1981 Grambling State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4–1 (4–1–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrambling Stadium
1981 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Jackson State $^ 5 1 09 2 1
Grambling State 4 1 16 4 1
Texas Southern 3 2 14 5 1
Alcorn State 3 3 05 5 0
Mississippi Valley State 2 4 04 6 1
Southern 2 4 03 8 0
Prairie View A&M 1 5 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 39th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–4–1 and a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5vs. Florida A&M*W 21–1040,661[1]
September 12vs. Alcorn StateW 13–10[2]
September 19at SMU*L 27–5945,700[3]
October 3Prairie View A&MW 44–3[4]
October 10at Tennessee State*L 10–1434,386[5]
October 17Mississippi Valley State
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 35–0[6]
October 24at No. T–1 Jackson StateW 15–735,467[7]
October 31at Texas SouthernNo. 5
T 17–17[8]
November 7Alabama State*No. T–10
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 19–7[9]
November 14at No. 3 South Carolina State*No. T–10L 14–30[10]
November 21vs. SouthernL 20–5167,000[11]

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References

  1. "Grambling turns back Florida A&M". Newsday. September 6, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Ezell rallies G-Tigers". The Shreveport Times. September 13, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Mustangs rally past Grambling, 59–27". Longview News-Journal. September 20, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Ezell leads Grambling to 44–3 win over PVSU". The Shreveport Times. October 4, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "TSU wins defensive struggle". The Tennessean. October 11, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Grambling has an easy day against Valley". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Grambling tops Jackson St. 15–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 25, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tigers' SWAC hold slips". The Shreveport Journal. November 2, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Nine Hornet mistakes give Grambling victory". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 8, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "State has no mercy on a Legend, 30–14". The Greenville News. November 15, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Jags crush G-Men, gain their respect". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 22, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Grambling State Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2021.


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