2019 Grambling State Tigers football team

2019 Grambling State Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	6–5 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Broderick Fobbs (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Orlando (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Everett Todd (6th season)
Home stadium	Eddie Robinson Stadium

2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alcorn State x$		6	–	1					9	–	4
Alabama A&M		4	–	3					7	–	5
Alabama State		4	–	3					5	–	6
Jackson State		3	–	4					4	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	6					2	–	9
West Division
Southern x		6	–	1					8	–	5
Prairie View A&M		4	–	3					6	–	5
Grambling State		4	–	3					6	–	5
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		3	–	4					6	–	5
Texas Southern		0	–	7					0	–	11
Championship: Alcorn State 39, Southern 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2019 Grambling State Tigers football team represents Grambling State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers are led by sixth-year head coach Broderick Fobbs and play their home games at Eddie Robinson Stadium in Grambling, Louisiana as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Preseason

Recruiting class

Reference:

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Kash Foley Wide Receiver	LaPlace, LA	Riverside HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Jordan Ighofose Offensive Line	Detroit, MI	Martin Luther King HS Northeast Oklahoma CC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Kyle Sullivan–Jones Offensive Line	Los Angeles, CA	Cathedral HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Jaye Patrick Tight End	Detroit, MI	Western International HS College of the Desert	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Toddrick Paul Defensive End	Jeanerette, LA	Jeanerette HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
CJ Russell Running Back	Arcadia, LA	Arcadia HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
William Savala Defensive Back	Dallas, TX	Dallas Carter HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Marquez Tatum Defensive End	Mobile, AL	LeFlore HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Kyree Wade–McLeod Offensive Line	Philadelphia, PA	Delaware Valley Charter ASA CC	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Calvin Watson Jr. Defensive Back	Walker, LA	Walker HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Damon Wilson Linebacker	Shreveport, LA	Woodlawn HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A

Preseason polls

The SWAC released their preseason poll on July 16, 2019. The Tigers were picked to finish in third place in the West Division.

West Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Southern	90
2	Prairie View A&M	78
3	Grambling State	74
4	Texas Southern	34
5	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	24

East Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Alcorn State	92
2	Alabama A&M	70
3	Jackson State	61
4	Alabama State	47
5	Mississippi Valley State	30

Preseason all–SWAC teams

The Tigers placed four players on the preseason all–SWAC teams.

Offense

2nd team

William Waddell – OL

Defense

1st team

Anferenee Mullins – DL

Joseph McWilliams – DB

2nd team

Daquarian Williams – DB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN3	L 9–31	28,327
September 7	2:30 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	NFLN	L 14–20	23,174
September 21	5:00 p.m.	at Alabama State	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ASU All Access	L 20–23	17,309
September 28	4:00 p.m.	vs. Prairie View A&M	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)		L 36–42	52,315
October 5	6:00 p.m.	at Jackson State*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	ESPN3	W 44–21	32,265
October 12	2:00 p.m.	Alabama A&M*	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA		W 23–10	9,072
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Simmons Bank Field Pine Bluff, AR	Golden Lions All-Access	W 39–33	7,513
November 2	2:00 p.m.	Texas Southern	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA	YouTube	W 55–20	14,562
November 9	2:00 p.m.	Alcorn State	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA	ESPN3	W 19–16 OT	7,554
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	YouTube	W 40–0	1,978
November 30	4:00 p.m.	vs. Southern	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	NBCSN	L 28–30	68,314
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At Louisiana–Monroe

See also: 2019 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana–Monroe	-28

Grambling State at Louisiana–Monroe – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	6	3	0	0	9
Warhawks	7	10	7	7	31

at JPS Field at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

• Date: August 31
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C); clear
• Game attendance: 28,327
• Referee: Marshall Lewis
• TV: ESPN3
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Game information

First quarter (05:42) ULM TD – Josh Johnson 51-yard rush, Jacob Meeks kick Louisiana–Monroe 7–0; Drive: 1 play, 46 yards, 0:11 (00:31) GRAM TD – Lyndon Rash 15-yard pass from Geremy Hickbottom, Garrett Urban PAT failed Louisiana–Monroe 7–6; Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 5:11 Second quarter (12:50) ULM TD – Xavier Brown 16-yard pass from Caleb Evans, Jacob Meeks kick Louisiana–Monroe 14–6; Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:41 (01:16) ULM FG – Jacob Meeks 40-yard field goal Louisiana–Monroe 17–6; Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:14 (00:07) GRAM FG – Garrett Urban 41-yard field goal Louisiana–Monroe 17–9; Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 1:09 Third quarter (11:59) ULM TD – Austin Vaughn 1-yard rush, Jacob Meeks kick Louisiana–Monroe 24–9; Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:01 Fourth quarter (14:52) ULM TD – Josh Johnson 37-yard rush, Jacob Meeks kick Louisiana–Monroe 31–9; Drive: 6 plays, 97 yards, 2:08 Top passers ULM – Caleb Evans – 19/25, 183 yards, TD, INT GRAM – Geremy Hickbottom – 18/31, 157 yards, TD Top rushers ULM – Josh Johnson – 10 carries, 173 yards, 2 TD GRAM – Keilon Elder – 6 carries, 82 yards Top receivers ULM – Xavier Brown – 6 receptions, 68 yards, TD GRAM – Devante Davis – 5 receptions, 44 yards

Statistics	Grambling State	Louisiana–Monroe
First downs	21	24
Total yards	407	501
Rushing yards	243	315
Passing yards	164	186
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	29:36	30:24

At Louisiana Tech

See also: 2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Grambling State at Louisiana Tech – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	7	7	14
Bulldogs	7	13	0	0	20

at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 98 °F (37 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 23,174
• Referee: Kevin Randall
• TV: NFL Network
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Game information

First quarter (01:34) LT TD – Justin Henderson 7-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 7–0; Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:09 Second quarter (10:13) LT FG – Bailey Hale 33-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 10–0; Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 4:57 (04:38) LT TD – Griffin Hebert 40-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 17–0; Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:04 (02:16) LT FG – Bailey Hale 48-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 20–0; Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:51 Third quarter (07:01) GRAM TD – Raylon Richardson 23-yard pass from Geremy Hickbottom, Garrett Urban kick Louisiana Tech 20–7; Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 3:52 Fourth quarter (03:23) GRAM TD – Jakarie Nichols 2-yard rush, Garrett Urban kick Louisiana Tech 20–14; Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 2:39 Top passers LT – J'Mar Smith – 17/25, 220 yards, TD GRAM – Geremy Hickbottom – 26/40, 239 yards, TD Top rushers LT – Israel Tucker – 16 carries, 71 yards GRAM – Damien Crumitie – 16 carries, 68 yards Top receivers LT – Griffin Hebert – 3 receptions, 68 yards, TD GRAM – Raylon Richardson – 4 receptions, 63 yards, TD

Statistics	Grambling State	Louisiana Tech
First downs	32	20
Total yards	455	390
Rushing yards	216	170
Passing yards	239	220
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	30:45	29:15

At Alabama State

See also: 2019 Alabama State Hornets football team

Grambling State at Alabama State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	3	10	0	20
Hornets	3	7	7	6	23

at New ASU Stadium, Montgomery, AL

• Date: September 21
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 92 °F (33 °C); clear
• Game attendance: 17,309
• Referee: V. Breakfield
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Game information

First quarter (07:22) ALST FG – Hunter Hanson 32-yard field goal Alabama State 3–0; Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:10 (00:41) GRAM TD – Keilon Elder 6-yard rush, Garrett Urban kick Grambling State 7–3; Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 3:13 Second quarter (05:44) ALST TD – Jacory Merritt 4-yard rush, Hunter Hanson kick Alabama State 10–7; Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:21 (01:33) GRAM FG – Garrett Urban 21-yard field goal Tied 10–10; Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 4:11 Third quarter (10:49) GRAM FG – Garrett Urban 21-yard field goal Grambling State 13–10; Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:11 (09:32) ALST TD – Jeremiah Hixon 23-yard pass from KHA'Darris Davis kick Alabama State 17–13; Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:17 (00:00) GRAM TD – Lyndon Rash 15-yard pass from Geremy Hickbottom, Garrett Urban kick Grambling State 20–17; Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 2:56 Fourth quarter (09:55) ALST TD – KHA'Darris Davis 1-yard rush, Garrett Urban kick Alabama State 23–20; Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:05 Top passers GRAM – Geremy Hickbottom – 19/30, 184 yards, TD, INT ALST – KHA'Darris Davis – 19/31, 224 yards, TD, INT Top rushers GRAM – Jakarie Nichols – 11 carries, 91 yards ALST – Ezra Gray – 14 carries, 41 yards Top receivers GRAM – Lyndon Rash – 5 receptions, 55 yards, TD ALST – Michael Jefferson – 8 receptions, 81 yards

Statistics	Grambling State	Alabama State
First downs	24	18
Total yards	425	301
Rushing yards	241	77
Passing yards	184	224
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	28:33	31:27

Vs. Prairie View A&M

Grambling in action against Prairie View

See also: 2019 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team and State Fair Classic

Prairie View A&M vs. Grambling State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	14	17	0	11	42
Tigers	17	6	0	13	36

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX

• Date: September 21
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 52,315
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Game information

First quarter (12:38) GRAM TD – Quintin Guice 14-yard pass from Geremy Hickbottom, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 7–0; Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:22 (08:48) PVAMU TD – Dawonya Tucker 60-yard rush, Amaury Martinez kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards, 1:05 (04:22) GRAM FG – Miguel Mendez 24-yard field goal Grambling State 10–7; Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 4:22 (02:10) GRAM TD – Katrelle Starks 10-yard rush, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 17–7; Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 1:54 (00:14) PVAMU TD – Dawonya Tucker 13-yard rush, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 17–14; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:56 Second quarter (08:11) PVAMU FG – Amaury Martinez 27-yard field goal Tied 17–17; Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 2:03 (05:36) GRAM TD – Joseph McWilliams 42-yard interception returned, Miguel Mendez PAT failed Grambling State 23–17; Drive: 4 plays, 11 yards, 1:38 (03:18) PVAMU TD – Jalen Morton 3-yard rush, Amaury Martinez kick Prairie View A&M 24–23; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:18 (01:40) PVAMU TD – Chris Johnson 20-yard pass from Jalen Morton, Amaury Martinez kick Prairie View A&M 31–23; Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 0:59 Fourth quarter (08:32) PVAMU TD – Jalen Morton 1-yard rush, Jalen Morton two-point conversion pass to Dejohn Jones Prairie View A&M 39–23; Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 4:11 (05:23) PVAMU FG – Amaury Jones 36-yard field goal Prairie View A&M 42–23; Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, 2:33 (02:34) GRAM TD – Charles Wright 2-yard rush, two-point conversion pass failed Prairie View A&M 42–29; Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 2:41 (01:25) GRAM TD – Quincy Mitchell 55-yard return of blocked punt, Miguel Mendez kick Prairie View A&M 42–36; Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:09 Top passers PVAMU – Jalen Morton – 16/21, 192 yards, TD, INT GRAM – Geremy Hickbottom – 21/37, 158 yards, TD, INT Top rushers PVAMU – Dawonya Tucker – 26 carries, 263 yards, 2 TD GRAM – CJ Russell – 7 carries, 38 yards Top receivers PVAMU – Tristen Wallace – 4 receptions, 71 yards GRAM – Devante Davis – 2 receptions, 31 yards

Statistics	Prairie View A&M	Grambling State
First downs	28	24
Total yards	607	327
Rushing yards	390	130
Passing yards	217	197
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	32:22	27:38

At Jackson State

See also: 2019 Jackson State Tigers football team

Grambling State at Jackson State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
GRAM Tigers	0	10	14	20	44
JSU Tigers	0	7	7	7	21

at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, MS

• Date: October 5
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); clear
• Game attendance: 32,265
• Referee: Scott Johnson
• TV: ESPN3
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Game information

Second quarter (14:53) JSU TD – Jordan Johnson 2-yard rush, Josh Littles kick Jackson State 7–0; Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 6:20 (06:41) GRAM FG – Miguez Mendez 27-yard field goal Jackson State 7–3; Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 4:22 (00:00) GRAM TD – Devanir Martin 70-yard return of blocked field goal, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 10–7; Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 0:39 Third quarter (06:57) GRAM TD – Lyndon Rash 6-yard pass from Geremy Hickbottom, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 17–7; Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 2:40 (04:52) GRAM TD – Kevin Dominique 59-yard rush, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 24–7; Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:29 (03:09) JSU TD – Ra'Meik Wallace 52-yard pass from Derrick Ponder, Adrian Salazar kick Jackson State 24–14; Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:43 Fourth quarter (11:11) GRAM TD – Lyndon Rash 10-yard pass from Geremy Hickbottom, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 31–14; Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 3:57 (09:48) GRAM TD – Joseph McWilliams 56-yard interception returned, Miguel Mendez PAT failed Grambling State 37–14; Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:23 (08:16) GRAM TD – Kevin Dominique 31-yard rush, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 44–14; Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards, 0:39 (03:58) JSU TD – Warren Newman 10-yard pass from Derrick Ponder, Adrian Salazar kick Grambling State 44–21; Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:18 Top passers GRAM – Geremy Hickbottom – 14/22, 97 yards, 2 TD, INT JSU – Derrick Ponder – 13/24, 158 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers GRAM – Kevin Dominique – 10 carries, 129 yards, 2 TD JSU – Jalon Jones – 14 carries, 65 yards Top receivers GRAM – Lyndon Rash – 4 receptions, 39 yards, 2 TD JSU – Warren Newman – 8 receptions, 55 yards, TD

Statistics	Grambling State	Jackson State
First downs	16	18
Total yards	422	310
Rushing yards	325	124
Passing yards	97	186
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	27:24	32:36

Alabama A&M

See also: 2019 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

Alabama A&M at Grambling State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	10	0	10
Tigers	0	7	3	13	23

at Eddie Robinson Stadium, Grambling, LA

• Date: October 12
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); clear
• Game attendance: 9,072
• Referee: Tony Ross
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Game information

Second quarter (01:37) GRAM TD – Keilon Elder 1-yard rush, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:29 Third quarter (11:17) GRAM FG – Miguel Mendez 40-yard field goal Grambling State 10–0; Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 3:43 (10:00) AAMU TD – Abdul–Fatai Ibrahim 69-yard pass from Aqeel Glass, Spencer Corey kick Grambling State 10–7; Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:17 (00:06) AAMU FG – Spencer Corey 37-yard field goal Tied 10–10; Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:17 Fourth quarter (02:11) GRAM TD – Jakarie Nichols 4-yard rush, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 17–10; Drive: 9 plays, 27 yards, 3:18 (00:52) GRAM TD – Koby Foster 46-yard fumble returned, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 23–10; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 Top passers AAMU – Aqeel Glass – 19/41, 225 yards, TD, INT GRAM – Charles Wright – 13/19, 98 yards Top rushers AAMU – Jordan Bentley – 19 carries, 76 yards GRAM – Keilon Elder – 9 carries, 74 yards, TD Top receivers AAMU – Abdul–Fatai Ibrahim – 4 receptions, 87 yards, TD GRAM – Lyndon Rash – 3 receptions, 44 yards

Statistics	Alabama A&M	Grambling State
First downs	12	20
Total yards	273	358
Rushing yards	48	230
Passing yards	225	128
Turnovers	4	3
Time of possession	29:41	30:19

At Arkansas–Pine Bluff

See also: 2019 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

Grambling State at Arkansas–Pine Bluff – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	9	13	7	10	39
Golden Lions	12	7	7	7	33

at Simmons Bank Field, Pine Bluff, AR

• Date: October 26
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C); cloudy
• Game attendance: 7,513
• Referee: Tony Ross
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Game information

First quarter (08:16) GRAM TD – Jakarie Nichols 4-yard rush, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 7–0; Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 0:32 (04:26) UAPB TD – DeJuan Miller 17-yard pass from Shannon Patrick, Zack Piwniczka PAT blocked Grambling State 7–6; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:50 (02:52) GRAM SF – Team Safety Grambling State 9–6; Drive: 1 play, -2 yards, 0:07 (01:42) UAPB TD – Taeyler Porter 1-yard rush, Zack Piwniczka kick Arkansas–Pine Bluff 12–9; Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 0:49 Second quarter (11:52) GRAM TD – Geremy Hickbottom 14-yard rush, two-point conversion rush attempt failed Grambling State 15–12; Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:46 (08:38) GRAM TD – Lyndon Rash 31-yard pass from Geremy Hickbottom, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 22–12; Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:38 (02:01) UAPB TD – DeJuan Miller 24-yard pass from Shannon Patrick, Zack Piwniczka kick Grambling State 22–19; Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:30 Third quarter (08:19) UAPB TD – Harry Ballard III 5-yard pass from Shannon Patrick, Zack Piwniczka kick Arkansas–Pine Bluff 26–22; Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 6:35 (05:08) GRAM TD – Kevin Dominique 40-yard pass from Geremy Hickbottom, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 29–26; Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:11 Fourth quarter (12:11) GRAM FG – Miguel Mendez 34-yard field goal Grambling State 32–26; Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 2:52 (07:57) GRAM TD – Joseph McWilliams 0-yard interception returned, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 39–26; Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:48 (04:03) UAPB TD – Harry Ballard III 24-yard pass from Shannon Patrick, Zack Piwniczka kick Grambling State 39–33; Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:46 Top passers GRAM – Geremy Hickbottom – 19/33, 248 yards, 2 TD, INT UAPB – Shannon Patrick – 22/35, 291 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT Top rushers GRAM – Geremy Hickbottom – 14 carries, 21 yards, TD UAPB – Taeyler Porter – 28 carries, 79 yards, TD Top receivers GRAM – Lyndon Rash – 3 receptions, 74 yards, TD UAPB – Harry Ballard III – 9 receptions, 144 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	Grambling State	Arkansas–Pine Bluff
First downs	17	20
Total yards	292	439
Rushing yards	44	148
Passing yards	248	291
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	25:09	34:51

Texas Southern

See also: 2019 Texas Southern Tigers football team

Texas Southern at Grambling State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
TSU Tigers	0	14	6	0	20
GRAM Tigers	21	20	0	14	55

at Eddie Robinson Stadium, Grambling, LA

• Date: November 2
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); cold and windy
• Game attendance: 14,562
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Game information

First quarter (13:51) GRAM TD – Geremy Hickbottom 73-yard rush, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 7–0; Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:19 (09:23) GRAM TD – Lyndon Rash 38-yard pass from Geremy Hickbottom, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 14–0; Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:14 (04:36) GRAM TD – Geremy Hickbottom 67-yard rush, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 21–0; Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 0:46 Second quarter (14:19) GRAM TD – Nicholas Hunter 10-yard pass from Geremy Hickbottom, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 28–0; Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:01 (12:27) TXSO TD – Donnie Corley 35-yard pass from De'Andre Johnson, Brady Obholtz PAT failed Grambling State 28–6; Drive: 2 plays, 47 yards, 0:31 (08:45) GRAM TD – Geremy Hickbottom 1-yard rush, Miguel Mendez PAT blocked Grambling State 34–6; Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:31 (06:20) GRAM TD – Keilon Elder 5-yard rush, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 41–6; Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:20 (02:30) TXSO TD – De'Andre Johnson 7-yard rush, De'Andre Johnson two-point conversion pass from Thurman Morbley Grambling State 41–14; Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 3:44 Third quarter (11:36) TXSO TD – Tylor Cook 7-yard rush, two-point conversion pass attempt good kick Grambling State 41–20; Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:58 Fourth quarter (12:43) GRAM TD – Anfernee Mullins 51-yard interception returned, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 48–20; Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 2:51 (09:58) GRAM TD – Kevin Dominique 2-yard rush, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 55–20; Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:36 Top passers TXSO – De'Andre Johnson – 21/40, 351 yards, TD, 2 INT GRAM – Geremy Hickbottom – 16/23, 268 yards, 2 TD Top rushers TXSO – De'Andre Johnson – 21 carries, 133 yards, TD GRAM – Geremy Hickbottom – 15 carries, 185 yards, 3 TD Top receivers TXSO – Donnie Corley – 11 receptions, 170 yards, TD GRAM – Devante Davis – 4 receptions, 80 yards

Statistics	Texas Southern	Grambling State
First downs	34	22
Total yards	637	597
Rushing yards	280	307
Passing yards	357	290
Turnovers	6	0
Time of possession	37:09	22:51

Alcorn State

See also: 2019 Alcorn State Braves football team

Alcorn State at Grambling State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Braves	0	10	6	0	0	16
Tigers	0	10	0	6	3	19

at Eddie Robinson Stadium, Grambling, LA

• Date: November 9
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 7,554
• Referee: Jesse Harris
• TV: ESPN3
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Game information

Second quarter (14:55) ALCN FG – Corey McCullough 20-yard field goal Alcorn State 3–0; Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:55 (11:39) GRAM FG – Miguel Mendez 32-yard field goal Tied 3–3; Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:11 (07:57) GRAM TD – Dequarius Thomas 11-yard pass from Geremy Hickbottom, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 10–3; Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 2:13 (02:10) ALCN TD – Raidarious Anderson 19-yard pass from Felix Harper, Corey McCullough kick Tied 10–10; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:58 Third quarter (11:44) ALCN FG – Corey McCullough 40-yard field goal Alcorn State 13–10; Drive: 4 plays, -6 yards, 0:54 (01:34) TULN TD – Corey McCullough 41-yard field goal Alcorn State 16–10; Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:35 Fourth quarter (01:07) GRAM TD – Kobe' Ross 29-yard pass from Charles Wright, Miguel Mendez PAT failed Tied 16–16; Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:44 First overtime GRAM FG – Miguel Mendez 45-yard field goal Grambling State 19–16; Drive: 12 plays, 0 yards, 0:14 Top passers ALCN – Felix Harper – 24/48, 269 yards, TD, 2 INT GRAM – Geremy Hickbottom – 15/23, 157 yards, TD, INT Top rushers ALCN – Niko Duffey – 20 carries, 106 yards GRAM – Kevin Dominique – 11 carries, 69 yards Top receivers ALCN – Raidarious Anderson – 6 receptions, 103 yards, TD GRAM – Raylon Richardson – 6 receptions, 101 yards

Statistics	Alcorn State	Grambling State
First downs	20	20
Total yards	385	353
Rushing yards	116	133
Passing yards	269	220
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	30:34	29:26

At Mississippi Valley State

See also: 2019 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

Grambling State at Mississippi Valley State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	14	3	10	13	40
Delta Devils	0	0	0	0	0

at Rice–Totten Stadium, Itta Bena, MS

• Date: November 16
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 1,978
• Referee: Joe Harris
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Game information

First quarter (10:55) GRAM TD – Devante Davis 27-yard pass from Charles Wright, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 7–0; Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 3:58 (01:01) GRAM TD – Dequarius Thomas 25-yard pass from Charles Wright, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 14–0; Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 0:56 Second quarter (00:00) GRAM FG – Miguel Mendez 20-yard field goal Grambling State 17–0; Drive: 9 plays, 33 yards, 3:00 Third quarter (11:44) GRAM FG – Miguel Mendez 23-yard field goal Grambling State 20–0; Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:17 (06:22) GRAM TD – Geremy Hickbottom 5-yard rush, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 27–0; Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:49 Fourth quarter (10:06) GRAM TD – Kevin Dominique 23-yard rush, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 34–0; Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:23 (04:30) GRAM TD – Keilon Elder 34-yard rush, Miguel Mendez PAT failed Grambling State 40–0; Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:38 Top passers GRAM – Charles Wright – 14/24, 132 yards, 2 TD MVSU – Roger Totten II – 4/12, 18 yards, INT Top rushers GRAM – Kevin Dominique – 18 carries, 128 yards, TD MVSU – Caleb Johnson – 3 carries, 28 yards Top receivers GRAM – Devante Davis – 6 receptions, 87 yards, TD MVSU – Malik Myers – 4 receptions, 22 yards

Statistics	Grambling State	Mississippi Valley State
First downs	22	9
Total yards	521	134
Rushing yards	256	96
Passing yards	265	38
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	33:41	26:19

Vs. Southern

See also: 2019 Southern Jaguars football team and Bayou Classic

Southern vs. Grambling State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	3	14	7	6	30
Tigers	7	14	0	7	28

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA

• Date: November 30
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C); mostly cloudy, strong winds
• Game attendance: 68,314
• Referee: Tony Ross
• TV: NBC Sports Network
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Game information

First quarter (10:34) GRAM TD – Devante Davis 13-yard pass from Geremy Hickbottom, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 7–0; Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 3:17 (02:52) SOU FG – Cesar Barajas 19-yard field goal Grambling State 7–3; Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:45 Second quarter (09:30) GRAM TD – CJ Russell 27-yard rush, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 14–3; Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 1:35 (08:45) GRAM TD – Keilon Elder 1-yard rush, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 21–3; Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 0:39 (03:38) SOU TD – Hunter Register 3-yard pass from Ladarius Skelton, Martel Fontenot kick Grambling State 21–10; Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:07 (00:00) SOU TD – Jarod Sims 1-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Grambling State 21–17; Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 0:50 Third quarter (04:40) SOU TD – Hunter Register 5-yard pass from Ladarius Skelton, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 24–21; Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 5:01 Fourth quarter (14:56) GRAM TD – Geremy Hickbottom 3-yard rush, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 28–24; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:40 (14:11) SOU TD – Jarod Sims 36-yard rush, Martel Fontenot PAT blocked Southern 30–28; Drive: 2 plays, 74 yards, 0:39 Top passers SOU – Ladarius Skelton – 18/25, 181 yards, 2 TD GRAM – Geremy Hickbottom – 15/28, 155 yards, TD Top rushers SOU – Jarod Sims – 7 carries, 89 yards, 2 TD GRAM – Keilon Elder – 19 carries, 112 yards, TD Top receivers SOU – Hunter Register – 7 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TD GRAM – Lyndon Rash – 4 receptions, 49 yards

Statistics	Southern	Grambling State
First downs	21	20
Total yards	389	364
Rushing yards	208	209
Passing yards	181	155
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	30:16	29:44

Roster

2019 Grambling State Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense } Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Donald Johnson III  Fr QB 2 Aldon Clark  So QB 3 Charles Wright  Sr RB 4 Kevin Dominique  So WR 6 Lyndemian Brooks Sr TE 8 Jaye Patrick  So RB 9 CJ Russell Fr WR 10 Lyndon Rash  So QB 11 John–Paul Pierce  Fr WR 13 Quintin Guice Sr WR 14 Darqueze Brutton  Fr WR 16 Nicholas Hunter  Fr WR 17 Darrell Clark  Sr WR 18 Raylon Richardson  Jr QB 19 Geremy Hickbottom  Jr RB 20 Tiger Geeslin  So RB 23 Keilon Elder  Fr RB 27 Justin Richard So RB 43 Freddie Mango Fr RB 44 Jakarie Nichols So OL 52 Che' Manning  Sr OL 60 David Moore  Jr OL 61 Kyrie Wade–McLeod Jr OL 62 Clarence Comeaux  Jr OL 64 Kyle Jones–Sullivan Fr OL 65 Jordan Ighofose Jr OL 66 Cameron Davis Fr OL 68 Edgard Franklin  So OL 70 Joseph Garza  So OL 71 Fred Williams Sr OL 72 Juac Angoi  So OL 73 Carl Wilmer Sr OL 74 Kyle Davis Jr OL 75 William Waddell  Jr OL 79 William Jefferson Sr TE 80 Dorrell James Jr WR 81 Kobe' Ross  Jr WR 82 DeVante Davis WR 83 Kash Foley Fr TE 84 Joshua Quiett  So WR 85 Joshua Andrews Sr WR 86 DeQuarius Thomas  Sr TE 87 Casey Warming Jr TE 88 Kalif Jackson GS WR 89 Zavier Cooper So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 4 Damien Crumitie Jr DB 5 Quincy Mitchell  Fr DB 7 Danquarian Fields Sr DL 8 Anfernee Mullins  Sr DL 9 Sundiata Anderson So DB 15 Tre'Von Cherry GS DB 21 Ryan Fields  Fr DB 23 Kenan Fontenot  So DB 24 Diante Bridgewater Sr DB 25 Devanir Martin  So DB 26 Katrelle Starks  Fr DB 28 Xavier Lodge  Fr DB 29 Joseph McWilliams  Sr DB 31 Calvin Watson Jr. Fr LB 32 De'Andre Hogues Sr LB 34 Jeremy Carter  Sr DB 35 Chris Grant Sr DB 36 William Savala Fr DB 37 Javonte Hopkins Fr DB 38 Deuntae Youngblood Jr LB 39 Treylan Dunn  Jr LB 40 Brendan Vaughn  So LB 41 Jakai Thurmond  Fr LB 42 Marchael Jackson  Sr LB 45 Najee Gordon Sr DB 46 Anthony Boston Jr.  Fr DL 47 Danrieze Scott  Fr DB 48 Marquis Britten  So DB 49 Phillip Lee  So LB 51 Brandon Wiggs  Sr LB 53 DeAndre McCarthy Sr LB 54 Simeon Nwokenkwo So DL 55 Chaz Crawford Fr LB 56 Damon Wilson Fr LB 57 Lewis Matthews  Fr LB 58 Matthew Cormier  Fr LB 59 Donald Freeman  Sr DL 77 DeMontrey Jacobs  So DL 90 Kendarius Jones  Jr DL 91 Cameron Richardson  So DL 92 Wesley Green  So DL 93 Syemere Roberts  Fr DL 94 Koby Foster Jr DL 95 Jakarie Ceasar So DL 96 Toddrick Paul Fr DL 97 Marquez Tatum Fr DL 98 Cody Dillard Jr DL 99 Martavius Dotson  Jr DB Devin Brown  Jr DB Langdon Golston Fr DB Reggie Shallowhorn Fr DB Terry Walker Fr LB Zach Williams Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K, P 30 Garrett Urban  So K, P 33 Miguel Mendez GS LS 50 Trevor Fleming Jr	Head coach Broderick Fobbs (Grambling State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Mark Orlando (Florida State) Offensive coordinator Everett Todd (Rice) Defensive coordinator, defensive line Reginald Nelson (McNeese State) Offensive line Terrence Graves (Winston-Salem State) Assistant coach, linebackers, special teams coordinator Kendrick Nord (Grambling State) Assistant coach, quarterbacks Dre Fusilier (Grambling State) Assistant coach, running backs Quentin Burrell (Notre Dame) Assistant coach, wide receivers Brian Ware (Texas Lutheran) Assistant coach, safeties Andre Fuller (McNeese State) Assistant coach, cornerbacks Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: April 24, 2020