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2010 Savannah State Tigers Football Team
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 *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. *SSU sports information ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Wright Stadium
Ted Wright Stadium is a 13,500-seat multi-purpose stadium in Savannah, Georgia, United States. The facility is located on the campus of Savannah State University. The stadium is primarily used for American football and track and field. It is home to the Savannah State Tigers football and track and field teams and occasionally hosts games and events by high schools in Chatham County. The stadium is named in honor of Ted A. Wright, who served as Savannah State's head football coach from 1947 to 1949. The original stadium's construction was part of massive school building project that spanned from 1964 to 1971. The new stadium was built at a cost of $133,665 and John McGlockton, a 1935 graduate was instrumental in securing the lighting at no expense to the college. Prior to the current location of T.A. Wright Stadium, the SSU football team played in several different locations in over 100 years of competitive football. From 1902 to 1940, the Tigers played where the King-Frazier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinesville, Georgia
Hinesville is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, Liberty County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States, located on the Atlantic coastal plain. The population was 33,437 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census and an estimated 33,273 in 2019. The city is the county seat of Liberty County. It is the principal city of the Hinesville metropolitan area, which comprises all of Liberty County, including the Fort Stewart army installation, plus neighboring Long County, Georgia, Long County. History Hinesville was founded in 1837. That same year, the seat of Liberty County was transferred to Hinesville from Riceboro, Georgia, Riceboro. It was incorporated as a city in 1916. The city is named for Charleton Hines, a state senator. A 2017 report by ''Business Insider'' listed Hinesville as the most boring city in Georgia, noting that there were only 25 full-service restaurants, four bars, 13 hotels, and no museums in the Hinesville metropolitan area. Geography Hinesville is loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephens County High School
Toccoa is a city in far Northeast Georgia near the border with South Carolina. It is the county seat of Stephens County, Georgia, United States, located about from Athens and about northeast of Atlanta. The population was 9,133 as of the 2020 census. History Native Americans, including indigenous peoples of the Mississippian culture, and historic Yuchi (linked to the Muscogee Creek confederacy and later allies of the Cherokee), occupied Tugaloo and the area of Toccoa for at least 1,000 years prior to European settlement. The Mississippian culture was known for building earthen platform mounds; in the Mississippi and Ohio valleys, the people developed some large, dense cities and complexes featuring multiple mounds and, in some cases, thousands of residents. In what is known as the regional South Appalachian Mississippian culture, by contrast, settlements were smaller and the peoples typically built a single platform mound in the larger villages. Salvage archeological studies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglasville, Georgia
The city of Douglasville is the county seat of Douglas County, Georgia, United States. , the city had a population of 34,650, up from 30,961 in 2010 and 20,065 in 2000. Douglasville is located approximately west of Atlanta and is part of the Atlanta Metro Area. Highway access can be obtained via three interchanges along Interstate 20. History Located along a natural rise in the topography, Douglasville was originally known as "Skint Chestnut." The name was derived from a large tree used by Native Americans as a landmark; it was stripped of its bark so as to be more conspicuous. Douglasville was founded in 1874 as the railroad was constructed in the area. That same year, Douglasville was designated as the county seat of the recently formed Douglas County. The community was named for Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois. Georgia General Assembly first incorporated Douglasville in 1875. On September 21, 2009, Douglas County was devastated by the worst flood in Georgia hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Paulding High School
South Paulding High School is a public high school located in Paulding County, Georgia, United States. Opened in 2006, South Paulding is a part of the Paulding County School District. Beginning its second year (2007–2008), a 12th grade class was added and the student body was composed of 1657 students. Demographics The student body of South Paulding is 76.1 percent Caucasian, 19.7 percent African American, 2.4 percent Hispanic, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1.4 percent other races. Athletics South Paulding offers basketball, football, softball, volleyball, wrestling, cheerleading, cross-country, baseball, soccer, tennis, dance, esports, golf, and track and field. They compete in region 5 of the GHSA AAAAAA. Notable alumni * Michael Carter II - NFL defensive back, New York Jets * Caleb Lee Hutchinson Caleb Lee Hutchinson (born March 2, 1999) is an American singer-songwriter, and runner-up on the sixteenth season of ''American Idol''. Early life Caleb Lee Hutchinson was born i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gainesville, Georgia
The city of Gainesville is the county seat of Hall County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 42,296. Because of its large number of poultry processing plants, it is often called the "Poultry Capital of the World." Gainesville is the principal city of, and is included in, the Gainesville, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, Georgia Combined Statistical Area. History Gainesville was established as "Mule Camp Springs" by European-American settlers in the early 1800s. Less than three years after the organization of Hall County on December 15, 1818, Mule Camp Springs was renamed "Gainesville" on April 21, 1821. It was named in honor of General Edmund P. Gaines, a hero of the War of 1812 and a noted military surveyor and road-builder. Gainesville was selected to be the county seat and chartered by the Georgia General Assembly on November 30, 1821. A gold rush that began in nearby L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnson High School (Gainesville, Georgia)
Robert Wood Johnson High School is a public high school located in Gainesville, Georgia, United States, operated by the Hall County School District. The school serves 1,600 students in grades 9 to 12. About Johnson Robert Wood Johnson High School was built in 1972 by the Hall County Board of Education under the direction of Superintendent Dean Myers. The school is named after the Johnson & Johnson Corporation's founder; the corporation owned a large piece of land in South Hall County and gave a small piece to the Board of Education as long as they in turn would name the school Robert Wood Johnson High School. The school at one time was called Robert Wood Johnson Memorial Comprehensive High School. Johnson High School added a vocational wing in 1973. The school's first principal was Donald Loggins. In 1982 the Frank J. Knight Center was dedicated. This is home to many PE classes, basketball, volleyball, and school assemblies. In 1990 a stadium was built for football and socc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newnan, Georgia
Newnan is a city in Metro Atlanta and the county seat of Coweta County, Georgia, about southwest of Atlanta. Its population was 42,549 at the 2020 census, up from 33,039 in 2010. History Newnan was established as county seat of Coweta County (replacing the defunct town of Bullsboro) in 1828, and was named for North Carolinian General Daniel Newnan. It quickly became a prosperous magnet for lawyers, doctors, other professionals, and merchants. Much of Newnan's prosperity was due to its thriving cotton industry, which relied on slavery. Newnan was largely untouched by the Civil War due to its status as a hospital city (for both Union and Confederate troops), and as a result still features much antebellum architecture. Celebrated architect Kennon Perry designed many of the town's 20th-century homes. During the Atlanta Campaign, Confederate cavalry defeated Union forces at the nearby Battle of Brown's Mill. On April 23, 1899, a notorious lynching occurred after an African-A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northgate High School (Newnan)
Northgate High School (NGHS) is a public high school located in northeastern Coweta County near Newnan, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1996, Northgate is the newest of the three Coweta County School System high schools. Northgate offers four diploma choices: College Prep with Distinction, College Prep, Career/Technical with Distinction, and Career/Technical. Students may also choose a dual diploma program with both college prep and career/tech seals. Feeder schools include Lee Middle School, Madras Middle School and Arnall Middle School. Madras also feeds into the nearby Newnan High School. Athletics Northgate has achieved a few state champions in classes AAAA and AAAAA. In 2009, the school's baseball team compiled a 32-5 record and an all-region championship game with Starr's Mill, and defeated them in three games. Their competition cheerleading won state in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016 and 2017. Competition cheerleading finished runner-up in 2006 and 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danielsville, Georgia
Danielsville is a city in Madison County, Georgia, United States. The population was 560 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Madison County. History Danielsville was named for General Allen Daniel (1772-1836), Major-General of the Fourth Division of Georgia Militia 1812-17 and both state senator and representative of Elbert and Madison Counties, and Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives in 1822. His father was at one time thought to be a Captain Allen Daniel of Virginia, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War, but this has been disproved. In 1812, Danielsville was designated seat of the newly formed Madison County. Danielsville was incorporated as a town in 1817 and as a city in 1908. Lynching of Lent Shaw On April 11, 1936, a 45-year-old Black father of eleven children, called Lent Shaw in newspaper accounts as his name is misspelled in court documents was arrested by Madison County police and being taken to the county jail in Danielsville. His ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madison County High School (Georgia) in Madison, Virginia
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Madison County High School is the name of several educational institutions in the United States: * Madison County High School (Alabama) in Gurley, Alabama * Madison County High School (Florida) in Madison, Florida * Madison County High School (Georgia) in Danielsville, Georgia * Madison County High School (Virginia) Madison County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,837. Its county seat is Madison. History Madison County was established in December 1792, created from Culpeper County. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas, Georgia
Dallas is a city in, and the county seat of, Paulding County, Georgia, United States. The estimated population, as of 2010, was 11,544. Dallas is a northwestern exurb of Atlanta, located approximately from the downtown area. It was named for George M. Dallas, Vice President of the United States, under James K. Polk. History The area where in and around Dallas was originally held by the Muscogee people, but would eventually lose their land in battle to the Cherokee in 1755. The area became a crossroads for the Cherokee who lived in the area. When gold was discovered in Georgia in 1828, it began what was known as the Georgia Gold Rush. Paulding County was soon separated into 40-acre "Gold Lots" during the Gold Lottery of 1832 and people came from other parts of Georgia and other states to seek gold. The settlers found little gold in the area, with only small amounts being found in mines at Lost Mountain. Many settlers began using their parcels of land to grow crops inste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
