1997 Grambling State Tigers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1997 Grambling State Tigers football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 3–8 2–5 Eddie Robinson 55th Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium The 1997 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Eddie Robinson in his 55th year and finished the season with a record of three wins and eight losses (3–8, 2–5 SWAC). The Tigers offense scored 187 points while the defense allowed 258 points.DeLassus David Grambling State Yearly Results: 1995–1999 College Football Data Warehouse http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southwestern/grambling_state/1995-1999_yearly_results.php October 25, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192305/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southwestern/grambling_state/1995-1999_yearly_results.php 2013-10-29 dead This was Eddie Robinson's final season as head coach.Associated Press Ex-Grambling coach Robinson dead at 88 https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2825016 ESPN.com April 4, 2007 October 25, 2013 Robinson spent fifty-six years as the head coach at historically black Grambling State University in Grambling in Lincoln Parish in northern Louisiana, from 1941 through 1997. Schedule 1997 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network September 6 l y Alcorn State Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS 20–44 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121299366/robinson-drops-his-final-opener/ The News Journal Robinson drops his final opener September 7, 1997 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com September 20 w y y 1997 Langston Lions Langston Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK 20–0 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121299471/grambling-defense-dominates/ The Daily Oklahoman Grambling defense dominates September 21, 1997 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com September 27 l y y Hampton Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ Urban League Classic 7–42 49,156 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121299643/hampton-u-rumbles-past-grambling/ Daily Press Hampton U. rumbles past Grambling September 28, 1997 March 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 4 w y Prairie View A&M Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 33–6 rivalry 55,119 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121299811/grambling-finds-familiar-success-against/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Grambling finds familiar success against Prairie View October 5, 1997 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com October 11 w Mississippi Valley State Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA 20–13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121299928/grambling-survives-late-valley-rally/ The Clarion-Ledger Grambling survives late Valley rally October 12, 1997 March 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 18 l y Arkansas–Pine Bluff Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA Red River Classic 16–22 13,004 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121300051/lions-spoil-tigers-night/ The Shreveport Times Lions spoil Tigers' night October 19, 1997 March 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 25 l y Jackson State 20 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 0–23 35,430 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121300183/jsu-gives-robinson-early-gift-late-pain/ The Clarion-Ledger JSU gives Robinson early gift, late pain October 26, 1997 March 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 1 l y Texas Southern Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA 16–21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121300287/texas-southern-beats-grambling/ The Shreveport Times Texas Southern beats Grambling November 2, 1997 March 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 9 l y Alabama State Cramton Bowl Montgomery, ALThis game was originally scheduled to be played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, but moved to Montgomery due to low ticket sales and a lack of up-front money from the promoters.Associated Press Grambling–Alabama State is moved from Rose Bowl https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-sep-18-sp-33716-story.html LATimes.com Los Angeles Times September 18, 1997 October 25, 2013 "A" 13–20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121300440/farewell-coach-rob/ The Montgomery Advertiser Farewell, Coach Rob November 10, 1997 March 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 15 l y North Carolina A&T Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA 35–37 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121300527/robinson-bids-farewell-to-grambling-fait/ The Charlotte Observer Robinson bids farewell to Grambling faithful November 16, 1997 March 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 29 l y Southern Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Bayou Classic 7–30 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121300712/bayou-good-bye/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Bayou good-bye November 30, 1997 March 20, 2023 Newspapers.com Team players in the NFL None of the players from the Tigers were drafted in the 1998 NFL draft.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1998/draft.htm?redir 1998 NFL Draft Pro-Football-Reference.com October 25, 2013 Notes References Grambling State Category:Grambling State Tigers football seasons Grambling State Tigers football