The 1997 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Eddie Robinson in his 55th year and finished the season with a record of three wins and eight losses (3–8, 2–5 SWAC). The Tigers offense scored 187 points while the defense allowed 258 points.[1]
| 1997 Grambling State Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (2–5 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Southern $ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Jackson State ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was Eddie Robinson's final season as head coach.[2] Robinson spent fifty-six years as the head coach at historically black Grambling State University in Grambling in Lincoln Parish in northern Louisiana, from 1941 through 1997.[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | at Alcorn State | L 20–44 | [3] | ||
| September 20 | at Langston* | W 20–0 | 20,000 | [4] | |
| September 27 | vs. Hampton* |
| L 7–42 | 49,156 | [5] |
| October 4 | vs. Prairie View A&M | W 33–6 | 55,119 | [6] | |
| October 11 | Mississippi Valley State | W 20–13 | [7] | ||
| October 18 | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| L 16–22 | 13,004 | [8] |
| October 25 | at No. 20 Jackson State | L 0–23 | 35,430 | [9] | |
| November 1 | Texas Southern |
| L 16–21 | [10] | |
| November 9 | at Alabama State | L 13–20 | [12] | ||
| November 15 | North Carolina A&T* |
| L 35–37 | [13] | |
| November 29 | vs. Southern | L 7–30 | [14] | ||
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Team players in the NFL
edit- None of the players from the Tigers were drafted in the 1998 NFL draft.[15]
Notes
edit- ^ This game was originally scheduled to be played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, but moved to Montgomery due to low ticket sales and a lack of up-front money from the promoters.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b DeLassus, David. "Grambling State Yearly Results: 1995–1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- ^ a b "Ex-Grambling coach Robinson dead at 88". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 4, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- ^ "Robinson drops his final opener". The News Journal. September 7, 1997. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling defense dominates". The Daily Oklahoman. September 21, 1997. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hampton U. rumbles past Grambling". Daily Press. September 28, 1997. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling finds familiar success against Prairie View". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 5, 1997. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling survives late Valley rally". The Clarion-Ledger. October 12, 1997. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lions spoil Tigers' night". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1997. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JSU gives Robinson early gift, late pain". The Clarion-Ledger. October 26, 1997. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern beats Grambling". The Shreveport Times. November 2, 1997. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling–Alabama State is moved from Rose Bowl". Los Angeles Times. LATimes.com. Associated Press. September 18, 1997. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- ^ "Farewell, Coach Rob". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 10, 1997. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Robinson bids farewell to Grambling faithful". The Charlotte Observer. November 16, 1997. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bayou good-bye". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 30, 1997. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1998 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013.