1942 Louisiana Normal Tigers football team explained

Year:1942
Team:Louisiana Normal Tigers
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:9–0
Head Coach:Eddie Robinson
Hc Year:2nd
Next Year:1945

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.[1] [2] [3] [4] They were the last college football team to win all their games and shutout all of their opponents.[5]

Schedule

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Notes and References

  1. News: . Robinson Nearing Milestone . Times-Union . . . October 6, 1995 . 1B . October 16, 2024 . .
  2. News: Wilbon . Michael . Michael Wilbon . For Robinson, Too Much Time Is A Minor Infraction. . . November 29, 1997 . October 19, 2024.
  3. Web site: . News & Announcements; Member of The Famous 1942 Football Team Stops By the Museum . The Eddie G. Robinson Museum . October 19, 2024 .
  4. Web site: Eddie Robinson (1997) - Hall of Fame . November 6, 2024 . National Football Foundation.
  5. Web site: Eddie Robinson: African American football legend.
  6. Web site: Grambling State Tigers College Football Scores and Schedules. 2024-11-16.

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