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1977 Grambling State Tigers football
Black national champion
SWAC champion
Mirage Bowl champion
Mirage Bowl, W 35–32 vs. Temple
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record10–1 (6–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrambling Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Grambling State $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Jackson State 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Texas Southern 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Alcorn State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Southern 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Prairie View A&M 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The Conference was a hybrid of Division I and II programs. Mississippi Valley State and Prairie View A&M were classified as Division II.[1][2] All the others were classified as Division I.

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.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Alcorn State
W 42–1718,406[4]
September 17vs. Morgan State*
W 35–1934,403[5]
October 1Prairie View A&M
W 70–7[6]
October 8at Tennessee State*
L 8–26[7]
October 15Mississippi Valley State
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 42–21[8]
October 22at Jackson State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 34–7[9]
October 29at Texas Southern
W 28–1453,668[10]
November 5Langston*
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 65–014,500[11]
November 12at Norfolk State*
W 48–1218,500[12]
November 26vs. Southern
W 55–2076,000[13]
December 11vs. Temple*
W 35–3250,000[14][15]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players drafted into the NFL

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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

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  2. ^ "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Grambling State University – 1977". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  4. ^ "Williams' golden arm panhandles Alcorn St". The Clarion-Ledger. September 11, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Williams passes Grambling to 35–19 victory over Morgan State". The Baltimore Sun. September 18, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Five for Williams in 70–7 rout". The Shreveport Times. October 2, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Unbeaten TSU tramples Grambling". The Tennessean. October 9, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Grambling star breaks record". Hattiesburg American. October 16, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Grambling rolls". The Yazoo Herald. October 23, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Woods sparks G-Men in Astrodome win". The Shreveport Times. October 30, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Grambling roars past Lions, 65–0". The Daily Oklahoman. November 6, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Unsung Parham sparkles, Grambling rips Spartans". Daily Press. November 13, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Grambling stomps Southern". The Daily Advertiser. November 27, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Grambling tops Temple in Tokyo on last-minute TD". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 12, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Williams, Grambling pull out a thriller at Tokyo". St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. December 12, 1977. p. 11C. Retrieved October 25, 2013 – via Google News Archives.
  16. ^ "1978 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
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