1976 Grambling State Tigers football team

1976 Grambling State Tigers football
Mirage Bowl, W 42–16 vs. Morgan State
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	8–4 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Eddie Robinson (34th season)
Home stadium	Grambling Stadium

1976 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–8 Alcorn State $	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Southern	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Grambling State	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Prairie View A&M	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Jackson State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Texas Southern	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 Grambling Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. In its 34th season under head coach Eddie Robinson, Grambling State compiled an 8–4 record (4–2 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the SWAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 313 to 202.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 4	vs. Morgan State	Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl)	W 42–16
September 11	Alcorn State	Grambling, LA	L 0–24
September 18	at Temple	Philadelphia, PA	L 30–31
October 2	at Hawaii	Honolulu, HI	W 34–23
October 9	Tennessee State	Grambling, LA	L 20–34
October 16	at Mississippi Valley State	Itta Bena, MS	W 20–7
October 23	Jackson State	Grambling, LA	W 28–6
October 30	at Texas Southern	Houston, TX	W 54–21
November 6	vs. North Carolina A&T	Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, MI	W 34–18
November 13	Norfolk State	Grambling, LA	W 41–19
November 27	vs. Southern	New Orleans, LA	W 10–2
December 4	Prairie View A&M	Grambling, LA	L 0–1 (forfeit)