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]
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Doug Williams | Quarterback | 1 | 17 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Carlos Pennywell | Wide receiver | 3 | 77 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Robert Woods | Tackle | 5 | 134 | Kansas City Chiefs |