1977 Grambling State Tigers football team
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The 1977 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Eddie Robinson in his 35th year and finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (10–1, 6–0 SWAC), as SWAC champions, black college football national champions and with a victory over Temple in the Mirage Bowl. The Tigers offense scored 462 points while the defense allowed 175 points.[2]
Schedule
September 10at Alcorn State
W 42–17 September 17vs. Morgan State*
W 35–19 October 1Prairie View A&M
W 70–7 October 8at Tennessee State*
L 8–26 October 15Mississippi Valley State
- Grambling Stadium
- Grambling, LA
W 42–21 October 22at Jackson State
W 34–7 October 29at Texas Southern
W 28–14 November 5Langston*
- Grambling Stadium
- Grambling, LA
W 65–0 November 12at Norfolk State*Norfolk, VAW 48–12 November 19vs. Southern
W 55–20 December 11vs. Temple*
W 35–32
- Reference:[2]
Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Doug Williams | Quarterback | 1 | 17 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Carols Pennywell | Wide Receiver | 3 | 77 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Robert Woods | Tackle | 5 | 134 | Kansas City Chiefs |
- Reference:[3]
References
- ^ "Williams, Grambling pull out a thriller at Tokyo". St. Petersburg Times. Google News Archives. Associated Press. December 12, 1977. p. 11C. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- ^ a b "Grambling State University – 1977". College Football Reference. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- ^ "1978 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013.