1998 Grambling State Tigers football team

1998 Grambling State Tigers football
Conference Southwest Athletic Conference
1998 record 5–6 (4–4 SWAC)
Head coach Doug Williams
Home stadium Eddie Robinson Stadium

The 1998 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Doug Williams in his first year and finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 4–4 SWAC). The Tigers offense scored 287 points while the defense allowed only 318 points.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 5 Alcorn State Eddie Robinson StadiumGrambling, LA W 11–0  
September 12 at Alabama A&M Louis Crews StadiumNormal, AL L 13–14  
September 26 vs. Hampton* Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ L 15–28  
October 3 vs. Prairie View A&M Cotton BowlDallas, TX W 55–40  
October 10 at Mississippi Valley State Rice–Totten FieldItta Bena, MS W 21–13  
October 17 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Independence StadiumShreveport, LA L 33–54  
October 24 Jackson State Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA L 35–68  
October 31 at Texas Southern Alexander Durley Sports ComplexHouston, TX L 24–41  
November 7 Alabama State Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA W 31–6  
November 14 vs. Winston-Salem State* Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA (Gold Coast Classic) W 35–28  
November 28 vs. Southern Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (XXV Bayou Classic) L 14–26  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game.

Team Players drafted into the NFL

References

  1. 1 2 DeLassus, David. "Grambling State Yearly Results: 1995–1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  2. "1999 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
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