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American college football season
The 1985 Grambling State Tigers football team represented
Grambling State University as a member of the
Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the
1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Led by 43rd-year head coach
Eddie Robinson , the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–3 and a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished as SWAC co-champion. Grambling State advanced to the
NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they were defeated by
Arkansas State in the first round.
The Tigers' 27–7 victory over
Prairie View A&M was the 324th all-time victory for Robinson, and placed him ahead of
Bear Bryant for the most career victories for a college football coach.
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 14 vs.
Alcorn State W 30–2030,000
[1]
September 21 vs.
North Carolina Central * W 45–1437,192
[2]
September 28 vs.
Oregon State * No. 4 Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA W 23–613,396
[3]
October 5 vs.
Prairie View A&M No. 2 W 27–736,652
[4]
October 11 at
Tennessee State * No. 2 W 31–2422,000
[5]
October 19 No. 6
Mississippi Valley State No. 2 W 31–21
[6]
October 26 at
Jackson State No. 2 L 26–3521,765
[7]
November 2
Texas Southern No. T–5 Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA W 30–611,469
[8]
November 9 vs.
Alabama State No. 4 W 28–012,000
[9]
November 14
South Carolina State * No. 4 Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA L 10–13
[10]
November 23 vs.
Southern No. T–8 W 29–1256,742
[11]
November 30 at No. 6
Arkansas State * No. 8 L 7–10
[12]
References
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"Robinson bags this classic battle among old friends" . The Shreveport Times . September 15, 1985. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Grambling never lets Eagles get off ground" . Durham Morning Herald . September 22, 1985. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Beavers victim No. 323" . Corvallis Gazette-Times . September 29, 1985. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Robinson passes Bryant with win" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . October 6, 1985. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Grambling downs TSU 31–24" . The Tennessean . October 12, 1985. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"G-Men dump Valley" . The Clarion-Ledger . October 20, 1985. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"J-State upsets G-Men" . The Clarion-Ledger . October 27, 1985. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"G-Men topple Texans" . The Shreveport Times . November 3, 1985. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Grambling streaks past Hornets 28–0" . The Atlanta Constitution . November 10, 1985. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"S.C. State upsets Grambling" . The Times and Democrat . November 15, 1985. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Allen, Nobahar spark Grambling over Southern" . The Shreveport Times . November 24, 1985. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Field goal with 5 seconds left sinks Grambling" . The Shreveport Times . December 1, 1985. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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)
Champion – Georgia Southern Eagles