2015 Grambling State Tigers football team

The 2015 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Broderick Fobbs. They competed as a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and played their home games at Eddie Robinson Stadium in Grambling, Louisiana. They finished the season 9–3, 9–0 in SWAC play to be champions of the West Division. They represented the West Division in the SWAC Championship Game where they lost to Alcorn State.

2015 Grambling State Tigers football
SWAC West Division champion
SWAC Championship Game, L 21–49 vs. Alcorn State
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Ranking
STATS	No. 24
Record	9–3 (9–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Broderick Fobbs (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Dooley (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Everett Todd (2nd season)
Home stadium	Eddie Robinson Stadium
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alcorn State xy$		7	–	2					9	–	4
Alabama State *		5	–	4					6	–	5
Alabama A&M		3	–	6					3	–	8
Jackson State		3	–	6					3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	8					1	–	10
West Division
No. 24 Grambling State xy		9	–	0					9	–	3
Prairie View A&M		8	–	1					8	–	2
Southern		6	–	3					6	–	5
Texas Southern		2	–	7					3	–	7
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	8					2	–	9
Championship: Alcorn State 49, Grambling State 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	4:00 pm	at California*		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	P12N	L 14–73	60,606
September 12	4:00 pm	Bethune–Cookman*		Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA	PSB Live	L 53–56	12,019	[1]
September 19	6:00 pm	at Alabama State		New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL		W 34–10	10,277
September 26	6:00 pm	vs. Prairie View A&M		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)	YouTube	W 70–54	51,328
October 3	2:00 pm	at Jackson State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	JSUtv	W 59–27	15,940
October 10	3:00 pm	Alabama A&M		Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA	PSB Live	W 37–14	N/A
October 17	2:00 pm	at Alcorn State		Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS		W 35–34 OT	30,129
October 24	2:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State		Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA		W 49–14	10,536
November 7	2:00 pm	vs. Texas Southern		Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Red River Classic)		W 41–15	9,868
November 14	2:30 pm	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff		Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR		W 49–31	11,437
November 28	4:00 pm	vs. Southern	No. 21	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	NBCSN	W 34–23	62,507
December 5	3:00 pm	vs. Alcorn State	No. 21	NRG Stadium Houston, TX (SWAC Championship Game)	ESPNU	L 21–49	40,352
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	22	21	24
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV

References

1. "Bethune Cookman vs Grambling State Game Summary". B–CUAthletics.com. September 12, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
2. "Grambling Tigers Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
3. "2015 Football Schedule". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2023.