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1974 Grambling State Tigers football
1974 Grambling State Tigers football
Black national champion; SWAC co-champion
Pelican Bowl, W 28–7 vs. South Carolina State
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	11–1 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Eddie Robinson (32nd season);
Home stadium	Grambling Stadium
	Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Grambling State +	5	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 14 Alcorn State +^	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Jackson State	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
No. 12 Southern	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Texas Southern	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Prairie View A&M	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AP small college poll for Grambling State and Alconrn State and NAIA Division I poll for Jackson State and Southern

The 1974 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. In its 32nd season under head coach Eddie Robinson, Grambling compiled an 11–1 record (5–1 against conference opponents), tied for the SWAC championship, defeated South Carolina State in the Pelican Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 308 to 120. The team was recognized as the 1974 black college football national co-champion and was ranked No. 7 by the Associated Press in the final small college rankings.

Key players included freshman quarterback Doug Williams and split end Dwight Scales, who led the team in scoring with 11 touchdowns. Williams later played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Scales went on to play eight seasons NFL.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	vs. Northwestern State*		State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	W 14–13	30,000	^[1]
September 21	Alcorn State	No. 5	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	L 14–19	17,200–17,859	^[2]^[3]
September 28	vs. Morgan State*	No. 14	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, DC	W 14–0	32,000	^[4]
October 5	vs. Prairie View A&M	No. 13	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 61–0	46,775	^[5]
October 12	No. 5 Tennessee State*	No. 12	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	W 21–7	15,582–16,000	^[6]
October 19	at Mississippi Valley State	No. 7	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 20–14	6,000	^[7]
October 26	Jackson State	No. 6	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	W 26–13	16,000–18,727	^[8]^[9]
November 2	at Texas Southern	No. 6	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	W 34–21	41,867	^[10]
November 9	vs. North Carolina A&T*	No. 6	Shea Stadium Flushing, NY	W 39–16	30,000–31,000	^[11]
November 16	Norfolk State*	No. 6	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	W 16–10	7,000	^[12]
November 23	vs. Southern	No. 7	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	W 21–0	76,700–76,753	^[13]^[14]
December 7	vs. South Carolina State*	No. 7	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Pelican Bowl)	W 28–7	30,120	^[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1974 Grambling State Tigers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`12`	Doug Williams	Fr
WR	`42`	Dwight Scales	Jr
WR	`17`	Carlos Pennywell	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE		Bob Barber	Sr
DT	`79`	Gary Johnson	Sr
DE		Jessie O'Neal	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Eddie Robinson

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

Jackson State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	7	6	13
• No. 6 Tigers	0	7	12	7	26

Date: October 26
Location: Grambling Stadium,
Grambling, LA

1975 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Gary Johnson	Defensive tackle	1	8	San Diego Chargers
Bob Barber	Defensive end	2	51	Pittsburgh Steelers
Jesse O'Neal	Defensive end	6	146	Houston Oilers