1942 Louisiana Normal Tigers football team

The 1942 Louisiana Normal Tigers football team represented Louisiana Negro Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Grambling State University—as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In their second season under head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled a perfect 9–0 record, while holding every opponent scoreless. They were the last college football team to win all their games and shutout all of their opponents.

1942 Louisiana Normal Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	9–0
Head coach	Eddie Robinson (2nd season)

1942 Southern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisiana Normal (Grambling)			–					9	–	0	–	0
Delaware			–					8	–	0	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					4	–	0	–	0
Sewanee			–					1	–	0	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					7	–	2	–	0
Delaware State			–					3	–	1	–	1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers			–					4	–	2	–	1
Chattanooga			–					7	–	4	–	0
Georgetown			–					5	–	3	–	1
Navy			–					5	–	4	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	4	–	0
Western Maryland			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tennessee Tech			–					3	–	4	–	2
Virginia			–					2	–	6	–	1
Roanoke			–					1	–	5	–	1

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
	Tougaloo		W 42–0
October 10	Philander Smith	Grambling, LA	W 12–0
	Tillotson		W 18–0
October 31	Jarvis Christian	Grambling, LA	W 77–0
November 9	at Leland	Baker, LA	W 12–0
November 14	Alcorn A&M		W 27–0
unknown	unknown		W grambling won;opponent scored 0 points;score unknown
unknown	unknown		W grambling won;opponent scored 0 points;score unknown
unknown	unknown		W grambling won;opponent scored 0 points;score unknown