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1989 Grambling State Tigers football team

The 1989 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 47th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–3 and a mark of 7–0 in conference play, and finished as SWAC champion. Grambling State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they were defeated by Stephen F. Austin in the first round.

1989 Grambling State Tigers football
SWAC champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record9–3 (7–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Grambling State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Jackson State ^ 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Alcorn State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Southern 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Texas Southern 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Alabama State 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Prairie View A&M 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3vs. Alcorn State
W 30–1433,722[1]
September 9vs. Howard*
L 0–628,653[2]
September 16Alabama A&M*
W 34–22[3]
September 30vs. Prairie View A&M
W 39–059,302[4]
October 7at Tennessee State*
L 14–1523,353[5]
October 14vs. Mississippi Valley State
W 74–14[6]
October 21at Jackson State
W 27–17[7]
October 28Texas Southern
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 49–6[8]
November 3vs. Alabama State
W 28–624,000[9]
November 11South Carolina State*No. 16
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 56–104,757[10]
November 18vs. SouthernNo. 14
W 44–3059,774[11]
November 25at No. 3 Stephen F. Austin*No. 13
L 56–59[12]

References edit

  1. ^ "Grambling does number on Alcorn". The Los Angeles Times. September 4, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Howard's one TD is enough". Newsday. September 10, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "G-Men win on weird Saturday in Grambling". The Shreveport Times. September 17, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Grambling blanks Prairie View". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "TSU puts Grambling in place". The Tennessean. October 8, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "G-Men blast Valley with a Classic rout". The Shreveport Times. October 15, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Grambling State stops Jackson St". Sun Herald. October 22, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Grambling hammers out victory". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Grambling rolls". Daily World. November 5, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Grambling pounds S.C. State". The Index-Journal. November 12, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Grambling overshoots Southern". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 19, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "SFA snares a wild 59–56 win from Grambling". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 26, 1989. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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