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The 1977 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Eddie Robinson in his 35th year and finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (10–1, 6–0 SWAC), as SWAC champions, black college football national champions and with a victory over Temple in the Mirage Bowl. The Tigers offense scored 462 points while the defense allowed 175 points.[1]
1977 Grambling State Tigers football | |
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Mirage Bowl, W 35–32 vs. Temple | |
Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 10–1 (6–0 SWAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Grambling Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | at Alcorn State | W 42–17 | 18,406 | [2] | |
September 17 | vs. Morgan State* | W 35–19 | 34,403 | [3] | |
October 1 | Prairie View A&M | W 70–7 | [4] | ||
October 8 | at Tennessee State* | L 8–26 | [5] | ||
October 15 | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 42–21 | [6] | |
October 22 | at Jackson State |
| W 34–7 | [7] | |
October 29 | at Texas Southern | W 28–14 | 53,668 | [8] | |
November 5 | Langston* |
| W 65–0 | 14,500 | [9] |
November 12 | at Norfolk State* | W 48–12 | 18,500 | [10] | |
November 26 | vs. Southern | W 55–20 | 76,000 | [11] | |
December 11 | vs. Temple* | W 35–32 | 50,000 | [12][13] | |
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Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Doug Williams | Quarterback | 1 | 17 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Carlos Pennywell | Wide receiver | 3 | 77 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Robert Woods | Tackle | 5 | 134 | Kansas City Chiefs |
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