1982 Grambling State Tigers football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1982 Grambling State Tigers football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 8–3 4–2 Eddie Robinson 40th Grambling Stadium The 1982 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 40th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3 and a mark of 4–2 in conference play and finished third in the SWAC. Coach Robinson won his 300th all time game with the Tigers 43–21 win over Florida A&M on September 25. Schedule 1982 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee September 4 w y y 1982 Morgan State Bears Morgan State Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY 42–13 33,142 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121180476/brents-aerials-help-grambling-rout-bear/ The Baltimore Sun Brent's aerials help Grambling rout Bears September 5, 1982 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com September 18 w y Alcorn State Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA Red River Classic 31–14 40,333 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121180614/robinson-one-step-closer/ The Daily Advertiser Robinson one step closer September 19, 1982 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com September 25 w y y 4 Florida A&M Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL 43–21 22,127 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121180770/warner-stagg-bear-and-robinson-4321/ St. Petersburg Times Warner, Stagg, Bear, and Robinson 43–21 September 26, 1982 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com October 2 w y 2 Prairie View A&M Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX rivalry 51–6 32,125 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121181028/unbeaten-grambling-blasts-outmanned-prai/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Unbeaten Grambling blasts outmanned Prairie View October 3, 1982 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com October 9 l y 2 Tennessee State 18 Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA 8–22 18,522 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121181170/tsu-squeezes-by-grambling/ The Tennessean TSU squeezes by Grambling October 10, 1982 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com October 16 w y 7 Mississippi Valley State Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA Jubilee Classic 21–14 19,230 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121181304/grambling-top-mvsu-2114/ The Greenwood Commonwealth Grambling top MVSU 21–14 October 17, 1982 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com October 23 l T–5 Jackson State T–15 Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA 6–22 18,180 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121181448/jsu-gets-honey-of-a-victory-over-grambli/ The Clarion-Ledger JSU gets honey of a victory over Grambling October 24, 1982 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com October 30 w y 16 Texas Southern Rice Stadium Houston, TX 34–30 39,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121181656/grambling-rallies-past-tsu/ The Daily Advertiser Grambling rallies past TSU October 31, 1982 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com November 6 w 15 Alabama State Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA 36–14 20,655 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121181789/grambling-smashes-hornets/ The Montgomery Advertiser Grambling smashes Hornets November 7, 1982 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com November 13 w y y Nicholls State John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA 33–15 12,200 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121181951/grambling-clobbers-nicholls-state-3315/ The Clarion-Ledger Grambling clobbers Nicholls State 33–15 November 14, 1982 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com November 27 l y 10 Southern Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Bayou Classic 17–22 70,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121182098/southerns-gibbs-is-star-in-victory/ Daily World Southern's Gibbs is star in victory November 28, 1981 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com NCAA Statistics; Schedule & Results (Grambling State) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/132519 National Collegiate Athletic Association November 8, 2024 References Grambling State Category:Grambling State Tigers football seasons Grambling State Tigers football