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American college football season
The 1973 Grambling Tigers football team was an
American football team that represented Grambling College (now known as
Grambling State University) as a member of the
Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the
1973 NCAA Division II football season. In its 31st season under head coach
Eddie Robinson, Grambling compiled a 10–3 record (5–1 against conference opponents), tied for the SWAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 339 to 176. In two post-season games, the Tigers defeated
Delaware in the
Boardwalk Bowl and lost to
Western Kentucky in the
Grantland Rice Bowl.
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | vs.
Long Beach State* | | | W 29–16 | 30,884 |
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September 15 | at
Alcorn A&M | | | W 22–6 | 12,000–15,900 |
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September 22 | vs.
Morgan State* | No. 2 | | W 31–14 | 64,243 |
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September 29 |
Prairie View A&M | No. 2 | | W 37–12 | 14,968 |
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October 6 | at No. 7
Tennessee State* | No. 2 | | L 13–19 | 16,000–16,500 |
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October 13 |
Mississippi Valley State | No. 6 | - Grambling Stadium
- Grambling, LA
| W 17–0 | 16,721 |
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October 20 | at
Jackson State | No. 5 | | W 19–12 | 26,745 |
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October 27 | at
Texas Southern | No. 9 | | L 21–35 | 53,859 |
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November 3 |
North Carolina A&T* | No. 13 | - Grambling Stadium
- Grambling, LA
| W 62–6 | 6,000 |
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November 10 | at
Norfolk State* | No. 8 | | W 32–6 | 6,000 |
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November 17 | vs.
Southern | No. 5 | | W 19–14 | 38,000 |
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December 1 | vs. No. 12
Delaware* | No. 5 | | W 17–8 | 12,043 |
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December 8 | vs. No. 2
Western Kentucky* | No. 5 | | L 20–28 | 15,000 |
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- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
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"Grambling State Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from
the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
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"Grambling Tigers win Classic, 29–16". The Los Angeles Times. September 9, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Grambling pops Alcorn by 22 to 6". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 16, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Alcorn A&M)".
National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
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"Grambling struts past Morgan State, 31–14". Newsday. September 23, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Grambling beats Prairie View". Longview News-Journal. September 30, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report".
National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
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"Scripting perfest for Merritt, TSU". The Tennessean. October 7, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Grambling homecoming a success". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 14, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Grambling wins it". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"TSU on top". The El Paso Times. October 28, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"G-Men come alive in 62–6 rout of A&T". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Grambling Tigers shiver past Norfolk State, 32–6". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"GC wins, 19–14, but Jaguars make it interesting". The Shreveport Times. November 18, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Finocchiaro, Ray (December 2, 1973).
"No Down South Ramble for Hens".
The Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 25 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"California, here comes Western!". The Courier-Journal. December 9, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"College-Division Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Grambling)".
National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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Culture & lore | |
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People | |
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Seasons | |
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National championship seasons in bold |
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Wiley (1921)
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Paul Quinn (1922)
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Wiley (1923)
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Paul Quinn (1924)
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Bishop (1925)
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Samuel Huston (1926)
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Wiley (1927)
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Wiley (1928)
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Wiley (1929)
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Wiley (1930)
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Prairie View (1931)
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Wiley (1932)
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Langston &
Prairie View (1933)
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Texas College (1934)
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Texas College (1935)
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Texas College &
Langston (1936)
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Texas College (1937)
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Southern &
Langston (1938)
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Langston (1939)
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Southern &
Langston (1940)
- No champion (1941)
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Texas College (1942)
- No champion (1943)
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Wiley,
Texas College, &
Langston (1944)
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Wiley (1945)
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Southern (1946)
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Southern (1947)
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Southern (1948)
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Southern &
Langston (1949)
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Southern (1950)
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Prairie View (1951)
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Prairie View (1952)
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Prairie View (1953)
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Prairie View (1954)
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Southern (1955)
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Texas Southern &
Wiley (1956)
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Wiley (1957)
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Prairie View (1958)
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Southern (1959)
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Southern,
Prairie View, &
Grambling (1960)
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Jackson State (1961)
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Jackson State (1962)
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Prairie View (1963)
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Prairie View (1964)
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Grambling (1965)
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Grambling,
Southern, &
Texas Southern (1966)
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Grambling (1967)
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Alcorn A&M,
Grambling, &
Texas Southern (1968)
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Alcorn A&M (1969)
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Alcorn A&M (1970)
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Grambling (1971)
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Grambling &
Jackson State (1972)
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Grambling &
Jackson State (1973)
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Grambling State &
Alcorn State (1974)
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Grambling State,
Jackson State, &
Southern (1975)
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Alcorn State (1976)
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Grambling State (1977)
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Grambling State (1978)
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Grambling State &
Alcorn State (1979)
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Grambling State &
Jackson State (1980)
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Jackson State (1981)
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Jackson State (1982)
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Grambling State (1983)
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Alcorn State (1984)
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Jackson State &
Grambling State (1985)
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Jackson State (1986)
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Jackson State (1987)
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Jackson State (1988)
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Grambling State (1989)
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Jackson State (1990)
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Alabama State (1991)
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Alcorn State (1992)
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Southern (1993)
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Alcorn State &
Grambling State (1994)
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Jackson State (1995)
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Jackson State (1996)
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Southern (1997)
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Southern (1998)
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Southern (1999)
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Grambling State (2000)
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Grambling State (2001)
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Grambling State (2002)
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Southern (2003)
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Alabama State (2004)
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Grambling State (2005)
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Alabama A&M (2006)
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Jackson State (2007)
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Grambling State (2008)
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Prairie View (2009)
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Texas Southern (2010) vacated
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Grambling State (2011)
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Arkansas–Pine Bluff (2012)
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Southern (2013)
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Alcorn State (2014)
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Alcorn State (2015)
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Grambling State (2016)
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Grambling State (2017)
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Alcorn State (2018)
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Alcorn State (2019)
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Alabama A&M (2020)
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Jackson State (2021)
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Jackson State (2022)
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Florida A&M (2023)
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