1971 Grambling Tigers football team

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1971 Grambling Tigers football
SWAC champion
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Grambling Stadium
Seasons
←  1970
1972  →
1971 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Grambling $ 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
Jackson State 4 –1 –19 –1 –1
No. 16 Alcorn A&M 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Texas Southern 3 –2 –17 –2 –1
Prairie View A&M 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
Mississippi Valley State 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Southern 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Grambling and UPI small college poll for Alcorn A&M

The 1971 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 29th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–2 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as SWAC co-champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11vs. Morgan State *
W 31–1365,005 [1]
September 17vs. Alcorn A&M
W 21–633,000–39,710 [2]
September 25at Arkansas AM&N *No. 3
W 20–1627,000 [3]
October 2 Prairie View A&M No. 3
W 30–715,175 [4]
October 9at Tennessee State *No. 3
L 35–4118,000–25,000 [5]
October 16 Mississippi Valley State No. 7
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 25–1515,745–16,000 [6] [7]
October 23at Jackson State
L 7–1320,000–26,000 [8]
October 30at Texas Southern
W 21–733,000–33,556 [9]
November 13at Norfolk State *
W 55–021,000 [10]
November 20 Southern
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA (rivalry)
W 31–333,897–33,981 [11]
November 27at Cal State Fullerton *
W 59–2660,415 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Gambling humbles Morgan, 31–13". The Baltimore Sun. September 12, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Grambling rips Alcorn 21–6". Chicago Tribune. September 18, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Fobbs' touchdown run boosts Tigers". The Shreveport Times. September 26, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Grambling spanks Texas rival, 30–7". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Big Blue tips Grambling". The Tennessean. October 10, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Grambling tops Valley State". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 17, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "No. 200 won by Robinson at Grambling". The Shreveport Times. October 17, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Jackson St. slips by Grambling 13–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 24, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Grambling posts 21–7 SWAC win". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 31, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Grambling gives lesson to Norfolk State, 55–0". Daily Press. November 14, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Grambling breezes past Southern, 31–3". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "It was an execution by Grambling -- 59–26". The Los Angeles Times. November 28, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Grambling)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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