1997 Grambling State Tigers football team
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| 1997 Grambling State Tigers football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Southwest Athletic Conference |
| 1997 record | 3–8 (2–5 SWAC) |
| Head coach | Eddie Robinson |
| Home stadium | Eddie Robinson Stadium |
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 56th 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]
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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 6 | at Alcorn State | Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS | L 20–44 | ||||||
| September 20 | at Langston* | Taft Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 20–0 | ||||||
| September 27 | Hampton* | Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA | L 7–42 | ||||||
| October 4 | vs. Prairie View A&M | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX | W 33–6 | ||||||
| October 11 | Mississippi Valley State | Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA | W 20–13 | ||||||
| October 18 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA | L 16–22 | ||||||
| October 25 | at Jackson State | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS | L 0–23 | ||||||
| November 1 | Texas Southern | Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA | L 16–21 | ||||||
| November 8 | at Alabama State | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL[A 1] | L 13–20 | ||||||
| November 15 | North Carolina A&T | Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA | L 35–37 | ||||||
| November 29 | vs. Southern | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (XXIV Bayou Classic) | L 7–30 | ||||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. |
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- Reference:[1]
Team players in the NFL
- None of the players from the Tigers were drafted in the 1998 NFL Draft.[4]
Notes
- ↑ 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.[3]
