1948 Grambling Tigers football team

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1948 Grambling Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland State     7 1 0
Sewanee     6 1 1
Grambling     8 2 0
East Tennessee State     6 2 1
West Virginia     9 3 0
Delaware     5 3 0
Virginia     5 3 1
Memphis State     6 5 0
Tennessee Tech     5 6 0
Oklahoma City     4 5 1
Chattanooga     4 5 0
Georgetown     3 4 1
Miami (FL)     4 6 0
Marshall     2 7 1
Tampa     2 6 0
Navy     0 8 1
Texas State     0 8 1
CCUNC     0 5 0

The 1948 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as an independent during the 1948 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–2.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Wiley
W 38–04,000[1]
October 2at SouthernL 0–1811,000[2]
October 9Texas State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 61–0[3]
October 16at WilberforceWilberforce, OHL 0–73,600[4]
October 23at BishopMarshall, TXW 25–144,000[5]
October 29vs. Tillotson College
W 25–7[6]
November 13Prairie View A&M
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 34–124,000[7]
November 20vs. Florida N&I
W 41–72,000[8]
November 27at Bethune–Cookman
W 33–6[9]
December 4vs. Texas College
W 26–208,500[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Grambling stuns Wiley Wildcats with 38 to 0 win". The Shreveport Times. September 27, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Big crowd sees Southern defeat Grambling, 18–0". The Shreveport Times. October 4, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Grambling's power crushes humble Texas State, 61–0". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 16, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wilberforce slips past Grambling, 7 to 0". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 23, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bishop falls to Grambling 25–14". The Marshall News Messenger. October 24, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grambling Tigers overpower tough Tillotson eleven". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Grambling raps Prairie View by 34 to 12 margin". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Grambling cops 41 to 7 win over Florida Normal". The Shreveport Times. November 22, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Grambling's power stops B–Cookman". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 4, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Grambling Tigers beat Texas College, 26–20". Alabama Tribune. December 10, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.