1961 Grambling Tigers football team
American college football season
1961 Grambling Tigers football | |
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 8–2 (5–2 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | Grambling Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wiley | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas AM&N | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas College | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1961 college football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–2 and a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | Texas College |
| W 59–0 | [1] | |
September 30 | Southern |
| L 9–20 | [2] | |
October 7 | at Tennessee A&I* | W 25–8 | 5,192 | [3] | |
October 14 | Mississippi Vocational* |
| W 69–0 | [4] | |
October 23 | vs. Prairie View A&M |
| W 34–14 | 5,000 | [5] |
October 28 | at Jackson State |
| L 13–14 | 6,000 | [6] |
November 4 | Texas Southern![]() |
| W 23–19 | 8,000 | [7] |
November 11 | at Arkansas AM&N |
| W 23–7 | [8] | |
November 19 | Wiley |
| W 71–28 | [9] | |
November 25 | at Alcorn A&M |
| W 49–0 | [10] | |
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References
- ^ "Grambling romps to 59–0 triumph". The Shreveport Journal. September 25, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling is 20–9 winner". Lake Charles American-Press. October 1, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State felled by Grambling". The Tennessean. October 8, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling crushes MVC". Jackson Advocate. October 21, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling Tigers score easy 34–14 win over Prairie View". The Shreveport Times. October 24, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson St. nudges past Grambling". The Clarion-Ledger. October 29, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling smears 'clean' TSU, 23–19". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 11, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stone Johnson star of 23–7 Grambling win". Monroe Morning World. November 12, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling shells Wiley in finale". The Marshall News Messenger. November 20, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling blanks Alcorn". The Daily Advertiser. November 26, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Official Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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