1976 Grambling State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–4 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrambling Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–8 Alcorn State $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Southern 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Grambling State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Prairie View A&M 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Jackson State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Texas Southern 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 Grambling Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. In its 34th season under head coach Eddie Robinson, Grambling State compiled an 8–4 record (4–2 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the SWAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 313 to 202.[1]

The game played in September in Tokyo against Morgan State was the first college football game played outside the Western Hemisphere.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Alcorn State
L 0–2412,000–22,000[3][4]
September 18at Temple*
L 30–3116,646[5]
September 23vs. Morgan State*
W 42–1650,000[6]
October 2at Hawaii*
W 34–2320,891–26,000[7]
October 9Tennessee State*
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
L 20–3416,221[8]
October 16at Mississippi Valley State
W 20–75,231[9]
October 23Jackson State
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 28–614,443[10]
October 30at Texas Southern
W 54–2131,625[11]
November 6vs. North Carolina A&T*
W 34–1823,607[12]
November 13Norfolk State*
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 41–1912,171[13]
November 27vs. Southern
W 10–276,188[14]
December 4Prairie View A&M
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA (rivalry)
L 0–1 (forfeit)[15]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Grambling State Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Coaches see football in Japan". The Baltimore Afro-American. October 5, 1976. p. 16. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  3. ^ "Grambling draws blanks". The Shreveport Times. September 12, 1976. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "Temple tips Grambling on late pass". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 19, 1976. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grambling crunches Morgan". The Baltimore Sun. September 24, 1976. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tigers out-control Bows". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. October 3, 1976. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tennessee State takes victory from Grambling". The Tennessean. October 10, 1976. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Grambling comes back to beat Valley State 20–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 17, 1976. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Grambling explodes for 28–6 victory". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 24, 1976. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Grambling rips". The Shreveport Times. October 31, 1976. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Grambling wows 'em at Silverdome, 34–18". Detroit Free Press. November 7, 1976. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Grambling rips Norfolk State". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 14, 1976. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Grambling prevails". Daily World. November 28, 1976. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Grambling considers SWAC withdrawal". The Shreveport Journal. December 14, 1976. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
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