1980 Grambling State Tigers football team

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1980 Grambling State Tigers football
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 9–14 at Boise State
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
1980 record10–2 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrambling Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Grambling State +^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Jackson State + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Alcorn State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Southern 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Texas Southern 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 38th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiling an overall record of 10–2 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and sharing the SWAC title with Jackson State. Grambling State was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to eventual national champion Boise State. The Tigers won a black college football national championship.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13vs. Morgan State*
W 34–13
September 20Alcorn State
L 27–29
September 27at Florida A&M*
W 27–10
October 47:30 p.m.vs. Prairie View A&M
W 68–06,100[1][2]
October 11Tennessee State*
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 52–27
October 18at Mississippi Valley State
W 34–24
October 25Jackson StateNo. T–10
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 24–14
November 1at Texas SouthernNo. T–7
W 43–14
November 8at Alabama StateNo. T–5
W 28–12
November 15No. 1 South Carolina State*No. T–5
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 26–3
November 29vs. SouthernNo. 2
W 43–6
December 13at No. 7 Boise StateNo. 2
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
L 9–148,157[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References[]

  1. ^ McIntyre, Bill (October 4, 1980). "College capsules". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 2C. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. ^ "Parham sets GSU record". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 5, 1980. p. 2D. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. ^ "Boise State moves into I-AA finals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Lewiston, Idaho. Associated Press. December 14, 1980. p. 7B.
  4. ^ "Grambling State Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
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