1998 Grambling State Tigers football team

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1998 Grambling State Tigers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1997
1999  →
1998 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Southern $  8 –0   9 –3  
Jackson State  7 –1   7 –4  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  6 –2   8 –3  
Texas Southern  4 –4   6 –5  
Grambling State  4 –4   5 –6  
Alabama State  3 –5   5 –6  
Alcorn State  3 –5   5 –6  
Mississippi Valley State  1 –7   1 –10  
Prairie View A&M  0 –8   1 –10  
Alabama A&M  –  5 –6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Alabama A&M was an affiliate member, so its games did not count in the official standings.
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The 1998 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Doug Williams in his first year and finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 4–4 SWAC). The Tigers offense scored 287 points while the defense allowed only 318 points. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5 Alcorn State
W 11–0 [2]
September 12at Alabama A&M
L 13–14 OT [3]
September 26vs. Hampton *
L 15–2854,564 [4]
October 3vs. Prairie View A&M
W 55–4033,549 [5]
October 10at Mississippi Valley State
W 21–134,244 [6]
October 17vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
L 33–5415,350 [7]
October 24 Jackson State
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
L 35–6811,678 [8]
October 31at Texas Southern
L 24–4123,985 [9] [10]
November 7 Alabama State
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 31–66,221 [11]
November 14vs. Winston-Salem State *
W 35–28 [12]
November 28vs. Southern
L 14–2660,986 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  11. ↑ "Hornets drown in rainstorm". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 8, 1998. Retrieved March 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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