1978 Grambling State Tigers football team

The 1978 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 36th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–1–1, with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, winning the SWAC title. Grambling State was invited to the Orange Blossom Classic, where they lost to Florida A&M.

1978 Grambling State Tigers football
SWAC champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
1978 record9–1–1 (5–0–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrambling Stadium
1978 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Grambling State $ 5 0 19 1 1
No. 2 Jackson State ^ 5 1 010 2 0
Mississippi Valley State 3 2 16 3 1
Alcorn State 2 3 15 4 1
Southern 2 4 04 7 0
Texas Southern 1 4 13 6 1
Prairie View A&M 1 5 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 9Alcorn StateW 21–13
September 23vs. Morgan State*W 21–0
September 30vs. Prairie View A&MNo. T–10W 37–6[1]
October 7vs. Tennessee State
W 16–11
October 14at Mississippi Valley StateT 0–0
October 21No. 2 Jackson State
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 13–7
October 28at Texas SouthernW 22–16
November 4at Langston*Langston, OKW 63–6
November 25vs. SouthernW 28–15
December 2vs. No. 3 Florida A&M*L 7–31

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References

  1. "G-Men flatten Prairie View". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 1, 1979. p. 4D. Retrieved November 10, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  2. "Grambling State Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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