1982 Grambling State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrambling Stadium
1982 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Jackson State $^ 6 –0 –09 –3 –0
Southern 5 –1 –08 –3 –0
No. 10 Grambling State 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Alcorn State 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Mississippi Valley State 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
Texas Southern 1 –5 –01 –9 –1
Prairie View A&M 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1982 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 40th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3 and a mark of 4–2 in conference play and finished third in the SWAC. Coach Robinson won his 300th all time game with the Tigers 43–21 win over Florida A&M on September 25.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4vs. Morgan State*
W 42–1333,142[1]
September 18vs. Alcorn State
W 31–1440,333[2]
September 25at Florida A&M*No. 4
W 43–2122,127[3]
October 2vs. Prairie View A&MNo. 2
W 51–632,125[4]
October 9No. 18 Tennessee State*No. 2
L 8–2218,522[5]
October 16vs. Mississippi Valley StateNo. 7
  • Independence Stadium
  • Shreveport, LA (Jubilee Classic)
W 21–14[6]
October 23No. T–15 Jackson StateNo. T–5
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
L 6–22[7]
October 30at Texas SouthernNo. 16
W 34–30[8]
November 6Alabama StateNo. 15
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 36–14[9]
November 13at Nicholls State*
W 33–15[10]
November 27vs. SouthernNo. 10
L 17–2270,000[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Brent's aerials help Grambling rout Bears". The Baltimore Sun. September 5, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Robinson one step closer". The Daily Advertiser. September 19, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Warner, Stagg, Bear, and Robinson 43–21". St. Petersburg Times. September 26, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Unbeaten Grambling blasts outmanned Prairie View". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 3, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "TSU squeezes by Grambling". The Tennessean. October 10, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Grambling top MVSU 21–14". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 17, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "JSU gets honey of a victory over Grambling". The Clarion-Ledger. October 24, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Grambling rallies past TSU". The Daily Advertiser. October 31, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Grambling smashes Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 7, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Grambling clobbers Nicholls State 33–15". The Clarion-Ledger. November 14, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Southern's Gibbs is star in victory". Daily World. November 28, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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