1981 Grambling State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4–1 (4–1–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrambling Stadium
1981 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Jackson State $^ 5 –1 –09 –2 –1
Grambling State 4 –1 –16 –4 –1
Texas Southern 3 –2 –14 –5 –1
Alcorn State 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Mississippi Valley State 2 –4 –04 –6 –1
Southern 2 –4 –03 –8 –0
Prairie View A&M 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 39th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–4–1 and a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5vs. Florida A&M*
W 21–1040,661[1]
September 12vs. Alcorn State
W 13–10[2]
September 19at SMU*
L 27–5945,700[3]
October 3Prairie View A&M
W 44–3[4]
October 10at Tennessee State*
L 10–1434,386[5]
October 17Mississippi Valley State
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 35–0[6]
October 24at No. T–1 Jackson State
W 15–735,467[7]
October 31at Texas SouthernNo. 5
T 17–17[8]
November 7Alabama State*No. T–10
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 19–7[9]
November 14at No. 3 South Carolina State*No. T–10
L 14–30[10]
November 21vs. Southern
L 20–5167,000[11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Grambling turns back Florida A&M". Newsday. September 6, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Ezell rallies G-Tigers". The Shreveport Times. September 13, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Mustangs rally past Grambling, 59–27". Longview News-Journal. September 20, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Ezell leads Grambling to 44–3 win over PVSU". The Shreveport Times. October 4, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "TSU wins defensive struggle". The Tennessean. October 11, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Grambling has an easy day against Valley". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Grambling tops Jackson St. 15–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 25, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tigers' SWAC hold slips". The Shreveport Journal. November 2, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Nine Hornet mistakes give Grambling victory". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 8, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "State has no mercy on a Legend, 30–14". The Greenville News. November 15, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Jags crush G-Men, gain their respect". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 22, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Grambling State Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2021.


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