1961 Grambling Tigers football team

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1961 Grambling Tigers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–2 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Grambling Stadium
Seasons
←  1960
1962  →
1961 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Jackson State $ 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
Grambling 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
Southern 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Texas Southern 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Prairie View A&M 3 –4 –05 –4 –1
Wiley 2 –4 –14 –4 –1
Arkansas AM&N 1 –5 –13 –6 –1
Texas College 0 –7 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–2 and a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Texas College
W 59–0 [1]
September 30 Southern
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA (rivalry)
L 9–20 [2]
October 7at Tennessee A&I *
W 25–85,192 [3]
October 14 Mississippi Vocational *
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 69–0 [4]
October 23vs. Prairie View A&M
W 34–145,000 [5]
October 28at Jackson State
L 13–146,000 [6]
November 4 Texas Southern Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 23–198,000 [7]
November 11at Arkansas AM&N
W 23–7 [8]
November 19 Wiley
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 71–28 [9]
November 25at Alcorn A&M
W 49–0 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. ↑ "Grambling romps to 59–0 triumph". The Shreveport Journal. September 25, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Grambling is 20–9 winner". Lake Charles American-Press. October 1, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "State felled by Grambling". The Tennessean. October 8, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Grambling crushes MVC". Jackson Advocate. October 21, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Grambling Tigers score easy 34–14 win over Prairie View". The Shreveport Times. October 24, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Jackson St. nudges past Grambling". The Clarion-Ledger. October 29, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Grambling smears 'clean' TSU, 23–19". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 11, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Stone Johnson star of 23–7 Grambling win". Monroe Morning World. November 12, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Grambling shells Wiley in finale". The Marshall News Messenger. November 20, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Grambling blanks Alcorn". The Daily Advertiser. November 26, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Official Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 16, 2023.


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