1994 Grambling State Tigers football team

1994 Grambling State Tigers football
Conference Southwest Athletic Conference
1994 record 9–3 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach Eddie Robinson
Home stadium Eddie Robinson Stadium

The 1994 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Eddie Robinson in his 52nd year and finished the season with a record of nine wins and three losses (9–3, 6–1 SWAC). The Tigers offense scored 479 points while the defense allowed only 262 points.[1] This was the final winning season during Eddie Robinson's tenure as head coach at Grambling.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 3 Alcorn State Eddie Robinson StadiumGrambling, LA W 62–56  
September 17 at Morgan State* Hughes StadiumBaltimore, MD W 87–12  
September 24 vs. Hampton* Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ W 32–29  
October 1 vs. Prairie View A&M Cotton BowlDallas, TX W 66–0  
October 8 at Mississippi Valley State Rice–Totten FieldItta Bena, MS W 24–9  
October 15 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Independence StadiumShreveport. LA W 44–17  
October 22 Jackson State Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA W 28–17  
October 29 at Texas Southern Alexander Durley Sports ComplexHouston, TX W 51–20  
November 5 Alabama State Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA W 51–24  
November 12 at Florida A&M* Orange Bowl StadiumMiami, FL L 0–13  
November 26 vs. Southern Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (XXI Bayou Classic) L 7–34  
December 30 vs. South Carolina State* Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA (Heritage Bowl) L 27–31  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game.

Team Players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Roderick Mullen Defensive Back5 153 New York Giants
Curtis Ceaser Wide Receiver7217 New York Jets

References

  1. 1 2 "Grambling State University – 1994". College Football Reference. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  2. "1995 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
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