Grambling State Tigers football
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| First season | 1928 | ||
| Athletic director | Paul Bryant | ||
| Head coach |
Broderick Fobbs 3rd year, 20–8 (.714) |
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| Stadium | Eddie Robinson Stadium | ||
| Seating capacity | 19,600 | ||
| Field surface | Natural grass | ||
| Location | Grambling, Louisiana | ||
| Conference | SWAC (1958) | ||
| Division | West | ||
| All-time record | 534–239–18 (.686) | ||
| Bowl record | 19–8 (.704) | ||
| Claimed nat'l titles | 15 Black college football national championships | ||
| Conference titles | 25 | ||
| Colors | Black and Gold |
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| Rivals |
Jackson State Southern Prairie View A&M |
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| Website | gsutigers.com | ||
The Grambling State Tigers are the college football team representing the Grambling State University. The Tigers play in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
The prominence of Grambling football is longstanding. The Tigers, under Hall of Fame coach Eddie Robinson (who guided them to 408 victories in 55 seasons from 1941 to 1942 and 1945 to 1997), were built as a small-school powerhouse with more than 200 players who played professional football.
On September 24, 1976, Grambling State and Morgan State became the first collegiate football teams from the United States to play a game in Tokyo, Japan. GSU defeated Morgan State 42-16. In 1977, the GSU Tigers were invited back to Tokyo where they defeated Temple University 35-32 in the inaugural Mirage Bowl game.
Among its accomplishments include: 14 Black college football national championships (tied for second most in HBCU history) and 25 Conference Championships (1 Midwest Conference & 23 SWAC). The Tigers have won the most SWAC Championships to date.
Notes: an asterisk denotes co-championships; a double-asterisk denotes forfeits
The Tigers have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs three times with a record of 0–3.
The Tigers have appeared in the Division II playoffs one time with an overall record of 1–1.
Over 100 Grambling State alumni have played in the NFL, including four Pro Football Hall of Famers:
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