1971 Grambling Tigers football
SWAC champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrambling Stadium
1971 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Grambling $ 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
Jackson State 4 –1 –19 –1 –1
No. 16 Alcorn A&M 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Texas Southern 3 –2 –17 –2 –1
Prairie View A&M 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
Mississippi Valley State 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Southern 1 –5 –02 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Grambling and UPI small college poll for Alcorn A&M

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11vs. Morgan State*
W 31–1365,005[1]
September 17vs. Alcorn A&M
W 21–633,000–39,710[2]
September 25at Arkansas AM&N*No. 3
W 20–1627,000[3]
October 2Prairie View A&MNo. 3
W 30–715,175[4]
October 9at Tennessee State*No. 3
L 35–4118,000–25,000[5]
October 16Mississippi Valley StateNo. 7
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 25–1515,745–16,000[6][7]
October 23at Jackson State
L 7–1320,000–26,000[8]
October 30at Texas Southern
W 21–733,000–33,556[9]
November 13at Norfolk State*
W 55–021,000[10]
November 20Southern
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA (rivalry)
W 31–333,897–33,981[11]
November 27at Cal State Fullerton*
W 59–2660,415[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Gambling humbles Morgan, 31–13". The Baltimore Sun. September 12, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Grambling rips Alcorn 21–6". Chicago Tribune. September 18, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Fobbs' touchdown run boosts Tigers". The Shreveport Times. September 26, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Grambling spanks Texas rival, 30–7". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Big Blue tips Grambling". The Tennessean. October 10, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Grambling tops Valley State". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 17, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "No. 200 won by Robinson at Grambling". The Shreveport Times. October 17, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Jackson St. slips by Grambling 13–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 24, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Grambling posts 21–7 SWAC win". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 31, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Grambling gives lesson to Norfolk State, 55–0". Daily Press. November 14, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Grambling breezes past Southern, 31–3". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "It was an execution by Grambling -- 59–26". The Los Angeles Times. November 28, 1971. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.


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