1973 Grambling Tigers football team
| 1973 Grambling Tigers football | |
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SWAC co-champion | |
Grantland Rice Bowl, L 20–28 vs. Western Kentucky | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| 1973 record | 10–3 (5–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Grambling Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 AP / #7 UPI Grambling +^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 Grambling Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In its 31st season under head coach Eddie Robinson, Grambling compiled a 10–3 record (5–1 against conference opponents), tied for the SWAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 339 to 176. In two post-season games, the Tigers defeated Delaware in the Boardwalk Bowl and lost to Western Kentucky in the Grantland Rice Bowl.[1]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 8 | at Long Beach State | W 29–16 | 28,883 | [2] | ||||
| September 15 | at Alcorn A&M | Lorman, MS | W 22–6 | |||||
| September 22 | vs. Morgan State | No. 2 |
| W 31–14 | 64,243 | |||
| September 29 | Prairie View A&M | No. 2 | Grambling, LA | W 37–12 | ||||
| October 6 | at No. 7 Tennessee State | No. 2 | Nashville, TN | L 13–19 | ||||
| October 13 | Mississippi Valley State | No. 6 | Grambling, LA | W 17–0 | ||||
| October 20 | at Jackson State | No. 5 | Jackson, MS | W 19–12 | ||||
| October 27 | at Texas Southern | No. 9 | Houston, TX | L 21–35 | ||||
| November 3 | North Carolina A&T | No. 13 | Grambling, LA | W 62–6 | ||||
| November 10 | Norfolk State | No. 8 | Grambling, LA | W 32–6 | ||||
| November 17 | at Southern | No. 5 | Shreveport, LA | W 19–14 | ||||
| December 1 | vs. No. 12 Delaware | No. 5 | W 17–8 | 12,043 | [3] | |||
| December 8 | vs. No. 2 Western Kentucky | No. 5 | L 20–28 | |||||
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References[]
- ^ "Grambling State Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ 9 Sep 1973, Page 31 - Independent at Newspapers.com
- ^ Finocchiaro, Ray (December 2, 1973). "No Down South Ramble for Hens". The Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
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