The 1962 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–2–2 and a mark of 3–2–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SWAC.
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 6–2–2 (3–2–2 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | Grambling Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas AM&N | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn A&M | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wiley | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | Benedict* | W 55–0 | 6,000 | [1] | |
September 29 | at Southern | W 13–3 | [2] | ||
October 6 | Tennessee A&I* |
| W 26–6 | [3] | |
October 13 | at Mississippi Vocational* | W 41–6 | [4] | ||
October 20 | at Prairie View A&M | W 23–15 | [5] | ||
October 27 | Jackson State |
| L 31–45 | [6] | |
November 3 | at Texas Southern | L 25–42 | [7] | ||
November 10 | Arkansas AM&N |
| T 20–20 | [8] | |
November 17 | at Wiley |
| T 0–0 | [9] | |
November 24 | Alcorn A&M |
| W 46–7 | [10] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Grambling is 55–0 winner". The Shreveport Times. September 16, 1962. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling beats Southern by 13–3 score". Jackson Advocate. October 6, 1962. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling rip Tennesseans". The Shreveport Times. October 7, 1962. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling rips Miss. Voc., 41–6". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 20, 1962. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling tops Prairie View, 23–15". Lake Charles American-Press. October 21, 1962. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State romps over Grambling 45–31". The Clarion-Ledger and Jackson Daily News. October 28, 1962. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern spills Grambling". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1962. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas AM&N ties Grambling". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 1962. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley, Grambling tie, 0–0". The Marshall News Messenger. November 17, 1962. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling tops Alcorn". Lake Charles American-Press. November 25, 1962. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Official Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.