1994 Grambling State Tigers football team

1994 Grambling State Tigers football
SWAC co-champion
Heritage Bowl, L 27–31 South Carolina State
Conference	Southwest Athletic Conference
Record	9–3 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Eddie Robinson (52nd season)
Home stadium	Eddie Robinson Stadium
Seasons ←  1993 1995  →

1994 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Grambling State +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Alcorn State +^	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
Southern	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Jackson State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Alabama State	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Texas Southern	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Prairie View A&M	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Alcorn State		Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	W 62–56	25,347	[2]
September 17	at Morgan State *	No. 22	Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 87–12	23,289	[3]
September 24	vs. Hampton *	No. 17	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Whitney Young Memorial Classic)	W 32–29	64,315	[4]
October 1	vs. Prairie View A&M	No. 12	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 66–0	66,822	[5]
October 8	at Mississippi Valley State	No. 9	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 24–9	7,320	[6]
October 15	vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff *	No. 8	Independence Stadium Shreveport. LA (Red River Classic)	W 44–17	15,703	[7]
October 22	Jackson State	No. 6	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	W 28–17	20,344	[8]
October 29	at Texas Southern	No. 6	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	W 51–20		[9]
November 5	Alabama State	No. 5	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	W 51–24	19,698	[10]
November 12	vs. Florida A&M *	No. 3	Joe Robbie Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Blossom Classic)	L 0–13	21,755	[11]
November 26	vs. Southern	No. 7	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	L 7–34	66,641	[12]
December 30	vs. No. 22 South Carolina State *	No. 7	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Heritage Bowl)	L 27–31	22,179	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Roderick Mullen	Defensive Back	5	153	New York Giants
Curtis Ceaser	Wide Receiver	7	217	New York Jets

• Reference: ^[14]

References

1. "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.