2007 Savannah State Tigers football team

2007 Savannah State Tigers football
Conference NCAA Division I FCS independent schools
2007 record 4–7 (0–0 Independent)
Head coach Theo Lemon
Offensive coordinator John W. Montgomery, ll
Offensive scheme Smashmouth offense
Defensive coordinator Julius Dixon
Base defense 4-4
Home stadium Ted A. Wright Stadium
Memorial Stadium

The 2007 Savannah State Tigers football team competed in American football on behalf of the Savannah State University in the NCAA Division I-AA, as an independent. This was the second season under the guidance of head coach Theo Lemon.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 7:00 p.m. at Morgan State* Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD L 21–49   11,573
September 7 1:00 p.m. Johnson C. Smith* Memorial Stadium • Savannah, GA W 31–10   12,448
September 15 1:00 p.m. Bethune-Cookman* Memorial Stadium • Savannah, GA L 31–45   15,126
September 29 5:00 p.m. at Fort Valley State* Wildcat Stadium • Fort Valley, GA L 26–35   13,218
October 6 1:30 p.m. at Charleston Southern* Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC L 17–28   10,758
October 13 7:00 p.m. at Morehouse* B. T. Harvey Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 35–32   15,250
October 20 1:00 p.m. North Carolina Central* Memorial Stadium • Savannah, GA W 38–30   12,956
October 27 2:00 p.m. Edward Waters* Ted Wright Stadium • Savannah, GA L 16–24   14,009
November 3 1:30 p.m. at Gardner–Webb* Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC L 27–66   13,906
November 17 2:00 p.m. Mississippi Valley State* Ted Wright Stadium • Savannah, GA W 31–28   12,761
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster

2007 Savannah State Tigers by position [1]
Quarterbacks
  • 3 JaCorey Kilcrease – Sophomore
  • 5 Greg McCrary – Freshman
  • 14 Don Jackson – Freshman
Running Backs
  • 20 Justin Babb – Freshman
  • 22 Antwan Edwards – Freshman
  • 23 Sean Evans – Sophomore
  • 28 Reginald May – Junior
  • 30 Charles Huggins – Sophomore
  • 32 Reggie Williams – Freshman
  • 40 Chad Morgan – Freshman
Wide Receivers
  • 6 Byron Leggett – Freshman
  • 7 Bernard Coleman – Junior
  • 9 Deleon Hollinger – Sophomore
  • 10 Anthony Bowden – Sophomore
  • 11 Isaiah Osborne – Junior
  • 17 Tyron Kirkland – Junior
  • 18 DeAndre Blackmon – Freshman
  • 21 Chris Rhines – Freshman
  • 80 Kennell Thompson – Freshman
  • 81 A.J. Denson – Freshman
  • 82 Robert Frazier – Sophomore
  • 85 Stefon Taylor – Freshman
Tight Ends
  • 87 Steven Veasy – Sophomore
  • 88 Joshua Marshall – Sophomore
  
Fullbacks
  • 35 Jamie Beard – Senior
Offensive Line
  • 39 Lewis Hall – Sophomore
  • 59 Derrick Dorsey – Sophomore
  • 60 Kevin Thompson – Freshman
  • 63 Bill Pester – Freshman
  • 64 Justin Norton – Junior
  • 65 Warren Washington – Junior
  • 66 Rashad Jackson – Senior
  • 67 Albert Newsome – Freshman
  • 68 Cyril Owusu – Freshman
  • 70 William Edwards – Freshman
  • 72 Brandon Patterson – Freshman
  • 73 Kenny Andrew – Junior
  • 74 Algernon Wright – Sophomore
  • 76 Dan Johnson – Freshman
  • 77 Devin Rice – Sophomore
Defensive Line
  • 50 LaDarien Redfield – Freshman
  • 54 Ivan Sharpe – Freshman
  • 55 Dominique Clark – Senior
  • 90 Cordero Campbell – Freshman
  • 91 Chris Reed – Sophomore
  • 92 Randy Harling – Senior
  • 93 Brandon Miller – Sophomore
  • 94 Jason Lynn – Freshman
  • 95 Keith Holmes – Sophomore
  • 96 Joe Myles – Freshman
  • 98 Roland Jackson – Senior
  
Linebackers
  • 12 Frank Usher – Junior
  • 26 Antwan Allen – Sophomore
  • 31 Morris Drayton – Junior
  • 43 Jeffrey Robertson – Freshman
  • 45 DeAngelo Jenkins – Freshman
  • 46 J. Vince Cochran – Freshman
  • 47 Joudon Butler – Freshman
  • 48 Chris Bawlson – Junior
  • 51 Calvin Leonard – Junior
  • 52 Anton Williams – Freshman
  • 53 Willie Hall – Sophomore
  • 56 Jonathan Stewart – Senior
Defensive Backs
  • 1 Marcus Darrisaw -Junior
  • 4 Jamar Graham -Freshman
  • 8 Javorris Jackson -Junior
  • 15 Chris Herans -Junior
  • 19 Jeremy Boston -Junior
  • 25 Rashad Curry -Freshman
  • 27 Jared Turner -Freshman
  • 29 Karnell Feagins -Freshman
  • 33 Antoine Stewart -Senior
  • 37 Darren Hunter -Freshman
  • 42 Charles Arrington -Freshman
Kickers / Punters
  • 16 Luis Justiniano – Sophomore
  • 84 Cheick Diop – Freshman
  • 13 Brandon Webster – Freshman
  • 49 Jeremy Johnson – Senior

Statistics

Team

Team Opp
Scoring  84  343
  Points per Game  8.4  34.3
First Downs  116  194
  Rushing  61  99
  Passing  39  75
  Penalty  16  20
Total Offense  1,892  3,676
  Avg per Play  3.2  5.5
  Avg per Game  189.2  367.6
Fumbles-Lost  17–14  13–7
Penalties-Yards  84–814  100-927
  Avg per Game  81.4  92.7
Team Opp
Punts-Yards  64–2,172  41–1,482
  Avg per Punt  33.9  36.1
Time of Possession/Game  28.59  32.31
3rd Down Conversions  31/135 (23%)  47/127 (37%)
4th Down Conversions  5/26 (19%)  3/14 (21%)
Touchdowns Scored  11  42
Field Goals-Attempts-Long  2-6-  17-21-
PAT-Attempts  10–11 (91%)  38–41 (93%)
Attendance  18,552  17,040
  Games/Avg per Game  5/3,710  5/3,408

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total
Savannah State 14 20 23 27 84
Opponents 74 108 58 103 343

Offense

Rushing

Name GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
 EDWARDS, Antwan  10–6  126  516  76  440  3.5  1  47  44.0
 BABB, Justin  10–0  39  162  15  147  3.8  0  24  14.7
 MAY, Reginald  5–2  28  102  3  99  3.5  0  16  19.8
 WILLIAMS, Reggie  10–0  35  105  17  88  2.5  1  24  8.8
 BEARD, Jamie  10–8  23  93  12  81  3.5  0  39  8.1
 MCCRARY, Greg  7–3  52  183  133  50  1.0  2  25  7.1
 KILCREASE, Jacorey  7–5  36  116  68  48  1.3  1  20  6.9
 COCHRAN, Vince  9–0  2  11  9  2  1.0  0  11  0.2
 RHINES, Chris  9–1  10  28  28  0  0.0  0  18  0.0
 HOLLINGER, Deleon  10–7  1  0  1  -1  -1.0  0  0  -0.1
 TEAM  4–0  3  0  1  -1  -0.3  0  0  -0.2
 WEBSTER, Brandon  2–0  1  0  11  -11  -11.0  0  0  -5.5
 JOHNSON, Jeremy  10–0  3  0  43  -43  -14.3  0  0  -4.3
Total  10  359  1316  417  899  2.5  5  47  89.9
Opponents  10  411  2254  220  2034  4.9  26  80  203.4

Passing

Name GP-GS Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
 KILCREASE, Jacorey  7–5  83.38  62–126–4  49.2  490  3  45  70.0
 MCCRARY, Greg  7–3  59.48  38–95–13  40.0  412  3  94  58.9
 RHINES, Chris  9–1  83.22  9–20–0  45.0  91  0  38  10.1
Total  10  73.95  109–241–17  45.2  993  6  94  99.3
Opponents  10  116.68  142–255–11  55.7  1642  12  51  164.2

Receiving

Name GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
 HOLLINGER,Deleon  10–7  31  413  13.3  3  94  41.3
 OSBORNE,Isaiah  10–7  23  215  9.3  1  45  21.5
 DENSON,A.J.  8–0  11  112  10.2  1  39  14.0
 BOWDEN,Anthony  7–1  8  44  5.5  0  9  6.3
 EDWARDS,Antwan  10–6  8  26  3.2  0  11  2.6
 WILLIAMS,Reggie  10–0  8  4  0.5  0  18  0.4
 LEGGETT,Byron  5–1  5  47  9.4  0  20  9.4
 RHINES,Chris  9–1  4  34  8.5  0  15  3.8
 BABB,Justin  10–0  3  34  11.3  1  34  3.4
 KIRKLAND,Tyron  4–0  3  23  7.7  0  14  5.8
 FRAZIER,Robert  3–0  2  27  13.5  0  14  9.0
 BEARD,Jamie  10–8  2  8  4.0  0  12  0.8
 JACKSON,Javorris  10–8  1  6  6.0  0  6  0.6
Total  10  109  993  9.1  6  94  99.3
Opponents  10  142  1642  11.6  12  51  164.2

Defense

Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Interceptions Fumbles Blkd
Kick
Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds BrUp QBH No.-Yds Avg TD Long Rcv-Yds FF
ALLEN, Antwan104240826.5–241.5–9102–7939.5048000
LEONARD, Calvin102945745.5–172.5–81200000–020
JACKSON, Javorris103737742.0–50705–7314.60480–000
HERANS, Chris93338715.5–221.0–52000001–011
CLARK, Dominique72024448.5–404.0–171100000–020
STEWART, Antione92415392.0–161.0–121000001–000
USHER, Frank9249303.5–171.0–51100001–000
DARRISAW, Marcus9227291.0–40602–40200230–000
RICE, Devin9919282.0–200200001–010
REDFIELD, Ladarien9819274.0–90.5–20100000–000
GRAHAM, Jamar1017926006000000–000
REED, Chris101213255.5–130.5–21000000–010
HARLING, Randy10910194.5–1000000000–000
BAWLSON, Chris761117000000000–000
DRAYTON, Morris65813000000000–000
HALL, Willie6561100001–11010–000
CAMPBELL, Cordero646102.5–252.0–250000000–000
MILLER, Brandon45510000000001–000
WILLIAMS, Reggie109110000000000–000
COCHRAN, Vince95491.0–100000000–000
BOSTON, Jeremy663900201–36360360–000
ROBBERTSON, Jeffrey6358000000000–000
RHINES, Chris97181.0–600000000–000
HOLMES, Keith5437000100000–000
ARRINGTON, Charles4336000000000–000
COLEMAN, Bernard4426000000000–000
FEAGINS, Karnell2235000000000–000
TURNER, Jared3325000000000–000
USHER, F. Iv213401.0–70000001–000
MYLES, Joe31341.0–700000000–000
LYNN, Jason5123000000000–000
HOLLINGER, Deleon10303000000000–000
BOWDEN, Anthony7303000000000–000
TEAM4303000000001–000
MCCRARY, Greg71120.5–100000000–010
JOHNSON, Dan3202000000000–000
OSBORNE, Isaiah101120.5–100100000–000
MARSHALL, Joshua4022000000000–000
STEWART, Jonathan1011000000000–000
JOHNSON, Jeremy10101000000000–000
ALLEN, M.1101000000000–000
EVANS, Sean1101000000000–000
KIRKLAND, Tyron4101000000000–000
BEARD, Jamie10101000000000–000
BABB, Justin10011000000000–000
Total1037536273757–22015–9229911–22920.80657–081
Opponents1032434266695–41316–121302017–34020.028514–131114

Special teams

Name Punting Kickoffs
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB
JOHNSON, Jeremy60209835.05035411041541.501
WEBSTER, Brandon37424.733000000000
TEAM1000.0000000000
JUSTINIANO,Luis000000001459642.601
Total64217233.950354124101142.102
Opponents41148236.153268068374955.134
Name Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long
DARRISAW, Marcus1112811.602747719.2029
DENSON, A.J.11010.0010710314.7022
OSBORNE, Isaiah000001429020.7040
BABB, Justin000001336327.9084
BAWLSON, Chris000004184.5010
EDWARDS, Antwan000004358.8013
LOVETT, Jalvin0000022512.5015
HALL, Willie00000100.000
ROSS, Willie0000011111.0011
VEASY, Steven00000144.004
LEGGETT, Byron0000012020.0020
MAY, Reginald00000188.008
BOWDEN, Anthony0000011818.0018
Total1213811.50275497218.0084
Opponents292167.40322143520.7183

References

  1. ↑ "2007 Roster". Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-18.