2021 Grambling State Tigers football team
The 2021 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by eighth-year head coach Broderick Fobbs for the first ten games before he was fired on November 15, with linebackers coach and special teams coordinator Terrence Graves being named interim head coach.[1] They played their home games at Eddie Robinson Stadium in Grambling, Louisiana as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
West Division | |
2021 record | 4–7 (3–5 SWAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Eric Marty |
Defensive coordinator | Everett Todd |
Home stadium | Eddie Robinson Stadium (Capacity: 23,200) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Jackson State x$ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Florida A&M ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama A&M | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethune–Cookman | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prairie View A&M x | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Jackson State 27, Prairie View A&M 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2020–21 season with 0–4 overall record and 0–4 in SWAC play to finish last place in the West Division.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Tennessee State* | NFLN | W 16–10 | 14,682 | |
September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss* | ESPN3 | L 0–37 | 25,235 | |
September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | at Houston* | ESPN+ | L 0–45 | 22,998 | |
September 25 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. Prairie View A&M | L 10–24 | 26,198 | ||
October 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Alabama A&M | ESPN3 | W 37-28 | 6,714 | |
October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Alcorn State | ESPN+ | L 20-24 | 14,500 | |
October 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Texas Southern![]() |
| W 34-20 | 9,231 | |
October 30 | 3:00 p.m. | at Florida A&M | ESPN3 | L 3-26 | 31,887 | |
November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | ESPN3 | L 26-33 | 6,129 | |
November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | Bethune–Cookman |
| L 14-31 | 5,017 | |
November 27 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. Southern | NBCSN | W 29–26 | 55,791 | |
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Game summaries
vs. Tennessee State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tennessee State | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Grambling State | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
at Pro Football Hall of Fame Fieldhouse, Canton, OH
- Date: September 11, 2021
- Game time: 3:00 P.M. MST
- Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 3 mph
- Game attendance: 14,682
- Referee:
- TV announcers (NFL Network):
Statistics | TSU Tigers | GRAM Tigers |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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TSU Tigers | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
GRAM Tigers | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Scoring summary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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at Southern Miss
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Grambling State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Southern Miss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics | GRAM | SouthMiss |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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GRAM | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
SouthMiss | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Scoring summary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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at. Houston
1 | 2 | 4 | Total | |
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Grambling State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics | GRAM | HOU |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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GRAM | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
HOU | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Scoring summary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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vs. Prairie View A&M
1 | 2 | 4 | Total | |
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Grambling State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Prairie View A&M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Date: September 25th
- Game time: 4:00 P.M. CST
- Game attendance:
- Referee:
- TV announcers ( ):
Statistics | GRAM | PRA |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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GRAM | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
PRA | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Scoring summary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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vs. Alabama A&M
1 | 2 | 4 | Total | |
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Alabama A&M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grambling State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Eddie Robinson Stadium, Grambling, LA
- Date: October 2nd
- Game time: 2:00 P.M. CST
- Game attendance:
- Referee:
- TV announcers (ESPN3):
Statistics | ALA A&M | GRAM |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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ALA A&M | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
GRAM | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Scoring summary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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at. Alcorn State
1 | 2 | 4 | Total | |
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Grambling State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alcron State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Casem-Spinks Stadium, Lorman, MS
- Date: October 9th
- Game time: CST
- Game attendance:
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- TV announcers (ESPN3):
Statistics | GRAM | ALC State |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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GRAM | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
ALC State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Scoring summary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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vs. Texas Southern
1 | 2 | 4 | Total | |
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Texas Southern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grambling State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Eddie Robinson State, Grambling, LA
- Date: October 14th
- Game time: 2:00 P.M. CST
- Game attendance:
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- TV announcers ( ):
Statistics | TEX | GRAM |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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TEX | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
GRAM | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Scoring summary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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at. Florida A&M
1 | 2 | 4 | Total | |
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Grambling State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Florida A&M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Bragg Memorial Stadium, Tallahasse, FL
- Date: October 30th
- Game time: 3:00 P.M. CST
- Game attendance:
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- TV announcers (ESPN3):
Statistics | GRAM | FL A&M |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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GRAM | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
FL A&M | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Scoring summary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
1 | 2 | 4 | Total | |
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Grambling State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Simmons Bank Field, Pine Bluff, AR
- Date: November 6th
- Game time: 2:00 P.M. CST
- Game attendance:
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Statistics | GRAM | ARK |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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GRAM | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
ARK | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Scoring summary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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vs Bethune-Cookman
1 | 2 | 4 | Total | |
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Bethune-Cookman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grambling State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Eddie Robinson Stadium, Grambling, LA
- Date: November 13th
- Game time: 2:00 P.M. CST
- Game attendance:
- Referee:
- TV announcers ( ):
Statistics | Bethune-Cookman | Grambling State |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Bethune-Cookman | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Grambling State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Scoring summary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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vs. Southern
1 | 2 | 4 | Total | |
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Grambling State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Southern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics | Grambling State | Southern |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Grambling State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Southern | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Scoring summary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- "Grambling State fires Broderick Fobbs after seven seasons". hbcusports.com. November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- "2021 Grambling State Tigers Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.