1976 Grambling State Tigers football | |
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 8–4 (4–2 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | Grambling Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. [1]
The game played in September in Tokyo against Morgan State was the first regular-season NCAA game played in Japan. [a]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 11 | Alcorn State | L 0–24 | 12,000–22,000 | [6] [7] | |||
September 18 | at Temple* | L 30–31 | 16,646 | [8] | |||
September 23 | vs. Morgan State* |
| W 42–16 | 50,000 | [9] | ||
October 2 | at Hawaii* | W 34–23 | 20,891–26,000 | [10] | |||
October 9 | Tennessee State* |
| L 20–34 | 16,221 | [11] [12] [13] | ||
October 16 | at Mississippi Valley State | W 20–7 | 5,231 | [14] | |||
October 23 | Jackson State |
| W 28–6 | 14,443 | [15] | ||
October 30 | at Texas Southern | W 54–21 | 31,625 | [16] | |||
November 6 | vs. North Carolina A&T* | W 34–18 | 23,607 | [17] | |||
November 13 | Norfolk State* |
| W 41–19 | 12,171 | [18] | ||
November 27 | vs. Southern | W 10–2 | 76,188 | [19] | |||
December 4 | Prairie View A&M |
| L 0–1 (forfeit) | [20] | |||
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1976 Grambling State Tigers football | |
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 8–4 (4–2 SWAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Grambling Stadium |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. [1]
The game played in September in Tokyo against Morgan State was the first regular-season NCAA game played in Japan. [a]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 11 | Alcorn State | L 0–24 | 12,000–22,000 | [6] [7] | |||
September 18 | at Temple* | L 30–31 | 16,646 | [8] | |||
September 23 | vs. Morgan State* |
| W 42–16 | 50,000 | [9] | ||
October 2 | at Hawaii* | W 34–23 | 20,891–26,000 | [10] | |||
October 9 | Tennessee State* |
| L 20–34 | 16,221 | [11] [12] [13] | ||
October 16 | at Mississippi Valley State | W 20–7 | 5,231 | [14] | |||
October 23 | Jackson State |
| W 28–6 | 14,443 | [15] | ||
October 30 | at Texas Southern | W 54–21 | 31,625 | [16] | |||
November 6 | vs. North Carolina A&T* | W 34–18 | 23,607 | [17] | |||
November 13 | Norfolk State* |
| W 41–19 | 12,171 | [18] | ||
November 27 | vs. Southern | W 10–2 | 76,188 | [19] | |||
December 4 | Prairie View A&M |
| L 0–1 (forfeit) | [20] | |||
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