1973 Grambling Tigers football team

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1973 Grambling Tigers football
SWAC co-champion
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
APNo. 7
Record10–3 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Grambling Stadium
Seasons
←  1972
1974  →
1973 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5/7 Grambling +^ 5 –1 –010 –3 –0
No. 10 Jackson State + 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. T–20 Alcorn A&M 3 –2 –17 –2 –1
Southern 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Texas Southern 2 –3 –15 –5 –1
Mississippi Valley State 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Prairie View A&M 0 –6 –02 –6 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

The 1973 Grambling Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In its 31st season under head coach Eddie Robinson, Grambling compiled a 10–3 record (5–1 against conference opponents), tied for the SWAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 339 to 176. In two post-season games, the Tigers defeated Delaware in the Boardwalk Bowl and lost to Western Kentucky in the Grantland Rice Bowl. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8vs. Long Beach State *
W 29–1630,884 [2]
September 15at Alcorn A&M
W 22–612,000–15,900 [3] [4]
September 22vs. Morgan State *No. 2
W 31–1464,243 [5]
September 29 Prairie View A&M No. 2
W 37–1214,968 [6]
October 6at No. 7 Tennessee State *No. 2
L 13–1916,000–16,500 [7] [8]
October 13 Mississippi Valley State No. 6
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 17–016,721 [9]
October 20at Jackson State No. 5
W 19–1226,745 [10]
October 27at Texas Southern No. 9
L 21–3553,859 [11]
November 3 North Carolina A&T *No. 13
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 62–63,731–6,000 [12] [13]
November 10at Norfolk State *No. 8
W 32–66,000 [14]
November 17vs. Southern No. 5
W 19–1438,000 [15]
December 1vs. No. 12 Delaware *No. 5
W 17–812,043 [16]
December 8vs. No. 2 Western Kentucky *No. 5
L 20–2815,000 [17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Grambling State Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Grambling Tigers win Classic, 29–16". The Los Angeles Times. September 9, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Grambling pops Alcorn by 22 to 6". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 16, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Alcorn A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Grambling struts past Morgan State, 31–14". Newsday. September 23, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Grambling beats Prairie View". Longview News-Journal. September 30, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Scripting perfest for Merritt, TSU". The Tennessean. October 7, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Grambling homecoming a success". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 14, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Grambling wins it". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "TSU on top". The El Paso Times. October 28, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "G-Men come alive in 62–6 rout of A&T". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina A&T)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Grambling Tigers shiver past Norfolk State, 32–6". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "GC wins, 19–14, but Jaguars make it interesting". The Shreveport Times. November 18, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ Finocchiaro, Ray (December 2, 1973). "No Down South Ramble for Hens". The Morning News . Wilmington, Del. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "California, here comes Western!". The Courier-Journal. December 9, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  18. ↑ "College-Division Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1973 Grambling)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved November 19, 2022.
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