American college football season
The 1974 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. In its 32nd season under head coach Eddie Robinson, Grambling compiled an 11–1 record (5–1 against conference opponents), tied for the SWAC championship, defeated South Carolina State in the Pelican Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 308 to 120. The team was recognized as the 1974 black college football national co-champion and was ranked No. 7 by the Associated Press in the final 1974 NCAA College Division football rankings.[1]
Key players included freshman quarterback Doug Williams and split end Dwight Scales. Williams later played nine seasons in the National Football League.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | vs. Northwestern State* | | | W 14–13 | 30,000 | [2]
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September 21 | Alcorn State | No. 5 | | L 14–19 | | [3]
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September 28 | vs. Morgan State* | No. 14 | | W 14–0 | | [4]
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October 5 | vs. Prairie View A&M | No. 13 | Dallas, TX | W 61–0 | 46,775 | [5]
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October 12 | No. 5 Tennessee State* | No. 12 | - Grambling Stadium
- Grambling, LA
| W 21–7 | 15,582 | [6]
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October 19 | at Mississippi Valley State | No. 7 | Itta Bena, MS | W 20–14 | | [7]
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October 26 | Jackson State | No. 6 | - Grambling Stadium
- Grambling, LA
| W 26–13 | | [8]
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November 2 | at Texas Southern | No. 6 | Houston, TX | W 34–21 | | [9]
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November 9 | at North Carolina A&T* | No. 6 | Greensboro, NC | W 39–16 | | [10]
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November 16 | Norfolk State* | No. 6 | - Grambling Stadium
- Grambling, LA
| W 16–10 | 7,000 | [11]
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November 23 | vs. Southern | No. 7 | | W 21–0 | 76,753 | [12]
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December 7 | vs. South Carolina State* | No. 7 | | W 28–7 | 30,120 | [13]
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- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster[]
1974 Grambling State Tigers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries[]
Jackson State[]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Tigers |
0 |
0 | 7 | 6 |
13 |
• No. 6 Tigers |
0 |
7 | 12 | 7 |
26 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 2 | | GSU | Scales 14-yard pass from Williams (Zeno kick) | GSU 7–0 |
| 3 | | GSU | Williams 1-yard run (kick failed) | GSU 13–0 |
| JSU | Wadley 41-yard pass from Lewis (Perry kick) | GSU 13–7 |
| GSU | Pennywell 22-yard pass from Williams (kick failed) | GSU 19–7 |
| 4 | | JSU | Payton 1-yard run (kick failed) | GSU 19–13 |
| GSU | Martin 1-yard run (Zeno kick) | GSU 26–13 |
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1975 NFL Draft[]
[14]
References[]
- ^ "Grambling State Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ "Grambling Blocks NSU FG Try to Win 14-13". Alexandria Daily Town Call. September 15, 1974. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling Rallies, But Too Late; Alcorn, 19-14". The Shreveport Times. September 22, 1974. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Comeaux Passes Tigers by Morgan". The Shreveport Times. September 29, 1974. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers Have Picnic On Prairie; Ponies Win". The Shreveport Times. October 6, 1974. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "It's a Steal: Tigers Shock Tennessee State". The Shreveport Times. October 13, 1974. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rallying Grambling beat scrappy MVSC". Hattiesburg American. October 20, 1974. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling Raps J-State 26-13". The Clarion-Ledger and Jackson Daily News. October 27, 1974. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling wins". The News (Port Arthur, TX). November 3, 1974. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling Roars On". The Atlanta Journal and Constitution. November 10, 1974. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling Rallies to Whip Norfolk State". The Shreveport Times. November 17, 1974. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling Blanks Southern 21-0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 24, 1974 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling Rambling, 28-7". The Shreveport Times. December 8, 1974. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1975 NFL Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
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National championship seasons in bold |
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- 1920: Howard, Talladega
- 1921: Talladega, Wiley
- 1922: Hampton
- 1923: Howard, Lincoln (PA), Virginia Union
- 1924: Lincoln (PA), Paul Quinn, Tuskegee
- 1925: Howard, Tuskegee
- 1926: Howard, Tuskegee
- 1927: Bluefield, Tuskegee
- 1928: Bluefield, Wiley
- 1929: Tuskegee
- 1930: Tuskegee
- 1931: Wilberforce
- 1932: Wiley
- 1933: Morgan
- 1934: Kentucky State
- 1935: Kentucky State, Texas College
- 1936: Virginia State, West Virginia State
- 1937: Morgan
- 1938: Florida A&M
- 1939: Langston
- 1940: Morris Brown
- 1941: Langston, Morris Brown
- 1942: Florida A&M
- 1943: Morgan State
- 1944: Morgan State
- 1945: Wiley
- 1946: Morgan State, Tennessee A&I
- 1947: Shaw, Tennessee A&I
- 1948: Wilberforce State, Southern
- 1949: Morgan State, Southern
- 1950: Florida A&M, Southern
- 1951: Morris Brown, North Carolina A&T
- 1952: Florida A&M
- 1953: Florida A&M, Prairie View A&M, Tennessee A&I
- 1954: Florida A&M, North Carolina College, Prairie View A&M, Southern, Tennessee A&I
- 1955: Grambling
- 1956: Tennessee A&I
- 1957: Florida A&M
- 1958: Prairie View A&M
- 1959: Florida A&M
- 1960: Southern
- 1961: Florida A&M
- 1962: Florida A&M, Jackson State
- 1963: Prairie View A&M
- 1964: Prairie View A&M
- 1965: Tennessee A&I
- 1966: Tennessee A&I
- 1967: Grambling, Morgan State
- 1968: Alcorn A&M, North Carolina A&T
- 1969: Alcorn A&M
- 1970: Tennessee State
- 1971: Tennessee State
- 1972: Grambling
- 1973: Tennessee State
- 1974: Alcorn State, Grambling State
- 1975: Grambling State
- 1976: South Carolina State
- 1977: , Grambling State,
- 1978: Florida A&M
- 1979: Tennessee State
- 1980: Grambling State
- 1981: South Carolina State,
- 1982: ,
- 1983: , ,
- 1984: ,
- 1985: ,
- 1986:
- 1987: ,
- 1988:
- 1989:
- 1990: , North Carolina A&T
- 1991:
- 1992: ,
- 1993: ,
- 1994: ,
- 1995:
- 1996: ,
- 1997: ,
- 1998: ,
- 1999: North Carolina A&T
- 2000: Grambling State
- 2001: , ,
- 2002: Bethune–Cookman, ,
- 2003: ,
- 2004: ,
- 2005: , ,
- 2006: Hampton,
- 2007: Delaware State,
- 2013: Bethune–Cookman, Tennessee State
- 2014: Alcorn State
- 2015: North Carolina A&T
- 2016: Grambling State
- 2017: North Carolina A&T
- 2018: North Carolina A&T
- 2019: North Carolina A&T
- 2020: Alabama A&M
- 2021: Florida A&M, South Carolina State
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- Wiley (1921)
- Paul Quinn (1922)
- Wiley (1923)
- Paul Quinn (1924)
- Bishop (1925)
- Samuel Huston (1926)
- Wiley (1927)
- Wiley (1928)
- Wiley (1929)
- Wiley (1930)
- Prairie View (1931)
- Wiley (1932)
- Langston & Prairie View (1933)
- Texas College (1934)
- Texas College (1935)
- Texas College & Langston (1936)
- Southern & Langston (1937)
- Southern & Langston (1938)
- Langston (1939)
- Southern & Langston (1940)
- No champion (1941)
- Texas College (1942)
- No champion (1943)
- Wiley, Texas College, & Langston (1944)
- Wiley (1945)
- Southern (1946)
- Southern (1947)
- Southern (1948)
- Southern & Langston (1949)
- Southern (1950)
- Prairie View (1951)
- Prairie View (1952)
- Prairie View (1953)
- Prairie View (1954)
- Southern (1955)
- Texas Southern & Langston (1956)
- Wiley (1957)
- Prairie View (1958)
- Southern (1959)
- Southern, Prairie View, & Grambling (1960)
- Jackson State (1961)
- Jackson State (1962)
- Prairie View (1963)
- Prairie View (1964)
- Grambling (1965)
- Grambling, Southern, Texas Southern, & Arkansas–Pine Bluff (1966)
- Grambling (1967)
- Alcorn State, Grambling, & Texas Southern (1968)
- Alcorn State (1969)
- Alcorn State (1970)
- Grambling (1971)
- Grambling & Jackson State (1972)
- Grambling & Jackson State (1973)
- Grambling State & Alcorn State (1974)
- Grambling State, Jackson State, & Southern (1975)
- Alcorn State (1976)
- Grambling State (1977)
- Grambling State (1978)
- Grambling State & Alcorn State (1979)
- Grambling State & Jackson State (1980)
- Jackson State (1981)
- Jackson State (1982)
- Grambling State (1983)
- Alcorn State (1984)
- Jackson State & Grambling State (1985)
- Jackson State (1986)
- Jackson State (1987)
- Jackson State (1988)
- Grambling State (1989)
- Jackson State (1990)
- Alabama State (1991)
- Alcorn State (1992)
- Southern (1993)
- Alcorn State & Grambling State (1994)
- Jackson State (1995)
- Jackson State (1996)
- Southern (1997)
- Southern (1998)
- Southern (1999)
- Grambling State (2000)
- Grambling State (2001)
- Grambling State (2002)
- Southern (2003)
- Alcorn State (2004)
- Grambling State (2005)
- Alabama A&M (2006)
- Jackson State (2007)
- Grambling State (2008)
- Prairie View (2009)
- Texas Southern (2010) vacated
- Grambling State (2011)
- Arkansas–Pine Bluff (2012)
- Southern (2013)
- Alcorn State (2014)
- Alcorn State (2015)
- Grambling State (2016)
- Grambling State (2017)
- Alcorn State (2018)
- Alcorn State (2019)
- Alabama A&M (2020)
- Jackson State (2021)
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