1961 Grambling Tigers football team

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1961 Grambling Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–2 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrambling Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Jackson State $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Grambling 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Texas Southern 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Prairie View A&M 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Wiley 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Arkansas AM&N 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Texas College 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–2 and a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Texas College
W 59–0[1]
September 30Southern
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA (rivalry)
L 9–20[2]
October 7at Tennessee A&I*
W 25–85,192[3]
October 14Mississippi Vocational*
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 69–0[4]
October 23vs. Prairie View A&M
W 34–145,000[5]
October 28at Jackson State
L 13–146,000[6]
November 4Texas Southerndagger
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 23–198,000[7]
November 11at Arkansas AM&N
W 23–7[8]
November 19Wiley
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 71–28[9]
November 25at Alcorn A&M
W 49–0[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Grambling romps to 59–0 triumph". The Shreveport Journal. September 25, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Grambling is 20–9 winner". Lake Charles American-Press. October 1, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "State felled by Grambling". The Tennessean. October 8, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Grambling crushes MVC". Jackson Advocate. October 21, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Grambling Tigers score easy 34–14 win over Prairie View". The Shreveport Times. October 24, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jackson St. nudges past Grambling". The Clarion-Ledger. October 29, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Grambling smears 'clean' TSU, 23–19". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 11, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Stone Johnson star of 23–7 Grambling win". Monroe Morning World. November 12, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Grambling shells Wiley in finale". The Marshall News Messenger. November 20, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Grambling blanks Alcorn". The Daily Advertiser. November 26, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Official Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.


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