2002 Grambling State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 8
Record11–2 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
2002 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alabama A&M xy  6 –1   8 –4  
Jackson State  5 –2   7 –4  
Alcorn State  3 –4   6 –5  
Mississippi Valley State  3 –4   5 –6  
Alabama State  2 –5   6 –6  
West Division
No. 8 Grambling State xy$  6 –1   11 –2  
Southern  5 –2   6 –6  
Texas Southern  3 –4   4 –7  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  2 –5   3 –8  
Prairie View A&M  0 –7   1 –10  
Championship: Grambling State 31, Alabama A&M 19
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2002 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Doug Williams, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 11–2 and a mark of 6–1 in conference play, won the SWAC championship, and a black college football national championship.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at No. 11 McNeese State*No. 10
L 20–5220,300[2]
September 7Alcorn StateNo. 18
W 41–3511,880[3]
September 14at Alabama A&MNo. 20
W 23–138,785[4]
September 22vs. Tennessee State*No. 16
W 49–1422,537[5]
September 28Langston*No. 15
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 37–306,975[6]
October 5vs. Prairie View A&MNo. 15
W 35–1342,622[7]
October 19vs. Arkansas–Pine BluffNo. 9
W 54–1511,017[8]
October 26Jackson StateNo. 7
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 52–319,462[9]
November 2at Texas SouthernNo. 7
W 42–2810,635[10]
November 9Alabama StateNo. 7
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 34–2116,723[11]
November 16at Morris Brown*No. 6
W 64–368,653[12]
November 30vs. SouthernNo. 4
L 24–4859,725[13]
December 14vs. Alabama A&MNo. 8
W 31–1923,727[14]

References

  1. ↑ "GSU tops national poll". The News-Star. December 20, 2002. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Cowboys give GSU a rough ride". The News-Star. September 1, 2002. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Eugene sparks GSU rally". The Shreveport Times. September 8, 2002. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "GSU back on track". The News-Star. September 15, 2002. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "QB question stumps Tigers". The Tennessean. September 23, 2002. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Grambling survives upset bid". The Shreveport Times. September 29, 2002. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Big second half lifts Grambling to victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 2002. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Grambling goes to the air to down UAPB". The Shreveport Times. October 20, 2002. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "JSU catches case of Eugene". The Clarion-Ledger. October 27, 2002. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "GSU piles up big numbers". The News-Star. November 3, 2002. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Grambling clinches West title". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 10, 2002. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Eugene carries GSU over Morris Brown". The Shreveport Times. November 17, 2002. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Southern comfort; Jaguars ambush Tigers early, often". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. December 1, 2002. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Grambling wins 3rd straight title 31–19". The Clarion-Ledger. December 15, 2002. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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