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2016 Grambling State Tigers football team

2016 Grambling State Tigers football
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Black college football national champion
Celebration Bowl champion
SWAC champion
SWAC West Division champion
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division West Division
Ranking
STATS No. 16
FCS Coaches No. 15
2016 record 12–1 (9–0 SWAC)
Head coach Broderick Fobbs (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Eric Dooley (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator Everett Todd (3rd year)
Base defense 3-3-5
Home stadium Eddie Robinson Stadium
(Capacity: 23,200)
Seasons
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2016 SWAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East
Alcorn State xy   5 4         5 6  
Alabama A&M   4 5         4 7  
Alabama State   3 6         4 7  
Jackson State   3 6         3 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 8         1 10  
West
#16 Grambling State xy$   9 0         12 1  
Southern*   8 1         8 3  
Prairie View A&M   7 2         7 4  
Texas Southern   4 5         4 7  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 8         1 10  
Championship: Grambling State 27 vs. Alcorn State 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • *Southern ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by third year head coach Broderick Fobbs. They competed as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and played their home games at Eddie Robinson Stadium in Grambling, Louisiana. They finished the season 12–1, 9–0 in SWAC play to be champions of the West Division. They represented the West Division in the SWAC Championship Game where they defeated Alcorn State. The Tigers also defeated MEAC champion North Carolina Central in the Celebration Bowl, earning their fifteenth black college football national championship.



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