1982 Grambling State Tigers football team
| 1982 Grambling State Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (4–2 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Grambling Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Jackson State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Grambling State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1982 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 40th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3 and a mark of 4–2 in conference play and finished third in the SWAC. Coach Robinson won his 300th all time game with the Tigers 43–21 win over Florida A&M on September 25.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | vs. Morgan State* | W 42–13 | 33,142 | [1] | ||
| September 18 | vs. Alcorn State |
| W 31–14 | 40,333 | [2] | |
| September 25 | at Florida A&M* | No. 4 | W 43–21 | 22,127 | [3] | |
| October 2 | vs. Prairie View A&M | No. 2 | W 51–6 | 32,125 | [4] | |
| October 9 | No. 18 Tennessee State* | No. 2 | L 8–22 | 18,522 | [5] | |
| October 16 | vs. Mississippi Valley State | No. 7 |
| W 21–14 | [6] | |
| October 23 | No. T–15 Jackson State | No. T–5 |
| L 6–22 | [7] | |
| October 30 | at Texas Southern | No. 16 | W 34–30 | [8] | ||
| November 6 | Alabama State | No. 15 |
| W 36–14 | [9] | |
| November 13 | at Nicholls State* | W 33–15 | [10] | |||
| November 27 | vs. Southern | No. 10 | L 17–22 | 70,000 | [11] | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Brent's aerials help Grambling rout Bears". The Baltimore Sun. September 5, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Robinson one step closer". The Daily Advertiser. September 19, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Warner, Stagg, Bear, and Robinson 43–21". St. Petersburg Times. September 26, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Unbeaten Grambling blasts outmanned Prairie View". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 3, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU squeezes by Grambling". The Tennessean. October 10, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling top MVSU 21–14". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 17, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JSU gets honey of a victory over Grambling". The Clarion-Ledger. October 24, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling rallies past TSU". The Daily Advertiser. October 31, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling smashes Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 7, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling clobbers Nicholls State 33–15". The Clarion-Ledger. November 14, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern's Gibbs is star in victory". Daily World. November 28, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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