1973 Grambling Tigers football team
American college football season
1973 Grambling Tigers football | |
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SWAC co-champion | |
Grantland Rice Bowl, L 20–28 vs. Western Kentucky | |
Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 10–3 (5–1 SWAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Grambling Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5/7 Grambling +^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Jackson State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. T–20 Alcorn A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 Grambling Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In its 31st season under head coach Eddie Robinson, Grambling compiled a 10–3 record (5–1 against conference opponents), tied for the SWAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 339 to 176. In two post-season games, the Tigers defeated Delaware in the Boardwalk Bowl and lost to Western Kentucky in the Grantland Rice Bowl.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 8 | vs. Long Beach State* |
| W 29–16 | 30,884 | [2] | |||
September 15 | at Alcorn A&M |
| W 22–6 | 12,000–15,900 | [3][4] | |||
September 22 | vs. Morgan State* | No. 2 |
| W 31–14 | 64,243 | [5] | ||
September 29 | Prairie View A&M | No. 2 | W 37–12 | 14,968 | [6] | |||
October 6 | at No. 7 Tennessee State* | No. 2 | L 13–19 | 16,000–16,500 | [7][8] | |||
October 13 | Mississippi Valley State | No. 6 |
| W 17–0 | 16,721 | [9] | ||
October 20 | at Jackson State | No. 5 |
| W 19–12 | 26,745 | [10] | ||
October 27 | at Texas Southern | No. 9 |
| L 21–35 | 53,859 | [11] | ||
November 3 | North Carolina A&T* | No. 13 |
| W 62–6 | 6,000 | [12] | ||
November 10 | at Norfolk State* | No. 8 | W 32–6 | 6,000 | [13] | |||
November 17 | vs. Southern | No. 5 |
| W 19–14 | 38,000 | [14] | ||
December 1 | vs. No. 12 Delaware* | No. 5 | W 17–8 | 12,043 | [15] | |||
December 8 | vs. No. 2 Western Kentucky* | No. 5 |
| L 20–28 | 15,000 | [16] | ||
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References
- ^ "Grambling State Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "Grambling Tigers win Classic, 29–16". The Los Angeles Times. September 9, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling pops Alcorn by 22 to 6". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 16, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Alcorn A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- ^ "Grambling struts past Morgan State, 31–14". Newsday. September 23, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling beats Prairie View". Longview News-Journal. September 30, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Scripting perfest for Merritt, TSU". The Tennessean. October 7, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling homecoming a success". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 14, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling wins it". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU on top". The El Paso Times. October 28, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "G-Men come alive in 62–6 rout of A&T". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling Tigers shiver past Norfolk State, 32–6". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "GC wins, 19–14, but Jaguars make it interesting". The Shreveport Times. November 18, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Finocchiaro, Ray (December 2, 1973). "No Down South Ramble for Hens". The Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "California, here comes Western!". The Courier-Journal. December 9, 1973. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "College-Division Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Grambling)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
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