1960 Grambling Tigers football
SWAC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record9–1 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrambling Stadium
1960 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Prairie View A&M + 6 1 010 1 0
Grambling + 6 1 09 1 0
No. 7 Southern + 6 1 09 1 0
Jackson State 4 3 06 4 0
Arkansas AM&N 3 4 06 4 0
Texas Southern 2 5 04 6 0
Wiley 1 6 02 7 0
Texas College 0 7 01 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1960 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1960 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–1 and a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished as SWAC co-champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 18Bishop*W 61–6[1]
September 24at Texas College
W 66–0[2]
October 1at SouthernL 6–16[3]
October 8Tennessee A&I*
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 20–6[4]
October 15at Mississippi Vocational*W 65–6[5]
October 24vs. Prairie View A&MW 26–0[6]
October 30Jackson State
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 32–12[7]
November 5at Texas SouthernW 51–0[8]
November 12Arkansas AM&N
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 33–12[9]
November 19at Wiley
W 57–19[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Grambling Tigers win". The Shreveport Journal. September 19, 1960. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tigers crush Texas Steers". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 25, 1960. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Southern over Grambling by 16–6". Lake Charles American-Press. October 2, 1960. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tennessee State tumbled 20 to 6 by Grambling". The Tennessean. October 9, 1960. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tigers hope to snap 'jinx' in Fair Game". The Shreveport Journal. October 18, 1960. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Grambling stabs Prairie View in State Fair Game upset, 26–0". The Shreveport Times. October 25, 1960. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Grambling is 32–12 victor over Jackson". Lake Charles American-Press. October 31, 1960. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Grambling tames Texas by 51–0". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 12, 1960. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Grambling's power rips Ark. eleven". The Shreveport Times. November 13, 1960. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Grambling roars over Wiley, 57–19". Monroe Morning World. November 20, 1960. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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