1986 Grambling State Tigers football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1986 Grambling State Tigers football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 7–4 4–3 Eddie Robinson 44th Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium The 1986 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 44th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SWAC. Schedule 1986 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee September 13 w y Alcorn State Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA Red River Classic 19–17 21,016 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121188608/g-men-kick-alcorn-1917/ The Shreveport Times G-Men kick Alcorn, 19–17 September 14, 1986 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com September 20 w y y 14 1986 North Carolina Central Eagles North Carolina Central Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Whitney Young Memorial Classic 32–24 31,968 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121188795/grambling-foils-centrals-rally/ Daily News Grambling foils Central's rally September 21, 1986 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com September 27 w y y 16 Bethune–Cookman Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL 30–24 22,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121189118/bethunecookman-rallies-late-still-fall/ St. Petersburg Times Bethune–Cookman rallies late, still falls to Grambling 30–24 September 28, 1986 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com October 4 l y 13 Prairie View A&M Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX rivalry 19–24 33,480 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121189427/prairie-view-upsets-grambling-2419/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Prairie View upsets Grambling, 24–19 October 5, 1986 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com October 11 l y 20 Tennessee State 7 Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA 10–21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121189648/big-blue-mows-down-g-men/ The Tennessean Big Blue mows down G-Men October 12, 1986 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com October 18 l y Mississippi Valley State Ladd Memorial Stadium Mobile, AL 10–13 16,454 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121189876/valley-kicks-g-men-1310/ The Clarion-Ledger Valley kicks G-Men 13–10 October 19, 1986 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com October 25 l Jackson State Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA 14–25 22,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121190160/g-men-plunge-to-fourth-straight-defeat/ The Shreveport Times G-Men plunge to fourth straight defeat, 25–14 October 26, 1986 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com November 1 w y Texas Southern Rice Stadium Houston, TX 49–21 12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121190337/g-men-sock-tsu-to-end-loss-skein/ The Shreveport Times G-Men sock TSU to end loss skein November 2, 1986 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com November 8 w Alabama State Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA 16–7 4,798 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121190564/grambling-tops-hornets-167/ The Montgomery Advertiser Grambling tops Hornets 16–7 November 9, 1986 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com November 15 w y y South Carolina State Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC 20–16 7,413 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121190772/gramblings-late-surge-topples-bulldogs/ The State Grambling's late surge topples Bulldogs 20–16 November 16, 1986 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com November 29 w y Southern Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Bayou Classic 30–3 58,960 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121190979/grambling-takes-classic/ Daily World Grambling takes Classic November 30, 1986 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com References Grambling State Category:Grambling State Tigers football seasons Grambling State Tigers football