1948 Grambling Tigers football team

The 1948 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as an independent during the 1948 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–2.

1948 Grambling Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland State     7 1 0
Sewanee     6 1 1
Grambling     8 2 0
East Tennessee State     6 2 1
West Virginia     9 3 0
Delaware     5 3 0
Virginia     5 3 1
Memphis State     6 5 0
Tennessee Tech     5 6 0
Oklahoma City     4 5 1
Chattanooga     4 5 0
Georgetown     3 4 1
Miami (FL)     4 6 0
Marshall     2 7 1
Tampa     2 6 0
Navy     0 8 1
Texas State     0 8 1
CCUNC     0 5 0

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Wiley
W 38–04,000[1]
October 2at SouthernL 0–1811,000[2]
October 9Texas State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 61–0[3]
October 16at WilberforceWilberforce, OHL 0–73,600[4]
October 23at BishopMarshall, TXW 25–144,000[5]
October 29vs. Tillotson College
W 25–7[6]
November 13Prairie View A&M
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 34–124,000[7]
November 20vs. Florida N&I
W 41–72,000[8]
November 27at Bethune–Cookman
W 33–6[9]
December 4vs. Texas College
W 26–208,500[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Grambling stuns Wiley Wildcats with 38 to 0 win". The Shreveport Times. September 27, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Big crowd sees Southern defeat Grambling, 18–0". The Shreveport Times. October 4, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Grambling's power crushes humble Texas State, 61–0". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 16, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wilberforce slips past Grambling, 7 to 0". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 23, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bishop falls to Grambling 25–14". The Marshall News Messenger. October 24, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grambling Tigers overpower tough Tillotson eleven". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Grambling raps Prairie View by 34 to 12 margin". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Grambling cops 41 to 7 win over Florida Normal". The Shreveport Times. November 22, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Grambling's power stops B–Cookman". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 4, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Grambling Tigers beat Texas College, 26–20". Alabama Tribune. December 10, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.