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1977 Grambling State Tigers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1977
team	Grambling State Tigers
sport	football
conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
short_conf	SWAC
record	10–1
conf_record	6–0
head_coach	Eddie Robinson
hc_year	35th
stadium	Grambling Stadium
champion	Black national champion
SWAC champion
Mirage Bowl champion
bowl	Mirage Bowl
bowl_result	W 35–32 vs. Temple

SWAC champion Mirage Bowl champion The 1977 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Eddie Robinson in his 35th year and finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (10–1, 6–0 SWAC), as SWAC champions, black college football national champions and with a victory over Temple in the Mirage Bowl. The Tigers offense scored 462 points while the defense allowed 175 points.

Schedule

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Team players drafted into the NFL

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References

"Grambling State University – 1977". College Football Reference.
(September 11, 1977). "Williams' golden arm panhandles Alcorn St.". The Clarion-Ledger.
(September 18, 1977). "Williams passes Grambling to 35–19 victory over Morgan State". The Baltimore Sun.
(October 2, 1977). "Five for Williams in 70–7 rout". The Shreveport Times.
(October 9, 1977). "Unbeaten TSU tramples Grambling". The Tennessean.
(October 16, 1977). "Grambling star breaks record". Hattiesburg American.
(October 23, 1977). "Grambling rolls". The Yazoo Herald.
(October 30, 1977). "Woods sparks G-Men in Astrodome win". The Shreveport Times.
(November 6, 1977). "Grambling roars past Lions, 65–0". The Daily Oklahoman.
(November 13, 1977). "Unsung Parham sparkles, Grambling rips Spartans". Daily Press.
(November 27, 1977). "Grambling stomps Southern". The Daily Advertiser.
(December 12, 1977). "Grambling tops Temple in Tokyo on last-minute TD". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
(December 12, 1977). "Williams, Grambling pull out a thriller at Tokyo". [[St. Petersburg Times]].
"1978 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

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