1960 Grambling Tigers football team

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1960 Grambling Tigers football
SWAC co-champion
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record9–1 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Grambling Stadium
Seasons
←  1959
1961  →
1960 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Prairie View A&M + 6 –1 –010 –1 –0
Grambling + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
No. 7 Southern + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
Jackson State 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Arkansas AM&N 3 –4 –06 –4 –0
Texas Southern 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Wiley 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
Texas College 0 –7 –01 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1960 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1960 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–1 and a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished as SWAC co-champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 18 Bishop *
W 61–6 [1]
September 24at Texas College
W 66–0 [2]
October 1at Southern
L 6–16 [3]
October 8 Tennessee A&I *
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 20–6 [4]
October 15at Mississippi Vocational *
W 65–6 [5]
October 24vs. Prairie View A&M
W 26–0 [6]
October 30 Jackson State
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 32–12 [7]
November 5at Texas Southern
W 51–0 [8]
November 12 Arkansas AM&N
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 33–12 [9]
November 19at Wiley
W 57–19 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Grambling Tigers win". The Shreveport Journal. September 19, 1960. Retrieved March 31, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Tigers crush Texas Steers". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 25, 1960. Retrieved March 31, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Southern over Grambling by 16–6". Lake Charles American-Press. October 2, 1960. Retrieved March 31, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tennessee State tumbled 20 to 6 by Grambling". The Tennessean. October 9, 1960. Retrieved March 31, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tigers hope to snap 'jinx' in Fair Game". The Shreveport Journal. October 18, 1960. Retrieved March 31, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Grambling stabs Prairie View in State Fair Game upset, 26–0". The Shreveport Times. October 25, 1960. Retrieved March 31, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Grambling is 32–12 victor over Jackson". Lake Charles American-Press. October 31, 1960. Retrieved March 31, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Grambling tames Texas by 51–0". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 12, 1960. Retrieved March 31, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Grambling's power rips Ark. eleven". The Shreveport Times. November 13, 1960. Retrieved March 31, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Grambling roars over Wiley, 57–19". Monroe Morning World. November 20, 1960. Retrieved March 31, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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