The 2017 Savannah State Tigers football team represented

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in the

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. The Tigers were members of the

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(MEAC). They were led by second-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. They finished the season 3–8, 3–5 in MEAC play to finish in seventh place.

Schedule

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Game summaries

At Appalachian State

At Montana

Florida A&M

At Bethune–Cookman

Hampton

At Morgan State

At Charleston Southern

At Norfolk State

Delaware State

At North Carolina A&T

South Carolina State

References

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Savannah State Tigers football seasons

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