win in five years. The Tigers loss to McNeese State on September 19, was the team's worst loss since losing to Gardner-Webb University, 66–0, on November 3, 2007 and the first shutout loss for Coach Wells. Center Donnell Collins sustained a season-ending ankle injury in the Tigers' 47–10 loss to Charleston Southern on October 3, 2009. Former Savannah State player Shannon Sharpe's #2 jersey, was officially retired by the university and presented to Sharpe during the pre-game ceremony before the Bethune-Cookman University game on October 17. Schedule Coaches and support staff Roster {| class="toccolours" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%;" |- |colspan="7" align="center"|2009 Savannah State Tigers by position |- |valign="top"| Quarterbacks 1 Kurvin Curry – Sophomore 13 Antonio Bostic – Freshman 14 A.J. Defilippis – Freshman Running Backs 20 Justin Babb – Junior 21 Rashard Russell – Freshman 29 Rashad Curry – Junior 31 Tim Williams – Sophomore 34 Daniel Heslop – Freshman 47 Jared Pollard – Freshman Wide Receivers 4 Deron Talley – Sophomore 5 Ricky Rivera – Freshman 6 Byron Leggett – Junior 9 Deleon Hollinger – Senior 16 Zach Mayfield – Freshman 19 Javares Taylor – Senior 24 Antonio Proctor – Freshman 80 B.J. Longley – Sophomore 81 Armond Denson – Junior 82 Stefon Taylor – Junior 83 Nathan Robinson – Sophomore 84 Alakan Thomas – Sophomore85 Demetrius Holmes – Freshman Tight Ends 17 Steven Veasy – SeniorKickers / Punters 89 Vance Tarver – Freshman99 Derek Williams – Sophomore|width="33"| |valign="top"| Fullbacks 48 Michael Johnson – SophomoreOffensive Line 59 Derrick Dorsey – Senior60 Josh Davis – Freshman61 Brian Lamarr – Freshman62 Jared Brunson – Sophomore68 Thelmore Jackson – Sophomore69 Keith Turner – Freshman70 Demetrius Edwards – Junior71 Lenworth McKenzie – Sophomore73 Cedric Brown – Freshman74 Jonathan Clowers – Freshman75 Warren Mason – Freshman76 Dan Johnson – Junior77 Donnell Collins – Sophomore78 Terrick Ransom – Freshman 79 Jerome Miller – FreshmanDefensive Line 40 Cordero Campbell – Junior42 Juvaro Goodman – Sophomore50 LaDarien Redfield – Junior57 Johnny Howard – Sophomore86 James Briscoe – Sophomore90 Travis Alston – Sophomore91 Chris Reed – Senior92 Stephen Myers – Freshman 93 Brandon Miller – Senior94 Channing Welch – Junior 95 Tavarus Butler – Freshman96 Tim Wright – Freshman97 Tametric Hunt – Sophomore|width="33"| |valign="top"| Linebackers 12 Leland Russell – Freshman26 Antwan Allen – Senior32 Anthony Thomas – Freshman35 Sadrak JeanBaptiste – Sophomore43 Jeffrey Robertson – Junior44 Phillip Gaines – Freshman45 J. Vince Cochran – Junior46 Henry Jackson –