1977 Grambling State Tigers football team

1977 Grambling State Tigers football
Black national champion
SWAC champion
Mirage Bowl champion
Mirage Bowl, W 35–32 vs. Temple[1]
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
1977 record 10–1 (6–0 SWAC)
Head coach Eddie Robinson (35th season)
Home stadium Grambling Stadium
1977 SWAC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Grambling State $ 6 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
Jackson State 5 –1 –0  8 –3 –0
Texas Southern 3 –2 –1  6 –4 –1
Mississippi Valley State 2 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Alcorn State 2 –4 –0  3 –8 –0
Southern 1 –4 –1  3 –7 –1
Prairie View A&M 1 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1977 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Eddie Robinson in his 35th year and finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (10–1, 6–0 SWAC), as SWAC champions, black college football national champions and with a victory over Temple in the Mirage Bowl. The Tigers offense scored 462 points while the defense allowed 175 points.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 10 at Alcorn State Henderson Stadium • Lorman, MS W 42–17  
September 17 vs. Morgan State* Yankee Stadium • New York, NY W 35–19  
October 1 Prairie View A&M Grambling Stadium • Grambling, LA W 70–7  
October 8 at Tennessee State* Hale Stadium • Nashville, TN L 8–26  
October 15 Mississippi Valley State Grambling Stadium • Grambling, LA W 42–21  
October 22 at Jackson State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS W 34–7  
October 29 at Texas Southern Alexander Durley Sports Complex • Houston, TX W 28–14  
November 5 Langston* Grambling Stadium • Grambling, LA W 65–0  
November 12 at Norfolk State* Norfolk, VA W 48–12  
November 19 vs. Southern Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (IV Bayou Classic) W 55–20  
December 11 vs. Temple* Korakuen Stadium • Tokyo, JP (Mirage Bowl) W 35–32  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game.

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Doug WilliamsQuarterback117Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Carols PennywellWide Receiver377Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Robert WoodsTackle5134Kansas City Chiefs

References

  1. ↑ "Williams, Grambling pull out a thriller at Tokyo". St. Petersburg Times. Google News Archives. Associated Press. December 12, 1977. p. 11C. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Grambling State University – 1977". College Football Reference. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  3. ↑ "1978 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
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