1968 Grambling Tigers football team

The 1968 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 26th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–2 and a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished as SWAC co-champion.

1968 Grambling Tigers football
SWAC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrambling Stadium
1968 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Alcorn A&M + 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
Grambling + 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
Texas Southern + 6 –1 –06 –4 –0
Arkansas AM&N 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
Southern 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Prairie View A&M 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Jackson State 1 –6 –03 –6 –0
Wiley 0 –7 –02 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Alcorn A&M
L 13–28[1]
September 28vs. Morgan State*
L 7–860,811[2]
October 5at Prairie View A&M
W 22–14[3]
October 12Tennessee A&I*
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 30–21[4]
October 19at Mississippi Valley State*
W 28–13[5]
October 26Jackson State
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 35–3318,000[6]
November 2at Texas Southern
W 28–1835,465[7]
November 9Arkansas AM&N
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 46–20[8]
November 16at Wiley
W 37–6[9][10]
November 23at Southern
W 34–32[11]
December 7vs. Sacramento State*
W 34–734,127[12][13]
  • *Non-conference game

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References
  1. "Grambling bows to Alcorn A&M". The Shreveport Times. September 22, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Morgan edges Grambling before 60,811". The Kansas City Star. September 29, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Grambling dumps Prairie View 22–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "A&I tumbles to Grambling in 30–21 duel". The Tennessean. October 13, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Miss. Valley defeated by Grambling, 28–13". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Jackson felt Tiger claws". The Clarion-Ledger. October 27, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Grambling turns Astrodome vicit into big show by 28–18". The Shreveport Times. November 3, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Grambling blasts Arkansas AM&N". The Shreveport Times. November 10, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Wiley prepares for mighty Grambling". The Marshall News Messenger. November 15, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Grambling bests Wiley". The Marshall News Messenger. November 17, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Grambling is 34–32 victor, SWAC best". The Shreveport Times. November 24, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Grambling gallops in Rose Bowl". Independent Star-News. December 8, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Robinson, Dick (December 8, 1968). "Grambling goes galloping (continued)". Independent Star-News. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Final Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.


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