1986 Grambling State Tigers football team

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1986 Grambling State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Jackson State $^ 7 0 0 9 3 0
Alcorn State 5 2 0 5 5 0
Grambling State 4 3 0 7 4 0
Southern 4 3 0 5 5 1
Mississippi Valley State 3 3 1 4 4 1
Alabama State 2 5 0 4 7 0
Texas Southern 1 5 1 2 8 1
Prairie View A&M 1 6 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 44th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13vs. Alcorn StateW 19–1721,016[1]
September 20vs. North Carolina Central*No. 14
W 32–2431,968[2]
September 27vs. Bethune–Cookman*No. 16W 30–2422,000[3]
October 4vs. Prairie View A&MNo. 13L 19–2433,480[4]
October 11No. 7 Tennessee State*No. 20L 10–21[5]
October 18vs. Mississippi Valley StateL 10–1316,454[6]
October 25Jackson State
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
L 14–2522,000[7]
November 1at Texas SouthernW 49–2112,000[8]
November 8Alabama State
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 16–74,798[9]
November 15at South Carolina State*W 20–167,413[10]
November 29vs. SouthernW 30–358,960[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "G-Men kick Alcorn, 19–17". The Shreveport Times. September 14, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Grambling foils Central's rally". Daily News. September 21, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bethune–Cookman rallies late, still falls to Grambling 30–24". St. Petersburg Times. September 28, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Prairie View upsets Grambling, 24–19". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 5, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Big Blue mows down G-Men". The Tennessean. October 12, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Valley kicks G-Men 13–10". The Clarion-Ledger. October 19, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "G-Men plunge to fourth straight defeat, 25–14". The Shreveport Times. October 26, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "G-Men sock TSU to end loss skein". The Shreveport Times. November 2, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Grambling tops Hornets 16–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 9, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Grambling's late surge topples Bulldogs 20–16". The State. November 16, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Grambling takes Classic". Daily World. November 30, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.