1971 Grambling Tigers football team
American college football season
1971 Grambling Tigers football | |
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SWAC champion | |
Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 9–2 (5–1 SWAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Grambling Stadium |
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No. 9 Grambling $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Alcorn A&M | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1971 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 29th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–2 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as SWAC co-champion.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | vs. Morgan State* |
| W 31–13 | 65,005 | [1] | |
September 17 | vs. Alcorn A&M |
| W 21–6 | 33,000–39,710 | [2] | |
September 25 | at Arkansas AM&N* | No. 3 |
| W 20–16 | 27,000 | [3] |
October 2 | Prairie View A&M | No. 3 | W 30–7 | 15,175 | [4] | |
October 9 | at Tennessee State* | No. 3 | L 35–41 | 18,000–25,000 | [5] | |
October 16 | Mississippi Valley State | No. 7 |
| W 25–15 | 15,745–16,000 | [6][7] |
October 23 | at Jackson State | L 7–13 | 20,000–26,000 | [8] | ||
October 30 | at Texas Southern | W 21–7 | 33,000–33,556 | [9] | ||
November 13 | at Norfolk State* | W 55–0 | 21,000 | [10] | ||
November 20 | Southern |
| W 31–3 | 33,897–33,981 | [11] | |
November 27 | at Cal State Fullerton* | W 59–26 | 60,415 | [12] | ||
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References
- ^ "Gambling humbles Morgan, 31–13". The Baltimore Sun. September 12, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling rips Alcorn 21–6". Chicago Tribune. September 18, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fobbs' touchdown run boosts Tigers". The Shreveport Times. September 26, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling spanks Texas rival, 30–7". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Big Blue tips Grambling". The Tennessean. October 10, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling tops Valley State". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 17, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 200 won by Robinson at Grambling". The Shreveport Times. October 17, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson St. slips by Grambling 13–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 24, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling posts 21–7 SWAC win". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 31, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling gives lesson to Norfolk State, 55–0". Daily Press. November 14, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling breezes past Southern, 31–3". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "It was an execution by Grambling -- 59–26". The Los Angeles Times. November 28, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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