1977 Grambling State Tigers football team

American college football season

1977 Grambling State Tigers football

Black national champion
SWAC champion
Mirage Bowl champion

Mirage Bowl, W 35–32 vs. Temple

Conference| Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record| 10–1 (6–0 SWAC)
Head coach|

* Eddie Robinson (35th season)

Home stadium| Grambling Stadium

Seasons

← 1976

1978 →

1977 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
Grambling State $  | 6  | – | 0  | – | 0 |  |  | 10  | – | 1  | – | 0
Jackson State | 5  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | 8  | – | 3  | – | 0
Texas Southern | 3  | – | 2  | – | 1 |  |  | 6  | – | 4  | – | 1
Mississippi Valley State | 2  | – | 4  | – | 0 |  |  | 5  | – | 5  | – | 0
Alcorn State | 2  | – | 4  | – | 0 |  |  | 3  | – | 8  | – | 0
Southern | 1  | – | 4  | – | 1 |  |  | 3  | – | 7  | – | 1
Prairie View A&M | 1  | – | 5  | – | 0 |  |  | 3  | – | 8  | – | 0

* $ – Conference champion
* The Conference was a hybrid of Division I and II programs. Mississippi Valley State and Prairie View A&M were classified as Division II.[1][2] All the others were classified as Division I.

The 1977 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Eddie Robinson in his 35th year and finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (10–1, 6–0 SWAC), as SWAC champions, black college football national champions and with a victory over Temple in the Mirage Bowl. The Tigers offense scored 462 points while the defense allowed 175 points.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 10| at Alcorn State|

* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Jackson, MS

| W 42–17| 18,406| [4]
September 17| vs. Morgan State*|

* Yankee Stadium
* Bronx, NY

| W 35–19| 34,403| [5]
October 1| Prairie View A&M|

* Grambling Stadium
* Grambling, LA (rivalry)

| W 70–7| | [6]
October 8| at Tennessee State*|

* Hale Stadium
* Nashville, TN

| L 8–26| | [7]
October 15| Mississippi Valley State|

* Grambling Stadium
* Grambling, LA

| W 42–21| | [8]
October 22| at Jackson State|

* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Jackson, MS

| W 34–7| | [9]
October 29| at Texas Southern|

* Houston Astrodome
* Houston, TX

| W 28–14| 53,668| [10]
November 5| Langston*|

* Grambling Stadium
* Grambling, LA

| W 65–0| 14,500| [11]
November 12| at Norfolk State*|

* Foreman Field
* Norfolk, VA

| W 48–12| 18,500| [12]
November 26| vs. Southern|

* Louisiana Superdome
* New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)

| W 55–20| 76,000| [13]
December 11| vs. Temple*|

* Korakuen Stadium
* Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl)

| W 35–32| 50,000| [14][15]

* *Non-conference game

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## Team players drafted into the NFL

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Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Doug Williams | Quarterback | 1 | 17 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Carlos Pennywell | Wide receiver | 3 | 77 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Robert Woods | Tackle | 5 | 134 | Kansas City Chiefs

* Reference:[16]

## References

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1. ^ "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved January 8, 2025.
2. ^ "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved January 8, 2025.
3. ^ a b "Grambling State University – 1977". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
4. ^ "Williams' golden arm panhandles Alcorn St". The Clarion-Ledger. September 11, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Williams passes Grambling to 35–19 victory over Morgan State". The Baltimore Sun. September 18, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Five for Williams in 70–7 rout". The Shreveport Times. October 2, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Unbeaten TSU tramples Grambling". The Tennessean. October 9, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Grambling star breaks record". Hattiesburg American. October 16, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Grambling rolls". The Yazoo Herald. October 23, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Woods sparks G-Men in Astrodome win". The Shreveport Times. October 30, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Grambling roars past Lions, 65–0". The Daily Oklahoman. November 6, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Unsung Parham sparkles, Grambling rips Spartans". Daily Press. November 13, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Grambling stomps Southern". The Daily Advertiser. November 27, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "Grambling tops Temple in Tokyo on last-minute TD". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 12, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
15. ^ "Williams, Grambling pull out a thriller at Tokyo". St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. December 12, 1977. p. 11C. Retrieved October 25, 2013 – via Google News Archives.
16. ^ "1978 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013.

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Venues|

* Grambling Stadium (?–1982)
* Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium (1983–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Prairie View A&M: State Fair Classic
* Southern: Bayou Classic

Culture & lore|

* Tiger Marching Band
* Grambling's White Tiger

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

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National championship seasons in bold

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Southwestern Athletic Conference football champions

* Wiley (1921)
* Paul Quinn (1922)
* Wiley (1923)
* Paul Quinn (1924)
* Bishop (1925)
* Samuel Huston (1926)
* Wiley (1927)
* Wiley (1928)
* Wiley (1929)
* Wiley (1930)
* Prairie View (1931)
* Wiley (1932)
* Langston & Prairie View (1933)
* Texas College (1934)
* Texas College (1935)
* Texas College & Langston (1936)
* Texas College (1937)
* Southern & Langston (1938)
* Langston (1939)
* Southern & Langston (1940)
* No champion (1941)
* Texas College (1942)
* No champion (1943)
* Wiley, Texas College, & Langston (1944)
* Wiley (1945)
* Southern (1946)
* Southern (1947)
* Southern (1948)
* Southern & Langston (1949)
* Southern (1950)
* Prairie View (1951)
* Prairie View (1952)
* Prairie View (1953)
* Prairie View (1954)
* Southern (1955)
* Texas Southern & Wiley (1956)
* Wiley (1957)
* Prairie View (1958)
* Southern (1959)
* Southern, Prairie View, & Grambling (1960)
* Jackson State (1961)
* Jackson State (1962)
* Prairie View (1963)
* Prairie View (1964)
* Grambling (1965)
* Grambling & Southern (1966)
* Grambling (1967)
* Alcorn A&M, Grambling, & Texas Southern (1968)
* Alcorn A&M (1969)
* Alcorn A&M (1970)
* Grambling (1971)
* Grambling & Jackson State (1972)
* Grambling & Jackson State (1973)
* Grambling State & Alcorn State (1974)
* Grambling State, Jackson State, & Southern (1975)
* Alcorn State (1976)
* Grambling State (1977)
* Grambling State (1978)
* Grambling State & Alcorn State (1979)
* Grambling State & Jackson State (1980)
* Jackson State (1981)
* Jackson State (1982)
* Grambling State (1983)
* Alcorn State (1984)
* Jackson State & Grambling State (1985)
* Jackson State (1986)
* Jackson State (1987)
* Jackson State (1988)
* Grambling State (1989)
* Jackson State (1990)
* Alabama State (1991)
* Alcorn State (1992)
* Southern (1993)
* Alcorn State & Grambling State (1994)
* Jackson State (1995)
* Jackson State (1996)
* Southern (1997)
* Southern (1998)
* Southern (1999)
* Grambling State (2000)
* Grambling State (2001)
* Grambling State (2002)
* Southern (2003)
* Alabama State (2004)
* Grambling State (2005)
* Alabama A&M (2006)
* Jackson State (2007)
* Grambling State (2008)
* Prairie View (2009)
* Texas Southern (2010) vacated
* Grambling State (2011)
* Arkansas–Pine Bluff (2012)
* Southern (2013)
* Alcorn State (2014)
* Alcorn State (2015)
* Grambling State (2016)
* Grambling State (2017)
* Alcorn State (2018)
* Alcorn State (2019)
* Alabama A&M (2020)
* Jackson State (2021)
* Jackson State (2022)
* Florida A&M (2023)
* Jackson State (2024)

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Black college football national champions

1920s|

* 1920: Howard / Talladega
* 1921: Talladega / Wiley
* 1922: Hampton
* 1923: Howard / Lincoln (PA) / Virginia Union
* 1924: Lincoln (PA) / Paul Quinn / Tuskegee
* 1925: Howard / Tuskegee
* 1926: Howard / Tuskegee
* 1927: Bluefield / Tuskegee
* 1928: Bluefield / Wiley
* 1929: Tuskegee

1920s|

* 1930: Tuskegee
* 1931: Wilberforce
* 1932: Wiley
* 1933: Morgan
* 1934: Kentucky State
* 1935: Kentucky State / Texas College
* 1936: Virginia State / West Virginia State
* 1937: Morgan
* 1938: Florida A&M
* 1939: Langston

1940s|

* 1940: Morris Brown
* 1941: Langston / Morris Brown
* 1942: Florida A&M
* 1943: Morgan State
* 1944: Morgan State
* 1945: Wiley
* 1946: Morgan State / Tennessee A&I
* 1947: Shaw / Tennessee A&I
* 1948: Wilberforce State / Southern
* 1949: Morgan State / Southern

1950s|

* 1950: Florida A&M / Southern
* 1951: Morris Brown / North Carolina A&T
* 1952: Florida A&M
* 1953: Florida A&M / Prairie View A&M / Tennessee A&I
* 1954: Florida A&M / North Carolina College / Prairie View A&M / Southern / Tennessee A&I
* 1955: Grambling
* 1956: Tennessee A&I
* 1957: Florida A&M
* 1958: Prairie View A&M
* 1959: Florida A&M

1960s|

* 1960: Southern
* 1961: Florida A&M
* 1962: Florida A&M / Jackson State
* 1963: Prairie View A&M
* 1964: Prairie View A&M
* 1965: Tennessee A&I
* 1966: Tennessee A&I
* 1967: Grambling / Morgan State
* 1968: Alcorn A&M / North Carolina A&T
* 1969: Alcorn A&M

1970s|

* 1970: Tennessee State
* 1971: Tennessee State
* 1972: Grambling
* 1973: Tennessee State
* 1974: Alcorn State / Grambling State
* 1975: Grambling State
* 1976: South Carolina State
* 1977: Florida A&M / Grambling State / South Carolina State
* 1978: Florida A&M
* 1979: Tennessee State

1980s|

* 1980: Grambling State
* 1981: South Carolina State / Virginia Union
* 1982: South Carolina State / Tennessee State
* 1983: Central State / Grambling State / Tennessee State
* 1984: Alcorn State / Tennessee State
* 1985: Hampton / Jackson State
* 1986: Central State
* 1987: Central State / Howard
* 1988: Central State
* 1989: Central State

1990s|

* 1990: Central State / North Carolina A&T
* 1991: Alabama State
* 1992: Central State / Grambling State
* 1993: Howard / Southern
* 1994: Hampton / South Carolina State
* 1995: Southern
* 1996: Howard / Jackson State
* 1997: Hampton / Southern
* 1998: Florida A&M / Southern
* 1999: North Carolina A&T

2000s|

* 2000: Grambling State / Tuskegee
* 2001: Florida A&M / Grambling State / Tuskegee
* 2002: Bethune–Cookman / Fayetteville State / Grambling State
* 2003: Albany State / Southern
* 2004: Albany State / Hampton
* 2005: Grambling State / Hampton / North Carolina Central
* 2006: Hampton / North Carolina Central
* 2007: Delaware State / Tuskegee
* 2008: Grambling State
* 2009: South Carolina State

2010s|

* 2010: Bethune–Cookman
* 2011: Norfolk State / Winston-Salem State
* 2012: Arkansas–Pine Bluff / Winston-Salem State
* 2013: Bethune–Cookman / Tennessee State
* 2014: Alcorn State
* 2015: North Carolina A&T
* 2016: Grambling State
* 2017: North Carolina A&T
* 2018: North Carolina A&T
* 2019: North Carolina A&T

2020s|

* 2020: Alabama A&M
* 2021: Bowie State / Florida A&M / South Carolina State
* 2022: North Carolina Central
* 2023: Florida A&M
* 2024: Jackson State

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