1987 Grambling State Tigers football team

1987 Grambling State Tigers football
Conference	Southwest Athletic Conference
1987 record	5–6 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Eddie Robinson
Home stadium	Eddie Robinson Stadium

The 1987 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Eddie Robinson in his 45th year and finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 3–4 SWAC). The Tigers offense scored 278 points while the defense allowed 208 points.^[1] The season saw the Tigers lose to Central State in the Whitney M. Young Urban League Classic at Yankee Stadium 37–21.^[2] The game was the final football game played at "Old" Yankee Stadium.^[3]^[4] The Tigers failed to get their first winning season since 1959.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	Alcorn State	Independence Stadium • Shreveport. LA	L 24–28
September 12	vs. Central State (OH)*	Yankee Stadium • New York, NY	L 21–37
September 26	Bethune-Cookman*	Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA	W 21–14
October 3	vs. Prairie View A&M	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 28–7
October 10	at Tennessee State*	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 51–9
October 17	Mississippi Valley State	Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA	W 45–14
October 24	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	L 17–31
October 31	Texas Southern	Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA	W 30–9
November 7	at Alabama State	Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL	L 7–17
November 14	South Carolina State*	Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA	L 13–15
November 28	vs. Southern	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (XIV Bayou Classic)	L 21–27
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game.

1 2 "Grambling State University – 1987". College Football Reference. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
↑ Rhoden, William C. (September 13, 1987). "Central State runs by Grambling, 37–21". The New York Times. NYTimes.com. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
↑ "Grambling game shifted". The New York Times. NYTimes.com. July 19, 1988. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
↑ "Football Games at Yankee Stadium". LuckyShow.org. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
↑ "1988 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013.

Grambling State Tigers football

Venues	Grambling Stadium (?–1981) Eddie Robinson Stadium (1983–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Bayou Classic (Southern) State Fair Classic (Prairie View A&M)

Culture & lore	Tiger Marching Band Grambling's White Tiger

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National Championship seasons in bold

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