1979 Grambling State Tigers football team

The 1979 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1979 Grambling State Tigers football
SWAC champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
1979 record8–3 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrambling Stadium
1979 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Grambling State +  5 1   8 3  
No. 6 Alcorn State +  5 1   8 2  
No. 8 Jackson State  4 2   8 3  
No. T–10 Southern  4 2   7 4  
Mississippi Valley State  2 4   4 5  
Texas Southern  1 5   3 8  
Prairie View A&M  0 6   0 11  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 8vs. Morgan State*W 28–18
September 15at Alcorn StateW 40–6
September 22No. 2 Florida A&M*No. 3L 7–25
September 29Prairie View A&MNo. 6
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 61–6
October 6at Tennessee State*No. 5L 13–24
October 13Mississippi Valley State
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 25–13
October 20at No. 2 Jackson StateNo. T–8W 25–13
October 27at Texas SouthernNo. 4W 32–3
November 3Alabama State*No. 1
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 21–7
November 10at South Carolina State*No. 1W 22–15
December 1vs. No. T–10 SouthernNo. 1L 7–14

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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 8, 2019.
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