1987 Grambling State Tigers football team

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1987 Grambling State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
1987 record5–6 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEddie Robinson Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Jackson State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Alcorn State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Alabama State 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Grambling State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Texas Southern 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Prairie View A&M 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Eddie Robinson in his 45th year and finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 3–4 SWAC). The Tigers offense scored 278 points while the defense allowed 208 points.[1] The season saw the Tigers lose to Central State in the Whitney M. Young Urban League Classic at Yankee Stadium 37–21.[2] The game was the final football game played at "Old" Yankee Stadium.[3][4] The Tigers failed to get their first winning season since 1959.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5Alcorn State
L 24–28
September 12vs. Central State (OH)*
L 21–37
September 26Bethune-Cookman*
W 21–14
October 3vs. Prairie View A&M
W 28–7
October 10at Tennessee State*
W 51–9
October 17Mississippi Valley State
  • Eddie Robinson Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 45–14
October 24at Jackson State
L 17–31
October 31Texas Southern
  • Eddie Robinson Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 30–9
November 7at Alabama State
L 7–17
November 14South Carolina State*
  • Eddie Robinson Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
L 13–15
November 28vs. Southern
L 21–27
  • *Non-conference game

[1]

Team players in the NFL[]

Player Round Pick Position NFL Club
Curtis Maxey 8 195 Defensive Tackle Cincinnati Bengals
Johnny Carter 12 332 Defensive Tackle Denver Broncos

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "Grambling State University – 1987". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  2. ^ Rhoden, William C. (September 13, 1987). "Central State runs by Grambling, 37–21". The New York Times. NYTimes.com. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  3. ^ "Grambling game shifted". The New York Times. NYTimes.com. July 19, 1988. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  4. ^ "Football Games at Yankee Stadium". LuckyShow.org. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  5. ^ "1988 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
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