2023 Grambling State Tigers football team

2023 Grambling State Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	5–6 (4–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Hue Jackson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	John Simon (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Cedric Thornton (2nd season)
Home stadium	Eddie Robinson Stadium
Seasons ←  2022 2024 →

2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 10 Florida A&M xy$		8	–	0					11	–	1
Alabama State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Jackson State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Alabama A&M		3	–	5					5	–	6
Bethune–Cookman		2	–	6					3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	7					1	–	10
West Division
Prairie View A&M xy		6	–	2					6	–	6
Alcorn State x		6	–	2					7	–	4
Southern		5	–	3					6	–	5
Grambling State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Texas Southern		2	–	6					3	–	8
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	7					2	–	9
Championship: Florida A&M 35, Prairie View A&M 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Hue Jackson, the Tigers played their home games at Eddie Robinson Stadium in Grambling, Louisiana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	2:00 p.m.	vs. Hampton *	Red Bull Arena Harrison, NJ (Brick City Classic)	NFLN	L 31–35	7,500
September 9	6:30 p.m.	at No. 14 (FBS) LSU *	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	SECN+/ESPN+	L 10–72	97,735
September 16	2:00 p.m.	Florida Memorial *	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA	ESPN+	W 58–22	6,783
September 23	2:00 p.m.	Texas Southern	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA	HBCU Go	W 35–23	4,741
September 30	6:00 p.m.	vs. Prairie View A&M	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)	ESPN+	W 35–20	52,389
October 7	2:30 p.m.	at Alcorn State	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	ESPN+	L 24–25	21,012
October 14	2:00 p.m.	Alabama A&M	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA	ESPN+	L 24–45	8,657
October 28	2:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA	HBCU Go	W 28–14	4,500
November 4	4:00 p.m.	vs. Alabama State	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN+	L 6–17	8,601
November 10	8:00 p.m.	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Simmons Bank Field Pine Bluff, AR	ESPNU	W 43–14	3,548
November 25	1:00 p.m.	vs. Southern	Caesars Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	NBC	L 22–27	64,698
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "Grambling Tigers Schedule 2023". ESPN . Retrieved August 8, 2023.
2. "2023 Grambling State Football Schedule". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2023.