1942 Louisiana Normal Tigers football team

1942 Louisiana Normal Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–0
Head coach
Seasons
← 1941
1945 →
1942 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisiana Normal (Grambling)   –   9 – 0 – 0
Delaware   –   8 – 0 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   4 – 0 – 0
Sewanee   –   1 – 0 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   7 – 2 – 0
Delaware State   –   3 – 1 – 1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   –   4 – 2 – 1
Chattanooga   –   7 – 4 – 0
Georgetown   –   5 – 3 – 1
Navy   –   5 – 4 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 4 – 0
Western Maryland   –   4 – 4 – 1
Tennessee Tech   –   3 – 4 – 2
Virginia   –   2 – 6 – 1
Roanoke   –   1 – 5 – 1

The 1942 Louisiana Normal Tigers football team represented Louisiana Negro Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Grambling State University—as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In their second season under head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled a perfect 9–0 record, while holding every opponent scoreless.[1][2][3][4] They were the last college football team to win all their games and shutout all of their opponents.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
TougalooW 42–0
October 10Philander SmithGrambling, LAW 12–0
TillotsonW 18–0
October 31Jarvis ChristianGrambling, LAW 77–0[6]
November 9at LelandBaker, LAW 12–0
November 14Alcorn A&MW 27–0
unknownunknownW grambling won;opponent scored 0 points;score unknown
unknownunknownW grambling won;opponent scored 0 points;score unknown
unknownunknownW grambling won;opponent scored 0 points;score unknown

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References

  1. ^ "Robinson Nearing Milestone". Times-Union. Warsaw, Indiana. Associated Press. October 6, 1995. p. 1B. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Wilbon, Michael (November 29, 1997). "For Robinson, Too Much Time Is A Minor Infraction". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "News & Announcements; Member of The Famous 1942 Football Team Stops By the Museum". The Eddie G. Robinson Museum. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Eddie Robinson (1997) - Hall of Fame". National Football Foundation. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "Eddie Robinson: African American football legend".
  6. ^ "Football Scores". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 1, 1942. p. 33. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Grambling State Tigers College Football Scores and Schedules". Retrieved 2024-11-16.


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