1973 Grambling Tigers football
SWAC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record10–3 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrambling Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5/7 Grambling +^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 10 Jackson State + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. T–20 Alcorn A&M 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Southern 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Texas Southern 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

The 1973 Grambling Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In its 31st season under head coach Eddie Robinson, Grambling compiled a 10–3 record (5–1 against conference opponents), tied for the SWAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 339 to 176. In two post-season games, the Tigers defeated Delaware in the Boardwalk Bowl and lost to Western Kentucky in the Grantland Rice Bowl.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8vs. Long Beach State*
W 29–1630,884[2]
September 15at Alcorn A&M
W 22–612,000–15,900[3][4]
September 22vs. Morgan State*No. 2
W 31–1464,243[5]
September 29Prairie View A&MNo. 2
W 37–1214,968[6]
October 6at No. 7 Tennessee State*No. 2
L 13–1916,000–16,500[7][8]
October 13Mississippi Valley StateNo. 6
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 17–016,721[9]
October 20at Jackson StateNo. 5
W 19–1226,745[10]
October 27at Texas SouthernNo. 9
L 21–3553,859[11]
November 3North Carolina A&T*No. 13
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 62–66,000[12]
November 10at Norfolk State*No. 8
W 32–66,000[13]
November 17vs. SouthernNo. 5
W 19–1438,000[14]
December 1vs. No. 12 Delaware*No. 5
W 17–812,043[15]
December 8vs. No. 2 Western Kentucky*No. 5
L 20–2815,000[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Grambling State Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Grambling Tigers win Classic, 29–16". The Los Angeles Times. September 9, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Grambling pops Alcorn by 22 to 6". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 16, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Alcorn A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Grambling struts past Morgan State, 31–14". Newsday. September 23, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grambling beats Prairie View". Longview News-Journal. September 30, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "Scripting perfest for Merritt, TSU". The Tennessean. October 7, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Grambling homecoming a success". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 14, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Grambling wins it". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "TSU on top". The El Paso Times. October 28, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "G-Men come alive in 62–6 rout of A&T". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Grambling Tigers shiver past Norfolk State, 32–6". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "GC wins, 19–14, but Jaguars make it interesting". The Shreveport Times. November 18, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Finocchiaro, Ray (December 2, 1973). "No Down South Ramble for Hens". The Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "California, here comes Western!". The Courier-Journal. December 9, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "College-Division Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Grambling)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 19, 2022.


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