1998 Grambling State Tigers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1998 Grambling State Tigers football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 5–6 4–4 Doug Williams 1st Melvin Spears 1st Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium The 1998 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Doug Williams in his first year and finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 4–4 SWAC). The Tigers offense scored 287 points while the defense allowed only 318 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 Schedule 1998 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network September 5 w Alcorn State Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA 11–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121304900/grambling-tops-alcorn-110-to-open-new-e/ The Clarion-Ledger Grambling tops Alcorn 11–0 to open new era September 6, 1998 March 20, 2023 Newspapers.com September 12 l y Alabama A&M Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL 13–14 OT https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121305049/alabama-am-edges-grambling-in-overtime/ The Shreveport Times Alabama A&M edges Grambling in overtime September 6, 1998 March 20, 2023 Newspapers.com September 26 l y y Hampton Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ Whitney Young Memorial Classic 15–28 54,564 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121305184/errors-plague-grambling/ Newsday Errors plague Grambling September 27, 1998 March 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 3 w y Prairie View A&M Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX rivalry 55–40 33,549 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121305334/victory-celebration-lasts-just-one-week/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Victory celebration lasts just one week for Prairie View A&M October 4, 1998 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com October 10 w y Mississippi Valley State Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS 21–13 4,244 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121305500/time-runs-out-on-winless-valley/ The Greenwood Commonwealth Time runs out on winless Valley October 11, 1998 March 19, 2023 Newspapers.com October 17 l y Arkansas–Pine Bluff Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA 33–54 Red River Classic 15,350 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121305687/grambling-falls-hard-in-classic/ The Shreveport Times Grambling falls hard in Classic October 18, 1998 March 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 24 l Jackson State Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA 35–68 11,678 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121305814/touchdown-bombs-away-jsu-routs-gsu-683/ The Clarion-Ledger Touchdown bombs away! JSU routs GSU 68–35, scored 10 TDs in melee October 25, 1998 March 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 31 l y Texas Southern Houston Astrodome Houston, TX 24–41 23,985 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121306106/tiger-defense-aiming-for-tsu/ Daily World Tiger defense aiming for TSU October 30, 1998 March 20, 2023 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/121306163/texas-southern-41-grambling-24/ The Shreveport Times Texas Southern 41, Grambling 24 November 2, 1998 March 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 7 w Alabama State Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA 31–6 6,221 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121306294/hornets-drown-in-rainstorm/ The Montgomery Advertiser Hornets drown in rainstorm November 8, 1998 March 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 14 w y y 1998 Winston-Salem State Rams Winston-Salem State Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA Gold Coast Classic 35–28 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121306496/grambling-holds-off-winston-salem-state/ The Herald-Sun Grambling holds off Winston-Salem State November 15, 1998 March 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 28 l y Southern Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Bayou Classic 14–26 60,986 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121306687/southern-beats-grambling-in-bayou-classi/ Pensacola News Journal Southern beats Grambling in Bayou Classic November 29, 1998 March 20, 2023 Newspapers.com References Grambling State Category:Grambling State Tigers football seasons Grambling State Tigers football