1949 Grambling Tigers football team

1949 Grambling Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3–2
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland State   –   8 – 0 – 0
Memphis State   –   9 – 1 – 0
Delaware   –   8 – 1 – 0
Virginia   –   7 – 2 – 0
Grambling   –   7 – 3 – 2
Miami (FL)   –   6 – 3 – 0
Sewanee   –   4 – 2 – 1
Chattanooga   –   5 – 4 – 0
Georgetown   –   5 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   4 – 6 – 1
Navy   –   3 – 5 – 1
Rollins   –   3 – 5 – 0
Texas State   –   3 – 6 – 1
Oklahoma City   –   2 – 8 – 0

The 1949 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as an independent during the 1949 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–3–2.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Texas College
W 7–0[1]
October 1Maryland State
L 8–146,581[2]
October 8at WileyMarshall, TXW 20–02,000[3]
October 15Wilberforce
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
L 7–266,500[4]
October 22Fort Valley State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 54–0[5]
October 31vs. Tuskegee
W 55–0[6]
November 4at Texas State
L 7–15[7]
November 12Prairie View A&M
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 14–13[8]
November 19Bishopdagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
T 7–78,000[9]
November 26at Alcorn A&M
T 7–7[10]
November 30vs. Bethune–Cookman
W 18–13[11]
December 3vs. Sam Houston College
W 34–08,000[12]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Grambling edges Texas College 7–0 in bitter contest". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 25, 1949. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Maryland State tops Grambling". The Daily Times. October 3, 1949. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "20–0 victory puts Tigers on win list". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1949. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wilberforce beats Tigers in 26–7 rout". The Shreveport Times. October 17, 1949. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Grambling humiliates Fort Valley". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 29, 1949. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grambling in 55–0 win over Tuskegee". The Shreveport Journal. November 1, 1949. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas State shocks Grambling, 15–7". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 12, 1949. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Grambling beats Prairie View, 14–13". The Shreveport Times. November 13, 1949. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bishop ties Grambling Tigers, 7–7". Alabama Tribune. November 25, 1949. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Alcorn Braves battle to 7–7 tie with Grambling". Jackson Advocate. December 3, 1949. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Grambling wins from Bethune–Cookman in college game here". The Oakdale Journal. December 1, 1949. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tigers end season with 34–0 victory". The Shreveport Times. December 5, 1949. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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