1984 Grambling State Tigers football team

1984 Grambling State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alcorn State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Mississippi Valley State ^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Grambling State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Southern 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Jackson State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Texas Southern 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Alabama State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Prairie View A&M 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 42nd-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2vs. Alcorn State
L 13–2713,676[1]
September 8vs. Boston University*
L 9–1631,979[2]
September 22Bethune–Cookman*
W 35–17[3]
September 29vs. Prairie View A&M
W 42–022,457[4]
October 6Tennessee State*
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
L 24–34[5]
October 13vs. Mississippi Valley State
L 36–4840,000[6]
October 20Jackson State
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 19–36,000[7]
October 27at Texas Southern
W 44–1630,154[8]
November 3Alabama State
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 17–6[9]
November 10at South Carolina State*
W 8–710,071[10]
November 24vs. Southern
W 31–2951,752[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Myles passes Alcorn St. over Grambling 27–13". The Clarion-Ledger. September 3, 1984. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "BU ends Grambling's streak in Urban League game". The Record. September 9, 1984. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Grambling topples B–CC, 35–17". The Orlando Sentinel. September 23, 1984. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Robinson moves past Stagg with 42–0 victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 30, 1984. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "TSU stops Grambling". The Commercial Appeal. October 7, 1984. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "QB Totten tosses for 4 TDs as Devils roll". The Indianapolis Star. October 14, 1984. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "J-State loses to Grambling, falls to 2–4–1". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1984. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Landry lifts Grambling, 44–16". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1984. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Grambling gets past Alabama State 17–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 4, 1984. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Grambling slips by S.C. State to drop Bulldogs to 4–5–1 slate". The Times and Democrat. November 11, 1984. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "G-Men close in style, 31–29". The Shreveport Times. November 25, 1984. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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