From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American college football season
The 1971 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as
Grambling State University) as a member of the
Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the
1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 29th-year head coach
Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–2 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as SWAC co-champion.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
---|
September 11 | vs.
Morgan State* | | | W 31–13 | 65,005 |
[1] |
September 17 | vs.
Alcorn A&M | | | W 21–6 | 33,000–39,710 |
[2] |
September 25 | at
Arkansas AM&N* | No. 3 | | W 20–16 | 27,000 |
[3] |
October 2 |
Prairie View A&M | No. 3 | | W 30–7 | 15,175 |
[4] |
October 9 | at
Tennessee State* | No. 3 | | L 35–41 | 18,000–25,000 |
[5] |
October 16 |
Mississippi Valley State | No. 7 | - Grambling Stadium
- Grambling, LA
| W 25–15 | 15,745–16,000 |
[6]
[7] |
October 23 | at
Jackson State | | | L 7–13 | 20,000–26,000 |
[8] |
October 30 | at
Texas Southern | | | W 21–7 | 33,000–33,556 |
[9] |
November 13 | at
Norfolk State* | | | W 55–0 | 21,000 |
[10] |
November 20 |
Southern | | - Grambling Stadium
- Grambling, LA (
rivalry)
| W 31–3 | 33,897–33,981 |
[11] |
November 27 | at
Cal State Fullerton* | | | W 59–26 | 60,415 |
[12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
|
[13]
References
-
^
"Gambling humbles Morgan, 31–13". The Baltimore Sun. September 12, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
-
^
"Grambling rips Alcorn 21–6". Chicago Tribune. September 18, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
-
^
"Fobbs' touchdown run boosts Tigers". The Shreveport Times. September 26, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
-
^
"Grambling spanks Texas rival, 30–7". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
-
^
"Big Blue tips Grambling". The Tennessean. October 10, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
-
^
"Grambling tops Valley State". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 17, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
-
^
"No. 200 won by Robinson at Grambling". The Shreveport Times. October 17, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
-
^
"Jackson St. slips by Grambling 13–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 24, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
-
^
"Grambling posts 21–7 SWAC win". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 31, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
-
^
"Grambling gives lesson to Norfolk State, 55–0". Daily Press. November 14, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
-
^
"Grambling breezes past Southern, 31–3". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
-
^
"It was an execution by Grambling -- 59–26". The Los Angeles Times. November 28, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
-
^
"Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report".
National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
|
---|
Venues | |
---|
Bowls & rivalries | |
---|
Culture & lore | |
---|
People | |
---|
Seasons | |
---|
National championship seasons in bold |
|
---|
-
Wiley (1921)
-
Paul Quinn (1922)
-
Wiley (1923)
-
Paul Quinn (1924)
-
Bishop (1925)
-
Samuel Huston (1926)
-
Wiley (1927)
-
Wiley (1928)
-
Wiley (1929)
-
Wiley (1930)
-
Prairie View (1931)
-
Wiley (1932)
-
Langston &
Prairie View (1933)
-
Texas College (1934)
-
Texas College (1935)
-
Texas College &
Langston (1936)
-
Texas College (1937)
-
Southern &
Langston (1938)
-
Langston (1939)
-
Southern &
Langston (1940)
- No champion (1941)
-
Texas College (1942)
- No champion (1943)
-
Wiley,
Texas College, &
Langston (1944)
-
Wiley (1945)
-
Southern (1946)
-
Southern (1947)
-
Southern (1948)
-
Southern &
Langston (1949)
-
Southern (1950)
-
Prairie View (1951)
-
Prairie View (1952)
-
Prairie View (1953)
-
Prairie View (1954)
-
Southern (1955)
-
Texas Southern &
Wiley (1956)
-
Wiley (1957)
-
Prairie View (1958)
-
Southern (1959)
-
Southern,
Prairie View, &
Grambling (1960)
-
Jackson State (1961)
-
Jackson State (1962)
-
Prairie View (1963)
-
Prairie View (1964)
-
Grambling (1965)
-
Grambling,
Southern, &
Texas Southern (1966)
-
Grambling (1967)
-
Alcorn A&M,
Grambling, &
Texas Southern (1968)
-
Alcorn A&M (1969)
-
Alcorn A&M (1970)
-
Grambling (1971)
-
Grambling &
Jackson State (1972)
-
Grambling &
Jackson State (1973)
-
Grambling State &
Alcorn State (1974)
-
Grambling State,
Jackson State, &
Southern (1975)
-
Alcorn State (1976)
-
Grambling State (1977)
-
Grambling State (1978)
-
Grambling State &
Alcorn State (1979)
-
Grambling State &
Jackson State (1980)
-
Jackson State (1981)
-
Jackson State (1982)
-
Grambling State (1983)
-
Alcorn State (1984)
-
Jackson State &
Grambling State (1985)
-
Jackson State (1986)
-
Jackson State (1987)
-
Jackson State (1988)
-
Grambling State (1989)
-
Jackson State (1990)
-
Alabama State (1991)
-
Alcorn State (1992)
-
Southern (1993)
-
Alcorn State &
Grambling State (1994)
-
Jackson State (1995)
-
Jackson State (1996)
-
Southern (1997)
-
Southern (1998)
-
Southern (1999)
-
Grambling State (2000)
-
Grambling State (2001)
-
Grambling State (2002)
-
Southern (2003)
-
Alabama State (2004)
-
Grambling State (2005)
-
Alabama A&M (2006)
-
Jackson State (2007)
-
Grambling State (2008)
-
Prairie View (2009)
-
Texas Southern (2010) vacated
-
Grambling State (2011)
-
Arkansas–Pine Bluff (2012)
-
Southern (2013)
-
Alcorn State (2014)
-
Alcorn State (2015)
-
Grambling State (2016)
-
Grambling State (2017)
-
Alcorn State (2018)
-
Alcorn State (2019)
-
Alabama A&M (2020)
-
Jackson State (2021)
-
Jackson State (2022)
-
Florida A&M (2023)
|