1977 Grambling State Tigers football team
The 1977 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Eddie Robinson in his 35th year and finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (10–1, 6–0 SWAC), as SWAC champions, black college football national champions and with a victory over Temple in the Mirage Bowl. The Tigers offense scored 462 points while the defense allowed 175 points.[2]
| 1977 Grambling State Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| 1977 record | 10–1 (6–0 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Grambling Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 10 | at Alcorn State | W 42–17 | |
| September 17 | vs. Morgan State* | W 35–19 | |
| October 1 | Prairie View A&M | W 70–7 | |
| October 8 | at Tennessee State* | L 8–26 | |
| October 15 | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 42–21 |
| October 22 | at Jackson State | W 34–7 | |
| October 29 | at Texas Southern | W 28–14 | |
| November 5 | Langston* |
| W 65–0 |
| November 12 | at Norfolk State* | Norfolk, VA | W 48–12 |
| November 19 | vs. Southern | W 55–20 | |
| December 11 | vs. Temple* | W 35–32 | |
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Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Doug Williams | Quarterback | 1 | 17 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Carlos Pennywell | Wide Receiver | 3 | 77 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Robert Woods | Tackle | 5 | 134 | Kansas City Chiefs |
- Reference:[3]
References
- "Williams, Grambling pull out a thriller at Tokyo". St. Petersburg Times. Google News Archives. Associated Press. December 12, 1977. p. 11C. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- "Grambling State University – 1977". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- "1978 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
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