Savannah State Tigers | |
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University | Savannah State University |
Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Athletic director | Sterling Steward Jr. |
Location | Savannah, Georgia |
Varsity teams | 16 |
Football stadium | Ted A. Wright Stadium |
Basketball arena | Tiger Arena |
Nickname | Tigers and Lady Tigers |
Colors | Burnt Orange and Reflex Blue |
Website | ssuathletics |
Savannah State Tigers | |||
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League | NCAA Division I | ||
Location | Savannah, Georgia | ||
Nickname(s) | Tigers | ||
Mascot | Tiger | ||
Manager | Carlton Hardy | ||
Uniforms | |||
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The Savannah State Tigers and Lady Tigers are the men's and women's intercollegiate athletic teams that play for Savannah State University in Savannah, Georgia.
Savannah State University holds membership in the NCAA Division I (as members of the MEAC) and participates in the following sports: football, baseball, basketball (men and women), cross-country (men and women), tennis (men and women), track and field (men and women), volleyball (women only), golf (men), and softball (women). On March 20, 2010, the Tigers were accepted as provisional members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) beginning on July 1, 2010. On September 8, 2011, the university was confirmed as a full member of the MEAC Conference, making the Tigers eligible to participate in all conference championships and earn the conference's automatic berth to NCAA postseason competition in all sponsored sports. Before moving to Division I-AA, Savannah State was a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in the NCAA Division II (1981–2005), NCAA Division II and the Southeastern Athletic Conference in the NAIA (1929–1961).
On April 13, 2017 it was announced that Savannah State would drop from Division I back to Division II starting in the Fall of 2019. The move was being made as a financial one for the university. Conference affiliation for Savannah State in Division II has yet to be determined.
The official school colors for Savannah State are Burnt Orange and Reflex Blue.White is often used as a secondary color and for alternate jerseys.