1977 Grambling State Tigers football team

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1977 Grambling State Tigers football
Black national champion
SWAC champion
Mirage Bowl champion
Mirage Bowl, W 35–32 vs. Temple
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record10–1 (6–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Grambling Stadium
Seasons
←  1976
1978  →
1977 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Grambling State $ 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
Jackson State 5 –1 –08 –3 –0
Texas Southern 3 –2 –16 –4 –1
Mississippi Valley State 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
Alcorn State 2 –4 –03 –8 –0
Southern 1 –4 –13 –7 –1
Prairie View A&M 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1977 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Eddie Robinson in his 35th year and finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (10–1, 6–0 SWAC), as SWAC champions, black college football national champions and with a victory over Temple in the Mirage Bowl. The Tigers offense scored 462 points while the defense allowed 175 points. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Alcorn State
W 42–1718,406 [2]
September 17vs. Morgan State *
W 35–1934,403 [3]
October 1 Prairie View A&M
W 70–7 [4]
October 8at Tennessee State *
L 8–26 [5]
October 15 Mississippi Valley State
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 42–21 [6]
October 22at Jackson State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 34–7 [7]
October 29at Texas Southern
W 28–1453,668 [8]
November 5 Langston *
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 65–014,500 [9]
November 12at Norfolk State *
W 48–1218,500 [10]
November 26vs. Southern
W 55–2076,000 [11]
December 11vs. Temple *
W 35–3250,000 [12] [13]
  • *Non-conference game

[1]

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Doug Williams Quarterback117 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Carlos Pennywell Wide receiver377 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Robert WoodsTackle5134 Kansas City Chiefs

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The 2001 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Doug Williams, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 10–1 and a mark of 6–1 in conference play, won the SWAC championship, and a black college football national championship.

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  2. ↑ "Williams' golden arm panhandles Alcorn St". The Clarion-Ledger. September 11, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Williams passes Grambling to 35–19 victory over Morgan State". The Baltimore Sun. September 18, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Five for Williams in 70–7 rout". The Shreveport Times. October 2, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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  9. ↑ "Grambling roars past Lions, 65–0". The Daily Oklahoman. November 6, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Unsung Parham sparkles, Grambling rips Spartans". Daily Press. November 13, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Grambling stomps Southern". The Daily Advertiser. November 27, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Grambling tops Temple in Tokyo on last-minute TD". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 12, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Williams, Grambling pull out a thriller at Tokyo". St. Petersburg Times . Associated Press. December 12, 1977. p. 11C. Retrieved October 25, 2013– via Google News Archives.
  14. ↑ "1978 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
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