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American college football season
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]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | vs. Alcorn State | | | W 19–17 | 21,016 | [1] |
September 20 | vs. North Carolina Central* | No. 14 | | W 32–24 | 31,968 | [2] |
September 27 | vs. Bethune–Cookman* | No. 16 | | W 30–24 | 22,000 | [3] |
October 4 | vs. Prairie View A&M | No. 13 | | L 19–24 | 33,480 | [4] |
October 11 | No. 7 Tennessee State* | No. 20 | | L 10–21 | | [5] |
October 18 | vs. Mississippi Valley State | | | L 10–13 | 16,454 | [6] |
October 25 | Jackson State | | - Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
- Grambling, LA
| L 14–25 | 22,000 | [7] |
November 1 | at Texas Southern | | | W 49–21 | 12,000 | [8] |
November 8 | Alabama State | | - Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
- Grambling, LA
| W 16–7 | 4,798 | [9] |
November 15 | at South Carolina State* | | | W 20–16 | 7,413 | [10] |
November 29 | vs. Southern | | | W 30–3 | 58,960 | [11] |
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References[edit]
- ^ "G-Men kick Alcorn, 19–17". The Shreveport Times. September 14, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling foils Central's rally". Daily News. September 21, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bethune–Cookman rallies late, still falls to Grambling 30–24". St. Petersburg Times. September 28, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View upsets Grambling, 24–19". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 5, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Big Blue mows down G-Men". The Tennessean. October 12, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Valley kicks G-Men 13–10". The Clarion-Ledger. October 19, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "G-Men plunge to fourth straight defeat, 25–14". The Shreveport Times. October 26, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "G-Men sock TSU to end loss skein". The Shreveport Times. November 2, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling tops Hornets 16–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 9, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling's late surge topples Bulldogs 20–16". The State. November 16, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling takes Classic". Daily World. November 30, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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