1994 Grambling State Tigers football team

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1994 Grambling State Tigers football
SWAC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwest Athletic Conference
Record9–3 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEddie Robinson Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Grambling State + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Alcorn State +^ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Southern 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Jackson State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Alabama State 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Texas Southern 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Prairie View A&M 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Eddie Robinson in his 52nd year and finished the season with a record of nine wins and three losses (9–3, 6–1 SWAC). The Tigers offense scored 479 points while the defense allowed only 262 points.[1] This was the final winning season during Eddie Robinson's tenure as head coach at Grambling.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Alcorn State
W 62–5625,347[2]
September 17at Morgan State*No. 22
W 87–1223,289[3]
September 24vs. Hampton*No. 17
W 32–2964,315[4]
October 1vs. Prairie View A&MNo. 12
W 66–066,822[5]
October 8at Mississippi Valley StateNo. 9
W 24–97,320[6]
October 15vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff*No. 8
W 44–1715,703[7]
October 22Jackson StateNo. 6
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 28–1720,344[8]
October 29at Texas SouthernNo. 6
W 51–20[9]
November 5Alabama StatedaggerNo. 5
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 51–2419,698[10]
November 12vs. Florida A&M*No. 3
L 0–1321,755[11]
November 26vs. SouthernNo. 7
L 7–3466,641[12]
December 30vs. No. 22 South Carolina State*No. 7
L 27–3122,179[13]

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Team players drafted into the NFL[edit]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Roderick Mullen Defensive Back 5 153 New York Giants
Curtis Ceaser Wide Receiver 7 217 New York Jets

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Grambling State University – 1994". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "McNair magic not enough". The Clarion-Ledger. September 4, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Grambling pours it on Morgan, 87–12". The Baltimore Sun. September 18, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Grambling climbing; Tigers derail Hampton for No. 2". Daily Press. September 25, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Grambling gets runaway win over Prairie View A&M, 66–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 2, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grambling ditches pesky Valley 24–9". The Clarion-Ledger. October 9, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "GSU coach breaks mark". Daily World. October 16, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "JSU falls prey to G-Men, 28–17". Enterprise-Journal. October 23, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "NSU, Grambling roll to victories". The Shreveport Times. October 30, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Grambling roars back to rout Alabama State". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 6, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "FAMU pulls Classic upset". The Miami Herald. November 13, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Jaguars pick off Tigers". South Florida Sun Sentinel. November 27, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "S.C. State sinks Grambling". The Atlanta Constitution. December 31, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1995 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
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