Английская Википедия:2010 Savannah State Tigers football team

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox NCAA team season Шаблон:2010 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings The 2010 Savannah State Tigers football team represented Savannah State University in American football. The Tigers were members of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision as a first year member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

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.

Season notes

Preseason notes

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Sophomore quarterback A.J. Defillips warms up during the Savannah State vs. Old Dominion game. (Taken on November 6, 2010).

• Head coach Robert "Robby" Wells announced the release of defensive line coach Allen Edwards. Edwards had coached SSU's defensive line since 2008.
• Robert "Robby" Wells 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	Lithonia, Georgia
Josh Coleman	Wide receiver	Brunswick High School	Brunswick, Georgia
Dylan Cook	Wide receiver	Hiram High School	Hiram, Georgia
Trent Demeritte	Wide receiver/defensive back	Winder-Barrow High School	Winder, Georgia
Darvean Herron	Linebacker	Bradwell Institute	Hinesville, Georgia
Dimitri Holmes	Wide receiver	Clarke Central High School	Athens, Georgia
Brian Lackey	Wide receiver	East Paulding High School	Dallas, Georgia
Patrick McCrary	Tight end	Madison County High School	Danielsville, Georgia
Malcolm Poindexter	Defensive back /Running back	Northgate High School	Newnan, Georgia
Anthony Prophet	Quarterback	Johnson High School	Gainesville, Georgia
Broderick Sellers	Linebacker	South Paulding High School	Douglasville, Georgia
Quan Trammell	Defensive back/Wide receiver	Stephens County High School	Toccoa, Georgia

• 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 team's 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

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Kicker Derek Williams of Savannah State attempts a field goal against the Monarchs of Old Dominion University. (Taken on November 6, 2010).

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	1990
	Running backs coach
Carl Funderburk	Offensive line coach	Elon	1989
Barry Casterlin	Defensive line coach	South Carolina	2001
Corey G. McCloud	Assistant defensive line coach	Nicholls State	1997
	Wide receivers coach
Eddie Johnson	Linebackers Coach / recruiting coordinator	Georgetown College	1993
Dwayne Curry	Assistant linebackers coach	Mississippi State	1997
Ken Tessier	Head Athletic Trainer	Endicott College	2002
Renee Mickey	Graduate Assistant / Athletic Trainer	UNC-Pembroke	2009

Roster

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Freshman quarterback Antonio Bostic during warm up drills. (Taken November 6, 2010)

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 Redshirt 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

Game summaries

Georgia Southern

Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxThe Tigers were held to 172 total yards of offense by the Eagles defenses en route 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

Music City Classic Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxThe 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

Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxBethune-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

Rumble in the Swamp Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxThe 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

Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxThe 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

Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxA 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

Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxSheldon 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

Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxThe 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

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The Tigers on defense against the Monarchs during the first quarter. (November 6, 2010)

The Monarchs of Old Dominion University scored early and often en route 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

Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxThe 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 team's 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

Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxThe 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.

Statistics

Current as of Шаблон:Start date – All Games

Team

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

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

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Media

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