1973 Grambling Tigers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1973 Grambling Tigers football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 10–3 5–1 Eddie Robinson 31st Grambling Stadium SWAC co-champion Grantland Rice Bowl L 20–28 vs. Western Kentucky 1974 7 The 1973 Grambling Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In its 31st season under head coach Eddie Robinson, Grambling compiled a 10–3 record (5–1 against conference opponents), tied for the SWAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 339 to 176. In two post-season games, the Tigers defeated Delaware in the Boardwalk Bowl and lost to Western Kentucky in the Grantland Rice Bowl.Grambling State Yearly Results (1970-1974) College Football Data Warehouse December 10, 2019 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/g/grambling_state/1970-1974_yearly_results.php https://web.archive.org/web/20150906021310/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/g/grambling_state/1970-1974_yearly_results.php dead September 6, 2015 Schedule 1973 small college AP y y y September 8 vs. Long Beach State<ncg> Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Freedom Classic) W 29-16 30,884 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121603037/grambling-tigers-win-classic-2916/ The Los Angeles Times Grambling Tigers win Classic, 29–16 September 9, 1973 March 25, 2023 Newspapers.com September 15 at Alcorn A&M Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS W 22-6 12,000–15,900 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121603191/grambling-pops-alcorn-by-22-to-6/ Alexandria Daily Town Talk Grambling pops Alcorn by 22 to 6 September 16, 1973 March 25, 2023 Newspapers.com Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Alcorn A&M) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/17/stats/13634 National Collegiate Athletic Association April 18, 2022 September 22 vs Morgan State<ncg> 2 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (Whitney M. Young Memorial Classic) W 31-14 64,243 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121603332/grambling-struts-past-morgan-state-311/ Newsday Grambling struts past Morgan State, 31–14 September 23, 1973 March 25, 2023 Newspapers.com September 29 Prairie View A&M 2 Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA W 37-12 14,968 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121603441/grambling-beats-prairie-view/ Longview News-Journal Grambling beats Prairie View September 30, 1973 March 25, 2023 Newspapers.com October 6 at No. 7 Tennessee State<ncg> 2 Hale Stadium Nashville, TN L 13-19 16,000–16,500 Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/691/stats/13634 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 11, 2022 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121603535/scripting-perfest-for-merritt-tsu/ The Tennessean Scripting perfest for Merritt, TSU October 7, 1973 March 25, 2023 Newspapers.com October 13 Mississippi Valley State 6 Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA W 17-0 16,721 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121603637/grambling-homecoming-a-success/ Alexandria Daily Town Talk Grambling homecoming a success October 14, 1973 March 25, 2023 Newspapers.com October 20 at Jackson State 5 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS W 19-12 26,745 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121603734/grambling-wins-it/ The Clarion-Ledger Grambling wins it October 21, 1973 March 25, 2023 Newspapers.com October 27 at Texas Southern 9 Houston Astrodome Houston, TX L 21-35 53,859 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121603841/tsu-on-top/ The El Paso Times TSU on top October 28, 1973 March 25, 2023 Newspapers.com November 3 North Carolina A&T<ncg> 13 Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA W 62-6 3,731–6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121603991/g-men-come-alive-in-626-rout-of-at/ The Shreveport Times G-Men come alive in 62–6 rout of A&T November 4, 1973 March 25, 2023 Newspapers.com Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina A&T) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/488/stats/13634 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 19, 2024 November 10 at 1973 Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk State<ncg> 8 Foreman Field Norfolk, VA W 32-6 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121604256/grambling-tigers-shiver-past-norfolk-sta/ The Shreveport Times Grambling Tigers shiver past Norfolk State, 32–6 November 11, 1973 March 25, 2023 Newspapers.com November 17 vs Southern 5 State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA (rivalry) W 19-14 38,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121604405/gc-wins-1914-but-jaguars-make-it-inte/ The Shreveport Times GC wins, 19–14, but Jaguars make it interesting November 18, 1973 March 25, 2023 Newspapers.com December 1 vs No. 12 Delaware<ncg> 5 Atlantic City Convention Center Atlantic City, NJ (Boardwalk Bowl—NCAA Division II Quarterfinal) W 17-8 12,043 No Down South Ramble for Hens Ray Finocchiaro December 2, 1973 25 The Morning News Wilmington, Del. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71360089/1973-delaware-grambling/ December 8 vs No. 2 Western Kentucky<ncg> 5 BREC Memorial Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Grantland Rice Bowl—NCAA Division II Semifinal) L 20-28 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121604533/california-here-comes-western/ The Courier-Journal California, here comes Western! December 9, 1973 March 25, 2023 Newspapers.com College-Division Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1973 Grambling) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/261/stats/13634 National Collegiate Athletic Association November 19, 2022 References Grambling Category:Grambling State Tigers football seasons Category:Southwestern Athletic Conference football champion seasons Grambling Tigers football