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1978 Grambling State Tigers football
1978 Grambling State Tigers football
SWAC champion
Orange Blossom Classic, L 7–31 vs. Florida A&M
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	9–1–1 (5–0–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Eddie Robinson (36th season);
Home stadium	Grambling Stadium
	Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Grambling State $	5	–	0	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
No. 2 Jackson State ^	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Alcorn State	2	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Southern	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Texas Southern	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Prairie View A&M	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 36th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–1–1, with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, winning the SWAC title. Grambling State was invited to the Orange Blossom Classic, where they lost to Florida A&M.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	vs. Alcorn State		State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	W 21–13		^[1]
September 23	vs. Morgan State*		Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 21–0	39,118	^[2]
September 30	vs. Prairie View A&M	No. T–10	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX (rivalry)	W 37–6		^[3]
October 7	Tennessee State		Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	W 16–11		^[4]
October 14	at Mississippi Valley State		Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	T 0–0		^[5]
October 21	No. 2 Jackson State		Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	W 13–7		^[6]
October 28	at Texas Southern		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	W 22–16		^[7]
November 4	vs. Langston*		Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	W 63–6	4,500	^[8]
November 11	No. 4 South Carolina State*		Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	W 19–15		^[9]
November 25	vs. Southern		Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	W 28–15	75,000	^[10]
December 2	vs. No. 3 Florida A&M*		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Blossom Classic)	L 7–31	35,499	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

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