1977 Grambling State Tigers football team

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1977 Grambling State Tigers football
Black national champion
SWAC champion
Mirage Bowl champion
Mirage Bowl, W 35–32 vs. Temple[1]
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
1977 record10–1 (6–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrambling Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   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

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[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 10at Alcorn State
W 42–17
September 17vs. Morgan State*
W 35–19
October 1Prairie View A&M
W 70–7
October 8at Tennessee State*
L 8–26
October 15Mississippi Valley State
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 42–21
October 22at Jackson State
W 34–7
October 29at Texas Southern
W 28–14
November 5Langston*
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 65–0
November 12at Norfolk State*Norfolk, VAW 48–12
November 19vs. Southern
W 55–20
December 11vs. Temple*
W 35–32
  • *Non-conference game

Team players drafted into the NFL[]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Doug Williams Quarterback 1 17 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Carlos Pennywell Wide Receiver 3 77 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Robert Woods Tackle 5 134 Kansas 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. ^ a b "Grambling State University – 1977". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  3. ^ "1978 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
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