| 1988 Grambling State Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (5–2 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Jackson State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Grambling State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 46th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3 and a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished second in the SWAC.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | vs. Alcorn State |
| W 27–13 | 29,500 | [1] | |
| September 10 | vs. Howard* |
| L 20–35 | 25,356 | [2] | |
| September 24 | vs. Bethune–Cookman* | W 17–16 | 8,600 | [3] | ||
| October 1 | vs. Prairie View A&M | W 40–14 | [4] | |||
| October 8 | Tennessee State* | W 35–33 | [5] | |||
| October 15 | at Mississippi Valley State | W 27–17 | [6] | |||
| October 22 | No. 17 Jackson State | No. 19 |
| L 17–24 | 13,107 | [7] |
| October 29 | at Texas Southern | W 49–7 | [8] | |||
| November 5 | Alabama State |
| W 34–0 | 15,000 | [9] | |
| November 10 | at South Carolina State* | W 45–16 | 11,158 | [10] | ||
| November 26 | vs. Southern | No. 20 | L 3–10 | [11] | ||
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References
- ↑ "Grambling beats Alcorn St". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 4, 1988. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Howard beats Grambling at Meadowlands". The Shreveport Times. September 11, 1988. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "B–CC strikes out on final try". The Orlando Sentinel. September 25, 1988. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Grambling St. 40, Prairie View 14". The Daily Advertiser. October 2, 1988. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Two-point try fails for TSU; Tigers tumble". The Tennessean. October 9, 1988. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Valley gives Grambling a battle, falling 27–17". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 16, 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tillman breaks Payton's mark in game of life". The Clarion-Ledger. October 23, 1988. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "G-Men romp past TSU 49–7". The Shreveport Times. October 30, 1988. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Grambling routs Alabama State". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 6, 1988. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Grambling overcomes fear, tops S.C. State". The Item. November 11, 1988. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Southern swipes Eddie Robinson's 350th win". The Shreveport Times. November 27, 1988. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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