1977 Grambling State Tigers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1977 Grambling State Tigers football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 10–1 6–0 Eddie Robinson 35th Grambling Stadium Black national championSWAC championMirage Bowl champion Mirage Bowl W Won 35–32 vs. Temple The 1977 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Eddie Robinson in his 35th year and finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (10–1, 6–0 SWAC), as SWAC champions, black college football national champions and with a victory over Temple in the Mirage Bowl. The Tigers offense scored 462 points while the defense allowed 175 points.http://cfreference.net/cfr/schools/grambling-state/1068/1977;jsessionid=1FAC338C7EA42FEA2364ACEB79E68EE6 Grambling State University – 1977 College Football Reference October 25, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191821/http://cfreference.net/cfr/schools/grambling-state/1068/1977;jsessionid=1FAC338C7EA42FEA2364ACEB79E68EE6 2013-10-29 dead Schedule September 10 w y Alcorn State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 42–17 18,406 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121167013/williams-golden-arm-panhandles-alcorn-s/ The Clarion-Ledger Williams' golden arm panhandles Alcorn St. September 11, 1977 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com September 17 w y y Morgan State Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY 35–19 34,403 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121167089/williams-passes-grambling-to-3519-victo/ The Baltimore Sun Williams passes Grambling to 35–19 victory over Morgan State September 18, 1977 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com October 1 w Prairie View A&M Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA rivalry 70–7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121167184/five-for-williams-in-707-rout/ The Shreveport Times Five for Williams in 70–7 rout October 2, 1977 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com October 8 l y y Tennessee State Hale Stadium Nashville, TN 8–26 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121167296/unbeaten-tsu-tramples-grambling/ The Tennessean Unbeaten TSU tramples Grambling October 9, 1977 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com October 15 w Mississippi Valley State Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA 42–21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121167401/grambling-star-breaks-record/ Hattiesburg American Grambling star breaks record October 16, 1977 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com October 22 w y Jackson State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 34–7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121167457/grambling-rolls/ The Yazoo Herald Grambling rolls October 23, 1977 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com October 29 w y Texas Southern Houston Astrodome Houston, TX 28–14 53,668 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121167574/woods-sparks-g-men-in-astrodome-win/ The Shreveport Times Woods sparks G-Men in Astrodome win October 30, 1977 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com November 5 w y 1977 Langston Lions Langston Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA 65–0 14,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121167711/grambling-roars-past-lions-650/ The Daily Oklahoman Grambling roars past Lions, 65–0 November 6, 1977 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com November 12 w y y 1977 Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk State Foreman Field Norfolk, VA 48–12 18,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121167813/unsung-parham-sparkles-grambling-rips-s/ Daily Press Unsung Parham sparkles, Grambling rips Spartans November 13, 1977 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com November 26 w y Southern Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Bayou Classic 55–20 76,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121167952/grambling-stomps-southern/ The Daily Advertiser Grambling stomps Southern November 27, 1977 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com December 11 w y y Temple Korakuen Stadium Tokyo, Japan Mirage Bowl 35–32 50,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116753036/grambling-tops-temple-in-tokyo-on-last-m/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Grambling tops Temple in Tokyo on last-minute TD December 12, 1977 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.comWilliams, Grambling pull out a thriller at Tokyo https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TG9IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HVoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5449%2C3886791 St. Petersburg Times Associated Press December 12, 1977 11C October 25, 2013 Google News Archives Team players drafted into the NFL Player Position Round Pick NFL club Doug WilliamsQuarterback1 17 Tampa Bay BuccaneersCarlos Pennywell Wide receiver 3 77 Tampa Bay BuccaneersRobert WoodsTackle5 134 Kansas City Chiefs Reference:https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1978/draft.htm?redir 1978 NFL Draft Pro-Football-Reference.com October 25, 2013 References Grambling State Category:Grambling State Tigers football seasons Category:Black college football national champions Category:Southwestern Athletic Conference football champion seasons Grambling State Tigers football