1994 Grambling State Tigers football team

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1994 Grambling State Tigers football
SWAC co-champion
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 7
Record9–3 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1993
1995  →
1994 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Grambling State + 6 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 15 Alcorn State +^ 6 –1 –08 –3 –1
Southern 5 –2 –06 –5 –0
Jackson State 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Alabama State 3 –4 –06 –5 –0
Mississippi Valley State 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Texas Southern 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Prairie View A&M 0 –7 –00 –11 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Eddie Robinson in his 52nd year and finished the season with a record of nine wins and three losses (9–3, 6–1 SWAC). The Tigers offense scored 479 points while the defense allowed only 262 points. [1] This was the final winning season during Eddie Robinson's tenure as head coach at Grambling.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3 Alcorn State
W 62–5625,347 [2]
September 17at Morgan State *No. 22
W 87–1223,289 [3]
September 24vs. Hampton *No. 17
W 32–2964,315 [4]
October 1vs. Prairie View A&M No. 12
W 66–066,822 [5]
October 8at Mississippi Valley State No. 9
W 24–97,320 [6]
October 15vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff *No. 8
W 44–1715,703 [7]
October 22 Jackson State No. 6
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 28–1720,344 [8]
October 29at Texas Southern No. 6
W 51–20 [9]
November 5 Alabama State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 5
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 51–2419,698 [10]
November 12vs. Florida A&M *No. 3
L 0–1321,755 [11]
November 26vs. Southern No. 7
L 7–3466,641 [12]
December 30vs. No. 22 South Carolina State *No. 7
L 27–3122,179 [13]

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Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Roderick MullenDefensive Back5153 New York Giants
Curtis CeaserWide Receiver7217 New York Jets

References

  1. 1 2 "Grambling State University – 1994". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ "McNair magic not enough". The Clarion-Ledger. September 4, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Grambling pours it on Morgan, 87–12". The Baltimore Sun. September 18, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Grambling climbing; Tigers derail Hampton for No. 2". Daily Press. September 25, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Grambling gets runaway win over Prairie View A&M, 66–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 2, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Grambling ditches pesky Valley 24–9". The Clarion-Ledger. October 9, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "GSU coach breaks mark". Daily World. October 16, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "JSU falls prey to G-Men, 28–17". Enterprise-Journal. October 23, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "NSU, Grambling roll to victories". The Shreveport Times. October 30, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Grambling roars back to rout Alabama State". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 6, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "FAMU pulls Classic upset". The Miami Herald. November 13, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Jaguars pick off Tigers". South Florida Sun Sentinel. November 27, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "S.C. State sinks Grambling". The Atlanta Constitution. December 31, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "1995 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
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