1980 Grambling State Tigers football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1980 Grambling State Tigers football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 10–2 5–1 Eddie Robinson 38th Grambling Stadium Black college national championSWAC champion NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal L 9–14 at Boise State The 1980 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 38th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiling an overall record of 10–2 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and sharing the SWAC title with Jackson State. Grambling State was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to eventual national champion Boise State. The Tigers won a black college football national championship. Schedule 1980 NCAA Division I-AA Associated Press Eastern September 13 w y y 1980 Morgan State Bears Morgan State Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY 34–13 36,631 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121161459/grambling-pounds-morgan-state-3413/ The Baltimore Sun Grambling pounds Morgan State, 34–13 September 14, 1980 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com September 20 l y Alcorn State State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA 27–29 35,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121161687/g-men-left-green-with-envy-by-asu/ The Shreveport Times G-Men left Green with envy by ASU September 21, 1980 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com September 27 w y y Florida A&M Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL 27–10 23,202 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121161861/grambling-beats-famu/ The Palm Beach Post Grambling beats FAMU September 28, 1980 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com October 4 w y Prairie View A&M Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX rivalry 68–0 6,100 McIntyre Bill College capsules https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82692044/the-times/ The Times Shreveport, Louisiana October 4, 1980 2C August 2, 2021 Newspapers.com Parham sets GSU record https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82691959/the-times/ The Times Shreveport, Louisiana October 5, 1980 2D August 2, 2021 Newspapers.com October 11 w y Tennessee State Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA 52–27 13,571 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121162152/grambling-rips-tennessee-state/ The Tennessean Grambling rips Tennessee State October 12, 1980 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com October 18 w y Mississippi Valley State Bulldog Stadium Greenwood, MS 34–24 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121162446/devils-nailed-by-grambling-3424/ The Greenwood Commonwealth Devils nailed by Grambling, 34–24 October 19, 1980 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com October 25 w T–10 Jackson State Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA 24–14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121162563/jackson-state-comes-back-but-comes-up-s/ The Clarion-Ledger Jackson State comes back, but comes up short, 24–14 October 26, 1980 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com November 1 w y T–7 Texas Southern Houston Astrodome Houston, TX 43–14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121162817/grambling-routs-tsu/ The Shreveport Times Grambling routs TSU November 2, 1980 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com November 8 w y T–5 1980 Alabama State Hornets Alabama State Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL 28–12 11,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121162941/grambling-pounds-out-solid-2812-win-ove/ The Montgomery Advertiser Grambling pounds out solid 28–12 win over ASU November 9, 1980 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com November 15 w y T–5 South Carolina State 1 Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA 26–3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121163040/gambling-grambling-crunches-bulldogs/ The State 'Gambling' Grambling crunches Bulldogs November 16, 1980 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com November 29 w y 2 Southern Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Bayou Classic 43–6 72,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121163144/g-men-offense-tunes-southern/ Daily World G-Men offense tunes Southern November 30, 1980 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com December 13 l y 2 Boise State 7 Bronco Stadium Boise, ID NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal 9–14 8,157 Boise State moves into I-AA finals https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tYNfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=szAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4696%2C5743393 Lewiston Morning Tribune Lewiston, Idaho Associated Press December 14, 1980 7B Roster 1980 Grambling State Tigers f 2 So Trumaine Johnson Trumaine Johnson (wide receiver) WR y 29 So Albert Lewis Albert Lewis (American football) DB y 9 Sr Everson Walls DB y * Eddie Robinson 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 Grambling State