1978 Grambling State Tigers football team
| 1978 Grambling State Tigers football | |
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SWAC champion | |
Orange Blossom Classic, L 7–31 vs. Florida A&M | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 9–1–1 (5–0–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Grambling Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Jackson State ^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | vs. Alcorn State | W 21–13 | [1] | |||
| September 23 | vs. Morgan State* | W 21–0 | 39,118 | [2] | ||
| September 30 | vs. Prairie View A&M | No. T–10 | W 37–6 | [3] | ||
| October 7 | Tennessee State | W 16–11 | [4] | |||
| October 14 | at Mississippi Valley State | T 0–0 | [5] | |||
| October 21 | No. 2 Jackson State |
| W 13–7 | [6] | ||
| October 28 | at Texas Southern | W 22–16 | [7] | |||
| November 4 | at Langston* | W 63–6 | 4,500 | [8] | ||
| November 11 | No. 4 South Carolina State* |
| W 19–15 | [9] | ||
| November 25 | vs. Southern | W 28–15 | 75,000 | [10] | ||
| December 2 | vs. No. 3 Florida A&M* | L 7–31 | 35,499 | [11] | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ "G-Men outslug Braves". The Shreveport Times. September 10, 1978. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling trounces Bears, 21–0". The Baltimore Sun. September 24, 1978. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "G-Men flatten Prairie View". The Shreveport Times. October 1, 1979. p. 4D. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Grambling nips Tennessee St. on late score". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 8, 1978. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Valley, Grambling ends in scoreless tie". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 15, 1978. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers lose first game". Enterprise-Journal. October 22, 1978. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Williams rallies Grambling". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1978. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling gambols". Tulsa World. November 5, 1978. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Unbeaten G-Men hold off S.C. State". The Shreveport Times. November 12, 1978. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling outpoints Southern". The Daily Advertiser. November 26, 1978. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers rip Grambling in OB, 31–7". The Miami Herald. December 3, 1978. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling State Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
