Savannah, GA (SportsNetwork.com) - After going winless last season, Savannah State football will seek improvement in coach Earnest Wilson III's third campaign - a 10-game 2015 schedule announced Wednesday.
The Tigers, who are coming off an 0-12 record, have won two or fewer games in 15 of the last 16 seasons.
They will open the season with visits to FBS members Colorado State (Sept. 5) and Akron (Sept. 19), and then play eight games against Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opponents.
Included in the MEAC portion of the schedule are home games at Theodore A. Wright Stadium against Florida A&M (Oct. 3), North Carolina Central (Oct. 17, Homecoming), Hampton (Nov. 14) and South Carolina State (Nov. 21).
2015 Savannah State Football Schedule
Sept. 5, at Colorado State University
Sept. 19, at Akron
Sept. 26, at Bethune-Cookman*
Oct. 3, Florida A&M*
Oct. 10, at Morgan State University*
Oct. 17, North Carolina Central* (Homecoming)
Oct. 31, at Howard University*
Nov. 7, at Norfolk State University*
Nov. 14, Hampton*
Nov. 21, South Carolina State*
* - MEAC game
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