldoggs."-External links:*...	Winder, Georgia Winder, Georgia Winder is a city in Barrow County, Georgia, United States. The population was 10,201 at the 2000 census. Census Estimates of 2005 indicate a population of 12,451...
Darvean Herron	Linebacker	Bradwell Institute Bradwell Institute Bradwell Institute is a public high school located in Hinesville, Georgia. It serves the western half of Hinesville including western Fort Stewart, Walthourville, Allenhurst, and Gum Branch. The principal is Mr. Scott Carrier. Bradwell serves grades 9–12 with about 1,800 students currently enrolled...	Hinesville, Georgia Hinesville, Georgia Hinesville is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. The population was 30,392 at the 2000 census. Hinesville is also known to have been the home of three signers of the Declaration of Independence: Lyman Hall, George Walton and Button Gwinnett. The city is the county seat of Liberty...
Dimitri Holmes	Wide receiver	Clarke Central High School Clarke Central High School Clarke Central High School is located in Athens, Georgia. The school was created in 1970 by the merger of two high schools, Athens High School and Burney-Harris High School , as a result of desegregation....	Athens, Georgia Athens, Georgia Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
Brian Lackey	Wide receiver	East Paulding High School East Paulding High School East Paulding High School is a public secondary school located in Dallas, Georgia, U.S.EPHS was established in 1991 and is nestled in one of the country's fastest growing counties...	Dallas, Georgia Dallas, Georgia Dallas is a city in and the county seat of Paulding County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 11,544. It was named for George M. Dallas, Vice President of the United States of America under James K. Polk.-History:...
Patrick McCrary	Tight end	Madison County High School	Danielsville, Georgia Danielsville, Georgia Danielsville is a city in Madison County, Georgia, United States. The population was 457 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Madison County...
Malcolm Poindexter	Defensive back /Running back	Northgate High School Northgate High School (Newnan) Northgate High School is a high school located in northeastern Coweta County, in Newnan, Georgia. Northgate High School is the newest of the three Coweta County high schools....	Newnan, Georgia Newnan, Georgia Newnan is a city in Coweta County, Georgia, about 30 miles southwest of Atlanta. The population was 16,242 at the 2000 Census. Newnan is one of the fastest growing cities in Georgia, with an estimated population of 27,097 in 2006 and 33,293 in July 2008...
Anthony Prophet	Quarterback	Johnson High School Johnson High School (Gainesville, Georgia) Robert Wood Johnson High School is a public high school located in Gainesville Georgia, USA, operated by Hall County Schools. The school serves 1,150 students in grades 9 to 12.- About Johnson :...	Gainesville, Georgia Gainesville, Georgia -Severe Weather:Gainesville sits on the very fringe of Tornado Alley, a region of the United States where severe weather is common. Supercell thunderstorms can sweep through any time between March and November, but are concentrated most in the spring...
Broderick Sellers	Linebacker	South Paulding High School	Douglasville, Georgia Douglasville, Georgia The city of Douglasville is the county seat of Douglas County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 30,961...
Quan Trammell	Defensive back/Wide receiver	Stephens County High School	Toccoa, Georgia Toccoa, Georgia Toccoa is a city in Stephens County, Georgia, United States located approximately from Athens and approximately northeast of Atlanta. The population was 9,323 at the 2000 census...

SSU sports information director Opio Mashariki confirmed on February 10, 2010 that assistant coach Jose Gonzalez resigned as linebackers coach on January 3, 2010.
Spring practice was held between March 8 and April 12, 2010. During the first practice session 13 ineligible players and 20 players who quit the team or were dismissed did not participate.
SSU announced on April 5 that it is moving its spring game to Sunday, April 11 at 2 p.m. at T.A. Wright Stadium. The game was originally scheduled to occur on April 10 at T.A. Wright Stadium.
The Orange team defeated the Blue team, 18–6, in the annual Orange-Blue football scrimmage at T. A. Wright Stadium on April 11. Kicker Derek Williams kicked four field goals in the game for the Orange team. Vince Cochran returned a A.J. DeFillippis pass 49 yards for a touchdown for the Blue team. DeFillippis threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Alakan Thomas but the extra point attempt was no good.
Savannah State announced that camp would begin on August 5 with the first practice on August 7.
Interim head coach Julius Dixon announced the hiring of Carl Funderburk, Corey McCloud and Dwayne Curry as assistant coaches.
The Tigers 2009 wide receiver coach, Hans Batichon, left the coaching staff, after only one season.
The teams second and final scrimmage of the preseason was held on August 25, 2010, at the SSU practice field. Junior quarterback A.J. DeFilippis threw two touchdown passes and ran for a touchdown to lead the Blue (offense) to a 34–0 victory over the Orange (defense).
Justin Babb, Demetrius Edwards, LaDarien Redfield and Derek Williams were named to the Phil Steele Magazine 2010 Preseason All-Independent Football Team.
Channing Welch, Demetrius Edwards, Justin Babb, and LaDarien Redfield were announced as team captains for the 2010 season.

Regular season notes and standings

Coaches and support staff

Name	Type	College	Graduating year
	Head Coach
John W. Montgomery, II	Asst. Head Coach Offensive Line Coach	Oklahoma State	1976
Alan Hall	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
Julius Dixon	Defensive Coordinator Defensive Backs Coach	Furman Furman University Furman University is a selective, private, coeducational, liberal arts college in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Furman is one of the oldest, and more selective private institutions in South Carolina...	1990
	Running Backs Coach
Carl Funderburk	Offensive line coach	Elon Elon University Elon University is a private liberal arts university in Elon, North Carolina, United States. Formerly known as Elon College, it became Elon University on June 1, 2001. The campus is a botanical garden and features oak trees, brick sidewalks, fountains, and lakes...	1989
Barry Casterlin	Defensive Line Coach	South Carolina University of South Carolina The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...	2001
Corey G. McCloud	Assistant defensive line coach	Nicholls State Nicholls State University Nicholls State University, founded in 1948, is a public university located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA. Nicholls is part of the University of Louisiana System of universities. Originally called Francis T. Nicholls Junior College, the institution split from the Louisiana State University System in...	1997
	Wide Receivers Coach
Eddie Johnson	Linebackers Coach / Recruiting Coordinator	Georgetown College	1993
Dwayne Curry	Assistant linebackers coach	Mississippi State Mississippi State University The Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science commonly known as Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States, partially in the town of Starkville and partially in an unincorporated area...	1997
Ken Tessier	Head Athletic Trainer	Endicott College Endicott College - History :Endicott was founded in 1939 by Eleanor Tupper and her husband, George O. Bierkoe, as a two-year women’s college. The college was issued its first charter by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in that year and graduated its first class in 1941. In 1944, it was approved by the state for...	2002
Renee Mickey	Graduate Assistant / Athletic Trainer	UNC-Pembroke University of North Carolina at Pembroke The University of North Carolina at Pembroke , also known as UNC Pembroke, is a public, co-educational, historically American Indian liberal arts university in the town of Pembroke in Robeson County, North Carolina....	2009

Roster

2010 Savannah State Tigers by position

Quarterbacks

13 Antonio Bostic – Freshman
14 Alfred Defilippis – Junior
16 Avery Cheeks – Freshman
17 Jake Durham – Freshman
19 Anthony Prophet – Freshman

Running Backs

20 Justin Babb – Senior
21 Sheldon Barnes – Freshman
34 Daniel Heslop – Sophomore
36 John Williams – Freshman
40 Thomas Beaurem – Sophomore
47 Brandon Best – Junior
48 Malachi Youngblood – Junior

Wide Receivers

8 Simon Heyward – Freshman
9 JaQuan Trammel – Freshman
24 Antonio Proctor – Freshman
26 Josh Coleman – Freshman
43 Carnell Weston – Freshman
80 Eric Washington Freshman
81 Dylan Cook – Freshman
82 Stefon Taylor – Senior
83 Nathan Robinson – Junior
84 Alakan Thomas – Junior
85 Bryan Lackey – Freshman
88 Trent Demeritte – Freshman

Tight Ends

5 Patrick McCrary – Freshman
42 Lucas "Chris" Grile – Junior
89 Chryston Floyd – Freshman
91 Terrence Williams – Sophomore

Kickers / Punters

99 Derek Williams – Sophomore

Offensive Line

52 Terrence Williams – Sophomore
59 Bryce Bell – Freshman
62 Jared Brunson – Junior
68 Thelmore Jackson – Sophomore
70 Demetrius Edwards – Junior
71 Lenworth McKenzie – Sophomore
72 Darryl Harris – Freshman
73 Cedric Brown – Freshman
74 Jonathan Clowers – Freshman
75 Warren Mason – Sophomore
76 Dan Johnson – Senior
77 Joseph Caldwell-Jones – Freshman
78 Terrick Ransom – Sophomore
79 David Larmond – Freshman

Defensive Line

46 Reginald Givens – Junior
50 LaDarien Redfield – Junior
55 Xavier Lewis – Sophomore
57 Denzell Carter – Freshman
67 Stephan Myers – Sophomore
86 James Briscoe – Sophomore
90 Chris McMullen – Sophomore
93 Alex Wierzibicki – Freshman
94 Channing Welch – Senior
95 Eric Baker – Sophomore
96 Timothy Wright – Sophomore
97 Tametric Hunt – Junior

Linebackers

12 Leland Russell – Sophomore
31 Rashaud Ferrell – Linebacker
32 Taylor Thompson – Freshman
35 Sadrak JeanBaptiste – Sophomore
41 Broderic Sellers – Freshman
44 Darvean Herron – Freshman
45 J. Vince Cochran – Senior
49 Michael Kuku – Junior
52 Edwin Stevenson – Sophomore
53 Nate Clay – Junior
54 Dustin Russell – Sophomore

Defensive Backs

3 Cedric Chambers – Freshman
7 Darren Hunter – Senior
8 Patrick Thomas – Sophomore
10 Justin Cooper – Sophomore
11 Antonio Martin – Sophomore
15 Deshawn Printup – Freshman
18 Calvert Smith – Sophomore
22 Richie Rucker – Junior
23 Anthony Welch – Freshman
25 Oscar Sims – Freshman
27 Mathew Smith – Junior
28 Jevonte Miller- Freshman
29 Malcome Poindexter – Freshman
30 Chris Asbury – Junior
33 Khevin Sullivan – Sophomore
37 Kyle Ashford – Freshman
38 Lee Green – Sophomore

Media

Radio flagship: WHCJ

Broadcasters: Steve Richards (play-by-play), Curtis Foster (analyst)

Schedule

Georgia Southern University

The Tigers were held to 172 total yards of offense by the Eagles defenses enroute to a 48–3 loss. Justin Babb led the Tigers offense with 70 yards rushing and three catches for 34 yards. Brian Lackey caught three passes for 37 total yards. Quarterback A.J. DeFilippis finished the game with 7 completions on 19 passes for 71 yards, but was rushed for −18 yards on the ground and was sacked three times by the Eagles. Redshirt freshman quarterback Antonio Bostick finished 1-of-4 passing for nine yards. The Tigers' defense was led by J. Vince Cochran with 13 tackles and Darren Hunter who added 12 tackles. On special teams, junior kicker Derek Williams hit a 31-yard field goal in the third quarter, but his 43-yard attempt with 3:19 to play in the game struck the right upright. He punted eight times for 267 yards (a 33.4-yard average), with 52 yards as his longest punt in the game. He averaged 64.5-yards with his two kickoffs (129 yards).

The Eagles scored on their first five possessions of the game and ended with 540 yards on offense.

Fort Valley State University

Music City Classic
The Tigers took a 10–0 lead in the first quarter, but Fort Valley State scored 41 unanswered to beat Savannah State 41–10 in the Music City Classic. A crowd of 4,182 at Macon's Henderson Stadium watched as a 21-yard interception return for a touchdown by Cedric Chambers (4:18 into the game) and a 43-yard Derek Williams field goal gave the Tigers an early lead. However the Tiger's offense continued to struggle only gaining 131 yards (60 yards rushing and 71 yards passing) with 3 interceptions and 2 lost fumbles on the day. The Tigers defense gave up 345 yards (143 yards rushing and 202 yards passing)

Domin Patterson returned two interceptions for touchdowns of 48 and 44 yards for the Wildcats.

Bethune-Cookman University

Bethune-Cookman quarterback Matt Johnson threw two touchdowns and ran for three touchdowns as the Wildcats beat Savannah State 42–7. The win was the 11th straight victory over the Tigers for Bethune Cookman and dropped the Tigers to 0–3 on the season. The Tigers only score came after a 17 play, 75-yard drive in 17 plays when running back Justin Babb scored on a 1-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter. Babb finished the game with 125 yards on 16 carries.
The Tigers offense could only generate four first downs and 100 total yards in the second half of the game. SSU quarterback AJ DeFilippis threw for 59 yards, but had two interceptions for SSU. Quarterback Antonio Bostic threw for 16 yards completing 4 of 4 passes and ran for 19 yards.

Albany State University

Rumble in the Swamp
The Rams of Albany State University defeated the Tigers, 28–14, in the inaugural Rumble in the Swamp Classic at Memorial Stadium in Waycross, Georgia. A crowd of 9,273 fans watched as the 16th ranked Rams. Freshman receiver Simon Heyward caught 10 passes in the game for 104 yards. Chris Asbury and J. Vince Cochran each had 11 tackles to lead the defense.

Liberty University

The 25th ranked Flames of Liberty University defeated the Tigers 52–14 before a crowd of 19,314 at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia. Antonio Bostic passed for 187 yards and 1 touchdown (a 32 yard pass to Brian Lackey). The Tigers only other score was a 22 yards return of a blocked punt by Rashaud Ferrell. Sheldon Barnes ran for 76 and Lackey caught 5 passes for 104 yards to lead the Tigers offense. Darren Hunter led the SSU defense with 11 tackles in the game.

Georgia State University

A Georgia Dome crowd of 14,908 fans watched as the Georgia State Panthers defeated the Tigers 55–21. SSU's Sheldon Barnes ran for 78 yards and quarterback Antonio Bostic passed for 95 yards. Simon Heyward was the leading receiver for the Tigers with six catches for 31 yards. Vince Coleman led the Tigers defense with eight tackles.

Florida A&M University

Sheldon Barnes ran for 109 yards, but the Tigers were unable to score in a 31–0 loss to the Rattlers of FAMU. The Tigers defense held FAMU scoreless in the first quarter and the Rattlers held a 10–0 at lead at halftime, but the Tiger defense gave up three touchdowns in the second half. Starting quarterback Antonio Bostick threw for only 36 yards with Brian Lackey and Simon Heyward each catching three passes for 18 yards each. The loss kept the Tigers winless (0–7) and was the first shutout of the season.

Alabama State University

The Tigers suffered their eighth loss of the season and second straight shutout in a 24–0 loss to Alabama State. The Tigers trailed at halftime, 7–0, but gave up a touchdown in the third quarter and 10 points in the fourth quarter including a 59 yard interception touchdown return. Redshirt freshman quarterback Antonio Bostick passed for 92 yards and freshman wide receiver Simon Heyward caught 8 passes for 63 yards. Sheldon Barnes rushed for 80 yards. On defense, CJ Smith made a career-high 11 tackles in the game.

Old Dominion University

The Monarchs of Old Dominion University scored early and often enroute to a 57–9 win over the Tigers in Norfolk, Virginia. The Monarchs scored 21 points in the first quarter and lead 50–9 at halftime. Quarterback Antonio Bostick scored on a one-yard touchdown run with 39 seconds left in the first half for the Tigers only touchdown of the game. Bostick threw for 127 total yards in the game, but was sacked four times by the Monarch's defense and threw one interception that was returned for a touchdown. Darren Hunter led the Tiger's defense with nine tackles.

North Carolina Central University

The Tigers ended their losing streak at 11 games by defeating the Eagles of North Carolina Central at Memorial Stadium. A crowd of 3,518 for the teams first victory this season. Running back Sheldon Barnes rushed for a career-high 120 yards. Redshirt freshman quarterback Antonio Bostick passed for 78 yards and one touchdown while sophomore quarterback AJ DeFilippis threw for 43 yards and one touchdown. On defense for the Tigers, Michael Kuku had 10 tackles and recovered a fumble.

Norfolk State University

The Tigers ended the 2010 season at home with a loss to the Spartans of Norfolk State University. The 4,967 fans at Memorial Stadium saw the Spartans rolled up 579 yards of offense, including 233 yards and three touchdowns by De Angelo Branche, during the game. SSU's only point in the game were scored on two field goals of 47 and 35 yards by kicker Derek Williams. Quarterback Antonio Bostick threw for 54 yards and Antonio Proctor rushed for 68 yards to lead the Tigers offense. Broderick Sellars led the Tigers defense with 16 tackles.

Team

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;">		Team	Opp
Scoring	112	441
Points per Game	10.2	40.1
First Downs	141	242
Rushing	75	135
Passing	52	96
Penalty	14	11
Total Offense	2,484	4,991
Avg per Play	3.8	6.8
Avg per Game	225.8	453.7
Fumbles-Lost	21–9	17–10
Penalties-Yards	74–563	107.908
Avg per Game	51.2	82.5

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"> Team Opp Punts-Yards 78–2,774 35–1,317 Avg per Punt 35.6 37.6 Time of Possession/Game 29.24 30:36 3rd Down Conversions 45 of 158 (28%) 58 of 129 (45%) 4th Down Conversions 4 of 13 (31%) 8 of 18 (44%) Touchdowns Scored 14 59 Field Goals-Attempts 5–10 9–16 PAT-Attempts 13–14 (93%) 58–58 (100%) Attendance 8,485 94,376 Games / Avg per Game 2 / 4,242 7 / 13,482

Scores by quarter

External links

Savannah State Tigers football at SSUAthletics.com
Official 2010 Schedule from SSUAthletics.com
Official 2010 Media Guide
Cumulative team statistics at SSUAthletics.com

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