1957 Grambling Tigers football team

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1957 Grambling Tigers football
Conference Midwest Athletic Association
Record4–4 (0–1 MAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
←  1956
1958  →
1957 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tennessee A&I + 3 –0 –05 –0 –1
No. 22 Jackson State + 2 –0 –06 –2 –0
No. 5 Lincoln (MO) 2 –1 –08 –1 –0
Kentucky State 1 –3 –03 –6 –0
Grambling 0 –1 –04 –4 –0
Central State (OH) 0 –3 –04 –4 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier [1]

The 1957 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1957 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–4 and a mark of 0–1 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28at Alcorn A&M *
W 53–0 [2]
October 5at Paul Quinn * Waco, TX W 60–0 [3]
October 11 Tennessee A&I
Canceled [4]
October 21vs. Wiley *
L 12–44 [5]
October 26at Prairie View A&M *
L 14–25 [6]
November 2 Jackson State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
L 20–39 [7]
November 9 Bethune–Cookman *
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 20–12 [8]
November 16at Texas Southern *
L 14–59 [9]
November 23 Mississippi Vocational *
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 19–12 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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The 1951 Bishop Tigers football team represented Bishop College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1951 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Leo S. Brinkley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 0–9 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the SWAC.

References

  1. ↑ "Fla. A&M Rattlers Top Nation". The Pittsburgh Courier . December 21, 1957. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Grambling is 59–0 winner over Alcorn". The Shreveport Times. September 29, 1957. Retrieved April 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Grambling routs Quinn". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 6, 1957. Retrieved April 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "A&I postpones Grambling tilt". Nashville Banner. October 9, 1957. Retrieved April 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Wiley blasts Tigers in big upset, 40–13". The Shreveport Journal. October 22, 1957. Retrieved April 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Prairie tops Grambling by 25–14 margin". The Shreveport Times. October 27, 1957. Retrieved April 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Jackson St. outscores Grambling". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1957. Retrieved April 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Grambling beats Bethune–Cookman by 20–12 score". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 10, 1957. Retrieved April 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Texas Southern races past Grambling, 59–14". The Shreveport Journal. November 18, 1957. Retrieved April 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Grambling's Tigers down M.V., 19–12". Monroe Morning World. November 24, 1957. Retrieved April 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Grambling)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 21, 2023.


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