1978 Grambling State Tigers football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1978 Grambling State Tigers football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 9–1–1 5–0–1 Eddie Robinson 36th Grambling Stadium SWAC champion Orange Blossom Classic L 7–31 vs. Florida A&M The 1978 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 36th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–1–1, with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, winning the SWAC title. Grambling State was invited to the Orange Blossom Classic, where they lost to Florida A&M. Schedule 1978 NCAA Division I-AA Associated Press September 9 w y Alcorn State State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA 21–13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121165578/g-men-outslug-braves/ The Shreveport Times G-Men outslug Braves September 10, 1978 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com September 23 w y y Morgan State Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY 21–0 39,118 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121165664/grambling-trounces-bears-210/ The Baltimore Sun Grambling trounces Bears, 21–0 September 24, 1978 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com September 30 w y T–10 Prairie View A&M Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX rivalry 37–6 G-Men flatten Prairie View https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88665893/the-times/ The Shreveport Times October 1, 1979 4D November 10, 2021 Newspapers.com October 7 w Tennessee State Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA 16–11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121165875/grambling-nips-tennesse-st-on-late-scor/ Alexandria Daily Town Talk Grambling nips Tennessee St. on late score October 8, 1978 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com October 14 t y Mississippi Valley State Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS 0–0 5,924 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121165971/valley-grambling-ends-in-scoreless-tie/ The Greenwood Commonwealth Valley, Grambling ends in scoreless tie October 15, 1978 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Mississippi Valley State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/432/stats/13635 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 28, 2024 October 21 w Jackson State 2 Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA 13–7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121166036/tigers-lose-first-game/ Enterprise-Journal Tigers lose first game October 22, 1978 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com October 28 w y Texas Southern Houston Astrodome Houston, TX 22–16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121166175/williams-rallies-grambling/ The Shreveport Times Williams rallies Grambling October 29, 1978 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com November 4 w y y 1978 Langston Lions Langston Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK 63–6 4,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121166296/grambling-gambols/ Tulsa World Grambling gambols November 5, 1978 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com November 11 w y South Carolina State 4 Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA 19–15 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-unbeaten-g-men-hold-off-sc-s/143773835/ The Shreveport Times Unbeaten G-Men hold off S.C. State November 12, 1978 March 20, 2024 Newspapers.com November 25 w y Southern Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Bayou Classic 28–15 75,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121166415/grambling-outpoints-southern/ The Daily Advertiser Grambling outpoints Southern November 26, 1978 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com December 2 l y y Florida A&M 3 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL Orange Blossom Classic 7–31 35,499 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121166622/rattlers-rip-grambling-in-ob-317/ The Miami Herald Rattlers rip Grambling in OB, 31–7 December 3, 1978 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com References Grambling State Category:Grambling State Tigers football seasons Category:Southwestern Athletic Conference football champion seasons Grambling State Tigers football