2017 Grambling State Tigers football team

2017 Grambling State Tigers football
SWAC champion
SWAC West Division champion
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division West Division
Ranking
STATS No. 16
FCS Coaches No. 14
2017 record 11–2 (7–0 SWAC)
Head coach Broderick Fobbs (4th season)
Offensive coordinator Eric Dooley (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Everett Todd (4th season)
Home stadium Eddie Robinson Stadium
(Capacity: 23,200)
2017 SWAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East
Alcorn State xy  5 –2     7 –5  
Alabama State  4 –3     5 –6  
Alabama A&M  3 –4     4 –7  
Jackson State  3 –4     3 –8  
Mississippi Valley State  1 –6     2 –9  
West
No. 16 Grambling State xy$  7 –0     11 –2  
Southern*  5 –2     7 –4  
Prairie View A&M  4 –3     6 –5  
Texas Southern  2 –5     2 –9  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 –6     2 –9  
Championship: Grambling State 40 vs. Alcorn State 32
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • *Southern ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by fourth-year head coach Broderick Fobbs and played their home games at Eddie Robinson Stadium in Grambling, Louisiana as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Tigers finished the season 11–2, 7–0 in SWAC play to win the West Division. They defeated Alcorn State in the SWAC Championship Game, receiving the conference's bid to the Celebration Bowl where they lost to North Carolina A&T.

Preseason

The Tigers were picked to finish first in the West Division.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 7:00 p.m. at Tulane* No. 21 Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN3 L 14–43   15,940
September 9 6:00 p.m. Northwestern State* No. 24 Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA W 23–10   12,689
September 16 6:00 p.m. Jackson State* No. 24 Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA ESPN3 W 36–21   16,513
September 23 6:00 p.m. at Mississippi Valley State No. 22 Rice-Totten Stadium • Itta Bena, MS W 38–6   2,374
September 30 3:30 p.m. vs. Clark Atlanta* No. 21 Soldier Field • Chicago, IL (20th Annual Chicago Football Classic[2]) W 31–20   16,429
October 7 4:00 p.m. vs. Prairie View A&M No. 21 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic) W 34–21   55,231
October 21 2:00 p.m. Alcorn State No. 17 Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA SWAC DN W 41–14   12,147
October 28 2:00 p.m. Texas Southerndagger No. 15 Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA (Red River Classic[3]) W 50–24   18,350
November 4 2:30 p.m. at Arkansas–Pine Bluff No. 13 Golden Lion Stadium • Pine Bluff, AR W 31–26   4,007
November 11 2:00 p.m. at Alabama State No. 13 The New ASU Stadium • Montgomery, AL SWAC DN W 24–7   9,872
November 25 4:00 p.m. vs. Southern No. 13 Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic) NBCSN W 30–21   66,650
December 2 3:30 p.m. vs. Alcorn State No. 13 NRG Stadium • Houston, TX (SWAC Championship Game) ESPNU W 40–32   24,610
December 16 12:00 p.m. vs. No. 7 North Carolina A&T* No. 13 Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Celebration Bowl) ABC L 14–21   25,873
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
Schedule Source:[4]

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS 21 24 24 22 21 21 20 17 15 13 13 13 13 16 
Coaches 21 23 25 22 19 19 19 17 13 12 11 11 12 14

References

  1. ↑ "SWAC releases 2017 preseason football team, predicted order of finish". HBCU Sports. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  2. ↑ "Grambling St., Clark Atlanta to Face-Off in Chicago Football Classic". WMAQ. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  3. ↑ "GSU moving Red River Classic from Shreveport to campus". USA Today. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  4. ↑ "GSU Releases 2017 Football Schedule". Grambling Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
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