1988 Grambling State Tigers football team

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1988 Grambling State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Jackson State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 2
No. 20 Grambling State 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Alabama State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Alcorn State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Southern 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Prairie View A&M 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Texas Southern 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 46th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3 and a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished second in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3vs. Alcorn State
W 27–1329,500[1]
September 10vs. Howard*
L 20–3525,356[2]
September 24vs. Bethune–Cookman*
W 17–168,600[3]
October 1vs. Prairie View A&M
W 40–14[4]
October 8Tennessee State*
W 35–33[5]
October 15at Mississippi Valley State
W 27–17[6]
October 22No. 17 Jackson StateNo. 19
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
L 17–2413,107[7]
October 29at Texas Southern
W 49–7[8]
November 5Alabama Statedagger
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 34–015,000[9]
November 10at South Carolina State*
W 45–1611,158[10]
November 26vs. SouthernNo. 20
L 3–10[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Grambling beats Alcorn St". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 4, 1988. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Howard beats Grambling at Meadowlands". The Shreveport Times. September 11, 1988. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "B–CC strikes out on final try". The Orlando Sentinel. September 25, 1988. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Grambling St. 40, Prairie View 14". The Daily Advertiser. October 2, 1988. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Two-point try fails for TSU; Tigers tumble". The Tennessean. October 9, 1988. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Valley gives Grambling a battle, falling 27–17". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 16, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tillman breaks Payton's mark in game of life". The Clarion-Ledger. October 23, 1988. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "G-Men romp past TSU 49–7". The Shreveport Times. October 30, 1988. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Grambling routs Alabama State". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 6, 1988. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Grambling overcomes fear, tops S.C. State". The Item. November 11, 1988. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Southern swipes Eddie Robinson's 350th win". The Shreveport Times. November 27, 1988. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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