1955 Grambling Tigers football team

1955 Grambling Tigers football
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record10–0 (2–0 MAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrambling Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Grambling $ 2 0 0 10 0 0
No. 6 Tennessee A&I 3 1 0 7 2 0
No. 10 Lincoln (MO) 3 1 0 5 3 0
No. 11 Kentucky State 2 2 0 7 2 0
Jackson 0 3 0 5 4 0
Central State (OH) 0 3 0 4 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press[1]

The 1955 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1955 college football season. In their 13th season under head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled a perfect 10–0 record, won the MWC championship, upset Florida A&M in the Orange Blossom Classic, and outscored opponents by a total of 330 to 54. The team was recognized by the Pittsburgh Courier as the black college football national champion for 1955.[2]

  1. ^ "Pigskin Huddle". The Black Dispatch. December 8, 1955. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Grambling Claims Mythical Crown". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 26, 1955. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.