Grambling State Tigers football
2023 Grambling State Tigers football team
Grambling State Tigers logo.svg
First season1928
Athletic directorDr. Trayvean D. Scott
Head coachHue Jackson
1st season, 3–8 (.273)
StadiumEddie Robinson Stadium
(capacity: 19,600)
Field surfaceArtificial Turf
LocationGrambling, Louisiana
ConferenceSWAC (since 1958)
DivisionWest
All-time record534–239–18 (.686)
Bowl record19–8 (.704)
Claimed national titles15 (Black College): 1955, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2016
Conference titles26
RivalriesSouthern
Jackson State
Prairie View A&M
ColorsBlack and gold[1]
   
Websitegsutigers.com

The Grambling State Tigers are the college football team representing the Grambling State University. The Tigers play in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

The prominence of Grambling football is longstanding. The Tigers, under Hall of Fame coach Eddie Robinson, who guided them to 408 victories in 55 seasons from 1941 to 1942 and 1945 to 1997, were built as a small-school powerhouse with more than 200 players who played professional football.[2]

On September 24, 1976, Grambling State and Morgan State became the first collegiate football teams from the United States to play a game in the continent of Asia. GSU defeated Morgan State 42–16 in Tokyo, Japan. In fall 1977, the GSU Tigers were invited back to Tokyo where they defeated Temple University 35–32 in the inaugural Mirage Bowl game.[3]

Among its accomplishments include: 15 Black college football national championships (tied for second most in HBCU history) and 26 Conference Championships (1 Midwest Conference & 25 SWAC). The Tigers have won the most SWAC Championships to date.[4]

Football classifications

Conference affiliations

Annual Classics

Championships

Year Conference Coach Overall record[5][6] Conference record[5][6]
1955 Midwestern Conference Eddie Robinson 10-0-0 2-0-0
1960 Southwestern Athletic Conference* Eddie Robinson 9-1-0 6-1-0
1965 Southwestern Athletic Conference Eddie Robinson 8-3-0 6-1-0
1966 Southwestern Athletic Conference* Eddie Robinson 6-2-1 4-2-1
1967 Southwestern Athletic Conference Eddie Robinson 9-1-0 6-1-0
1968 Southwestern Athletic Conference* Eddie Robinson 9-2-0 6-1-0
1971 Southwestern Athletic Conference Eddie Robinson 9-2-0 5-1-0
1972 Southwestern Athletic Conference* Eddie Robinson 11**-2-0 5**-1-0
1973 Southwestern Athletic Conference* Eddie Robinson 10-3-0 5-1-0
1974 Southwestern Athletic Conference* Eddie Robinson 11-1-0 5-1-0
1975 Southwestern Athletic Conference* (vacated)[7] Eddie Robinson 10-2**-0 4-2**-0
1977 Southwestern Athletic Conference Eddie Robinson 10-1-0 6-0-0
1978 Southwestern Athletic Conference Eddie Robinson 9-1-1 5-0-1
1979 Southwestern Athletic Conference* Eddie Robinson 8-3-0 5-1-0
1980 Southwestern Athletic Conference* Eddie Robinson 10-2-0 5-1-0
1983 Southwestern Athletic Conference Eddie Robinson 10-2-0 6-0-1
1985 Southwestern Athletic Conference* Eddie Robinson 9-3-0 6-1-0
1989 Southwestern Athletic Conference Eddie Robinson 9-3-0 7-0-0
1994 Southwestern Athletic Conference* Eddie Robinson 9-3-0 6-1-0
2000 Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division
Southwestern Athletic Conference		 Doug Williams 10-2 6-1
2001 Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division
Southwestern Athletic Conference		 Doug Williams 11**-0 6**-1
2002 Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division
Southwestern Athletic Conference		 Doug Williams 11-2 6-1
2003 Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division* Doug Williams 9-3 6-1
2005 Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division
Southwestern Athletic Conference		 Melvin Spears 11-1 9-0
2007 Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division Rod Broadway 8-4 8-1
2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division
Southwestern Athletic Conference		 Rod Broadway 11-2 7-0
2010 Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division* Rod Broadway 9-2 8-1
2011 Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division
Southwestern Athletic Conference		 Doug Williams 8-4 6-3
2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division Broderick Fobbs 9-3 9-0
2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division
Southwestern Athletic Conference		 Broderick Fobbs 11-1 9-0
2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division
Southwestern Athletic Conference		 Broderick Fobbs 11-2 7-0
Total conference and division championships 26 (+1 vacated) conference and 10 division

Notes: an asterisk denotes co-championships; a double-asterisk denotes forfeits

Midwestern Conference Championships[5]
SWAC Championships[6]
Grambling football game in 2005
Grambling football game in 2005
Black college football national championships

Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs results

The Tigers have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs three times with a record of 0–3.

Year Round Opponent Result
1980 Semifinals Boise State L 9–14
1985 First Round Arkansas State L 7–10
1989 First Round Stephen F. Austin L 56–59

Division II Playoffs results

The Tigers have appeared in the Division II playoffs one time with an overall record of 1–1.

Year Round Opponent Result notes
1973 Quarterfinals Delaware W 17–8 Boardwalk Bowl
Semifinals WKU L 20–28 Grantland Rice Bowl

College Football Hall of Fame members

Pro Football Hall of Fame members

Over 100 Grambling State alumni have played in the NFL,[9] including four Pro Football Hall of Famers:

See also

References

  1. ^ Grambling State University Logos and Marks (PDF). January 28, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "The 150 greatest coaches in college football's 150-year history". 10 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Back in the day: 40 years ago, Morgan State and Grambling played in Tokyo". 23 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Grambling's Eddie Robinson changed college football and his legacy still impacts the game".
  5. ^ a b c "Conference Champions". Cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  6. ^ a b c "2015 SWAC Football Media Day by SWAC". issuu. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  7. ^ a b "Log in to NewsBank".
  8. ^ "Log in to NewsBank".
  9. ^ "Grambling St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-10-29.

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