1999 Grambling State Tigers football team

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1999 Grambling State Tigers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–4 (2–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Melvin Spears (2nd season)
Home stadium Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1998
2000  →
1999 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 19 Jackson State xy  4 –0   9 –3  
Alabama A&M  3 –1   6 –5  
Alcorn State  1 –3   3 –7  
Mississippi Valley State  1 –3   3 –8  
Alabama State  1 –3   2 –9  
West Division
No. 17 Southern xy$  4 –0   11 –2  
Texas Southern  3 –1   6 –5  
Grambling State  2 –2   7 –4  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 –3   6 –5  
Prairie View A&M  0 –4   2 –8  
Championship: Southern 31, Jackson State 30
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 1999 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second year head coach Doug Williams, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 2–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SWAC West Division.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4vs. Alcorn State
W 41–2518,070 [1]
September 11 Alabama A&M
W 36–317,586 [2] [3]
September 18at Jackson State
L 6–3119,600 [4]
September 25vs. Hampton *
L 7–2741,074 [5]
October 2vs. Prairie View A&M
W 47–1951,439 [6]
October 9 Mississippi Valley State
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 42–194,965 [7] [8]
October 23vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
W 24–1920,170 [9]
October 30 Texas Southern
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
L 20–2114,776 [10] [11]
November 6at Alabama State
W 36–134,278 [12]
November 13vs. Winston-Salem State *
W 25–2312,000 [13]
November 27vs. Southern
L 31–3767,641 [14]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Hayes' 6 TD passes power Grambling". Chicago Tribune. September 5, 1999. Retrieved March 19, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Grambling St. 36, Alabama A&M 31". The Anniston Star. September 12, 1999. p. 18. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Grambling outlasts A&M". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 12, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "JSU takes down Grambling 31–6". The Clarion-Ledger. September 19, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Points taken: Hampton too much for Grambling". Daily News. September 26, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Grambling State too much for Prairie View". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 3, 1999. Retrieved March 19, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Mississippi Valley State Athletics Department. "MVSU 1999 Results". Archived from the original on December 16, 2000. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Wayback Machine.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ "Grambling wins sloppy game, drops Valley to 0–6". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 10, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Grambling grinds out 24–19 win". The Shreveport Times. October 24, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "TCU-Grambling St". Victoria Advocate. October 31, 1999. p. 22. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Texas Southern 21, Grambling State 20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 31, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Grambling hands ASU another loss". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 7, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Grambling edges Winston-Salem". The Shreveport Times. November 14, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "A Classic comeback, Southern rallies past Grambling in Bayou Classic". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 28, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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