1989 Grambling State Tigers football team

1989 Grambling State Tigers football
SWAC champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record9–3 (7–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Grambling State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Jackson State ^ 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Alcorn State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Southern 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Texas Southern 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Alabama State 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Prairie View A&M 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 47th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–3 and a mark of 7–0 in conference play, and finished as SWAC champion. Grambling State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they were defeated by Stephen F. Austin in the first round.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3vs. Alcorn State
W 30–1433,722[1]
September 9vs. Howard*
L 0–628,653[2]
September 16Alabama A&M*
W 34–22[3]
September 30vs. Prairie View A&M
W 39–059,302[4]
October 7at Tennessee State*
L 14–1523,353[5]
October 14vs. Mississippi Valley State
W 74–14[6]
October 21at Jackson State
W 27–17[7]
October 28Texas Southern
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 49–6[8]
November 3vs. Alabama State
W 28–624,000[9]
November 11South Carolina State*No. 16
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 56–104,757[10]
November 18vs. SouthernNo. 14
W 44–3059,774[11]
November 25at No. 3 Stephen F. Austin*No. 13
L 56–59[12]

References

  1. ^ "Grambling does number on Alcorn". The Los Angeles Times. September 4, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Howard's one TD is enough". Newsday. September 10, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "G-Men win on weird Saturday in Grambling". The Shreveport Times. September 17, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Grambling blanks Prairie View". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "TSU puts Grambling in place". The Tennessean. October 8, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "G-Men blast Valley with a Classic rout". The Shreveport Times. October 15, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Grambling State stops Jackson St". Sun Herald. October 22, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Grambling hammers out victory". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Grambling rolls". Daily World. November 5, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Grambling pounds S.C. State". The Index-Journal. November 12, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Grambling overshoots Southern". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 19, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "SFA snares a wild 59–56 win from Grambling". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 26, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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