2006 Grambling State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record3–8 (3–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
2006 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alabama A&M xy$  6 –3   9 –3  
Jackson State  5 –4   6 –5  
Alcorn State  5 –4   6 –5  
Mississippi Valley State  5 –4   6 –5  
Alabama State  5 –4   5 –6  
West Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff xy  7 –2   8 –4  
Southern  4 –5   5 –6  
Grambling State  3 –6   3 –8  
Texas Southern  3 –6   3 –8  
Prairie View A&M  2 –7   3 –7  
Championship: Alabama A&M 22, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2006 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Melvin Spears, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–8 and a mark of 3–6 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SWAC West Division.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2vs. No. 13 Hampton*No. 23
L 26–27 OT19,175[1]
September 9at Alabama A&M
L 27–30 OT8,300[2]
September 16at Houston*
L 22–4227,302[3]
September 30vs. Prairie View A&M
W 53–748,220[4]
October 7at Mississippi Valley State
W 28–25[5]
October 14vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
L 33–2830,216[6]
October 21Jackson State
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 36–718,883[7]
October 28at Texas Southern
L 28–33[8]
November 4Alabama State
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
L 16–35[9]
November 25vs. Southern
L 17–2147,136[10]
December 2Alcorn State
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
L 14–212,383[11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Block party nets HU win". Daily Press. September 3, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Tigers lose second straight OT game". The Shreveport Times. September 10, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Kerlegan displays some zip in defeat". The News-Star. September 17, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "No qualms for Tigers in running up score". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Grambling holds off Mississippi Valley". Enterprise-Journal. October 8, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tigers fall late to Golden Lions". The Shreveport Times. October 15, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "G-Men put whipping on Tigers". The Clarion-Ledger. October 22, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "A sinking feeling strikes GSU again". The News-Star. October 29, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Peck, Hornets stuff Grambling". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 5, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Another classic, Southern edges Grambling in annual rivalry game". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 26, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Season ends in fashion it began". The News-Star. December 3, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Grambling Tigers Schedule 2006". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2023.


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