1969 Grambling Tigers football team

The 1969 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 27th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–4 and a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SWAC.

1969 Grambling Tigers football
Orange Blossom Classic, L 19–23 vs. Florida A&M
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	6–4 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Eddie Robinson (27th season)
Home stadium	Grambling Stadium
Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

1969 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9/8 Alcorn A&M $	6	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
Southern	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Grambling	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Texas Southern	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Prairie View A&M	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Jackson State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	vs. Alcorn A&M	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Freedom Classic)	L 7–28	62,294	[1]
September 20	vs. Morgan State*	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 30–12	60,118	[2]
October 4	Prairie View A&M	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA (rivalry)	W 58–25	11,072	[3]
October 11	at Tennessee State*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 20–34	7,667	[4]
October 18	Mississippi Valley State	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	W 41–14	14,167	[5]
October 25	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 62–13	13,992	[6][7]
November 8	at Arkansas AM&N	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 42–0		[8]
November 15	at Texas Southern	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	W 28–26		[9]
November 22	Southern	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA (rivalry)	L 17–21	32,115	[10]
December 6	vs. Florida A&M*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Blossom Classic)	L 19–23	36,680	[11]
*Non-conference game

^[12]