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Tuskegee Golden Tigers Named 2007 SBN National Champions
December 17, 2007
Final Poll
(Pittsburgh, PA) – The Tuskegee University Golden Tigers have captured 2007 SBN Black College National Championship honors. Under the leadership of head coach Willie Slater, the Golden Tigers finished the regular season undefeated and won their second straight Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Championship. During the season, Tuskegee also became the first and only historically Black College or university to win 600 career football games and is one of only two in the NCAA Division II to achieve that mark.
 “We are blessed to have a great team of student athletes who display discipline, resilience and intelligence as well as superb training and athletic prowess,” said Tuskegee President Dr. Benjamin F. Payton. “I am sure our student body, alumni across the world, and the entire state of Alabama join our university and supporters in congratulating these extraordinary young men and their excellent coaches. This marks our second national championship since 2000 and also underscores our 601st career victory.”
In the final SBN Black College Poll this season, Tuskegee finished with 28 first place votes and 292 points to win the Jake Gaither National Championship Trophy. The award is named in honor of the legendary Florida A&M Rattlers head coach who led his teams to 203 wins and six national titles during a 25-year span. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) champion, Delaware State, finished in second place. The Hornets final poll tally was 206 points and two first place votes.
Tuskegee University will officially receive their second championship trophy this decade Saturday, February 16, 2008, during the 34th Annual SBN Black College All-American Banquet at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, Georgia. Other honorees will include the 2007 SBN All-American Offensive and Defensive teams, the 2007 SBN Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year and the 2007 SBN Coach of the Year.
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