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1979 Grambling State Tigers football
SWAC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrambling Stadium
Seasons← 19781980 →
1979 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Alcorn State + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 1 Grambling State + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 8 Jackson State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. T–10 Southern 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Texas Southern 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • This conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-AA and Division II and programs. Prairie View and Mississippi Valley State were Division II. All the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 37th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as SWAC co-champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8vs. Morgan State*W 28–1838,000–38,164
September 15vs. Alcorn StateW 40–6
September 22vs. No. 2 Florida A&M*No. 3L 7–2530,000
September 29Prairie View A&MNo. 6W 61–6
October 6at Tennessee State*No. 5L 13–2416,200
October 13Mississippi Valley State
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 25–13
October 20at No. 2 Jackson StateNo. T–8
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 25–1328,128
October 27at Texas SouthernNo. 4W 32–3
November 3Alabama State*No. 1
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 21–7
November 10at South Carolina State*No. 1W 22–1513,097
December 1vs. No. T–10 SouthernNo. 1L 7–1468,000

References

  1. "Morgan State succumbs to Grambling, 28–18". The Baltimore Sun. September 9, 1979. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Morgan State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  3. "Grambling dashes Alcorn's high hopes". The Clarion-Ledger. September 16, 1979. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Rattlers trounce Grambling, 25–7". The Miami Herald. September 23, 1979. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "G-Men pulverize Panthers". The Shreveport Times. September 30, 1979. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "TSU bounces Grambling". The Tennessean. October 7, 1979. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Valley State defeated in 4th quarter". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 14, 1979. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "J-State again brings out the best in Grambling". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1979. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Grambling socks TSU". The Shreveport Times. October 28, 1979. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Miscues put Grambling by Alabama State 21–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 4, 1979. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Grambling unleashes rally, beats Bulldogs 22–15". The Charlotte Observer. November 11, 1979. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Wilfred Charles sparks Southern by Grambling". The Daily Advertiser. December 2, 1979. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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