1987 Grambling State Tigers football team

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.

1987 Grambling State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEddie Robinson Stadium
1987 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Jackson State $^ 7 –0 –08 –3 –1
Southern 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
Alcorn State 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Alabama State 4 –3 –08 –3 –0
Grambling State 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Texas Southern 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Prairie View A&M 1 –6 –03 –8 –0
Mississippi Valley State 0 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5vs. Alcorn State
L 24–2822,745[5]
September 12vs. Central State (OH)*
L 21–3729,411[6]
September 26Bethune–Cookman*
W 21–14[7]
October 3vs. Prairie View A&M
W 28–735,752[8]
October 10at Tennessee State*
W 51–938,000[9]
October 17Mississippi Valley State
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 45–14[10]
October 24at Jackson State
L 17–3139,000[11]
October 31Texas Southern
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 30–9[12]
November 7at Alabama State
L 7–17[13]
November 12South Carolina State*
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
L 13–15[14]
November 28vs. Southern
L 21–27[15]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL
PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
Curtis Maxey8195Defensive TackleCincinnati Bengals
Johnny Carter12332Defensive TackleDenver Broncos

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References
  1. "Grambling State University – 1987". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  2. Rhoden, William C. (September 13, 1987). "Central State runs by Grambling, 37–21". The New York Times. NYTimes.com. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  3. "Grambling game shifted". The New York Times. NYTimes.com. July 19, 1988. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  4. "Football Games at Yankee Stadium". LuckyShow.org. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  5. "ASU Braves stave off G-Men 28–24". The Clarion-Ledger. September 6, 1987. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Conquest of Grambling shows CSU belongs". Dayton Daily News. September 13, 1987. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Grambling dodges B–CC comeback". The Orlando Sentinel. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Grambling defeats PV A&M". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1987. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "TSU battered 51–9". The Tennessean. October 11, 1987. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Grambling stops MVSU cold". Hattiesburg American. October 18, 1987. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "J-State roars in secons half, downs Grambling". The Clarion-Ledger. October 25, 1987. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Allen passes G-Men to victory over TSU". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Hornets finally beat Grambling". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 8, 1987. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "SCSC tops Tigers". The Times and Democrat. November 13, 1987. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Bizzare finish gives Southern win over Grambling". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 29, 1987. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "1988 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
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