1986 Grambling State Tigers football team
American college football season
| 1986 Grambling State Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (4–3 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Jackson State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 44th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | vs. Alcorn State |
| W 19–17 | 21,016 | [1] | |
| September 20 | vs. North Carolina Central* | No. 14 |
| W 32–24 | 31,968 | [2] |
| September 27 | vs. Bethune–Cookman* | No. 16 | W 30–24 | 22,000 | [3] | |
| October 4 | vs. Prairie View A&M | No. 13 |
| L 19–24 | 33,480 | [4] |
| October 11 | No. 7 Tennessee State* | No. 20 | L 10–21 | [5] | ||
| October 18 | vs. Mississippi Valley State | L 10–13 | 16,454 | [6] | ||
| October 25 | Jackson State |
| L 14–25 | 22,000 | [7] | |
| November 1 | at Texas Southern |
| W 49–21 | 12,000 | [8] | |
| November 8 | Alabama State |
| W 16–7 | 4,798 | [9] | |
| November 15 | at South Carolina State* | W 20–16 | 7,413 | [10] | ||
| November 29 | vs. Southern | W 30–3 | 58,960 | [11] | ||
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References
- ^ "G-Men kick Alcorn, 19–17". The Shreveport Times. September 14, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling foils Central's rally". Daily News. September 21, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bethune–Cookman rallies late, still falls to Grambling 30–24". St. Petersburg Times. September 28, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View upsets Grambling, 24–19". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 5, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Big Blue mows down G-Men". The Tennessean. October 12, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Valley kicks G-Men 13–10". The Clarion-Ledger. October 19, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "G-Men plunge to fourth straight defeat, 25–14". The Shreveport Times. October 26, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "G-Men sock TSU to end loss skein". The Shreveport Times. November 2, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling tops Hornets 16–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 9, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling's late surge topples Bulldogs 20–16". The State. November 16, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling takes Classic". Daily World. November 30, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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