1998 Grambling State Tigers football team

The 1998 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Doug Williams in his first year and finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 4–4 SWAC). The Tigers offense scored 287 points while the defense allowed only 318 points.[1]

1998 Grambling State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
1998 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Southern $  8 –0   9 –3  
Jackson State  7 –1   7 –4  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  6 –2   8 –3  
Texas Southern  4 –4   6 –5  
Grambling State  4 –4   5 –6  
Alabama State  3 –5   5 –6  
Alcorn State  3 –5   5 –6  
Mississippi Valley State  1 –7   1 –10  
Prairie View A&M  0 –8   1 –10  
Alabama A&M   –   5 –6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Alabama A&M was an affiliate member, so its games did not count in the official standings.
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Alcorn State
W 11–0[2]
September 12at Alabama A&M
L 13–14 OT[3]
September 26vs. Hampton*
L 15–2854,564[4]
October 3vs. Prairie View A&M
W 55–4033,549[5]
October 10at Mississippi Valley State
W 21–134,244[6]
October 17vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
L 33–5415,350[7]
October 24Jackson State
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
L 35–6811,678[8]
October 31at Texas Southern
L 24–4123,985[9][10]
November 7Alabama State
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 31–66,221[11]
November 14vs. Winston-Salem State*
W 35–28[12]
November 28vs. Southern
L 14–2660,986[13]
  • *Non-conference game

[1]

References
  1. DeLassus, David. "Grambling State Yearly Results: 1995–1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  2. "Grambling tops Alcorn 11–0 to open new era". The Clarion-Ledger. September 6, 1998. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Alabama A&M edges Grambling in overtime". The Shreveport Times. September 6, 1998. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Errors plague Grambling". Newsday. September 27, 1998. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Victory celebration lasts just one week for Prairie View A&M". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1998. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Time runs out on winless Valley". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 11, 1998. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Grambling falls hard in Classic". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 1998. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Touchdown bombs away! JSU routs GSU 68–35, scored 10 TDs in melee". The Clarion-Ledger. October 25, 1998. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tiger defense aiming for TSU". Daily World. October 30, 1998. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Texas Southern 41, Grambling 24". The Shreveport Times. November 2, 1998. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Hornets drown in rainstorm". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 8, 1998. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Grambling holds off Winston-Salem State". The Herald-Sun. November 15, 1998. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Southern beats Grambling in Bayou Classic". Pensacola News Journal. November 29, 1998. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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