Grambling State Tigers football

The Grambling State Tigers are the college football team representing the Grambling State University. The Tigers play in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Contents

• Football classifications
• Conference affiliations
• Annual Classics
• Championships
• Division I AAFCS Playoffs results
• Division II Playoffs results
• College Football Hall of Fame members
• Pro Football Hall of Fame members
• References

The prominence of Grambling football is longstanding. The Tigers, under Hall of Fame coach Eddie Robinson (who guided them to 408 victories in 55 seasons from 1941 to 1942 and 1945 to 1997), were built as a small-school powerhouse with more than 200 players who played professional football.

On September 24, 1976, Grambling State and Morgan State became the first collegiate football teams from the United States to play a game in Tokyo, Japan. GSU defeated Morgan State 42-16. In 1977, the GSU Tigers were invited back to Tokyo where they defeated Temple University 35-32 in the inaugural Mirage Bowl game.

Among its accomplishments include: 14 Black college football national championships (tied for second most in HBCU history) and 25 Conference Championships (1 Midwest Conference & 23 SWAC). The Tigers have won the most SWAC Championships to date.