1977 Grambling State Tigers football team explained

Year:1977
Team:Grambling State Tigers
Sport:football
Conference:Southwestern Athletic Conference
Short Conf:SWAC
Record:10–1
Conf Record:6–0
Head Coach:Eddie Robinson
Hc Year:35th
Stadium:Grambling Stadium
Champion:Black national champion
SWAC champion
Mirage Bowl champion
Bowl:Mirage Bowl
Bowl Result:W 35–32 vs. Temple

The 1977 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Eddie Robinson in his 35th year and finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (10–1, 6–0 SWAC), as SWAC champions, black college football national champions and with a victory over Temple in the Mirage Bowl. The Tigers offense scored 462 points while the defense allowed 175 points.[1]

Schedule

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Doug WilliamsQuarterback1 17 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Carlos PennywellWide receiver 3 77 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Robert WoodsTackle5134 Kansas City Chiefs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grambling State University – 1977 . College Football Reference . October 25, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191821/http://cfreference.net/cfr/schools/grambling-state/1068/1977;jsessionid=1FAC338C7EA42FEA2364ACEB79E68EE6 . 2013-10-29 . dead .
  2. Web site: 1978 NFL Draft . Pro-Football-Reference.com . October 25, 2013.