1974 Grambling State Tigers football team

1974 Grambling State Tigers football
Black national champion
SWAC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record11–1 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrambling Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Grambling State + 5 1 0 11 1 0
No. 14 Alcorn State +^ 5 1 0 9 2 0
No. 10 Jackson State 4 2 0 7 3 0
No. 12 Southern 3 3 0 8 3 0
Texas Southern 3 3 0 6 4 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 5 0 5 5 0
Prairie View A&M 0 6 0 0 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll for Grambling State and Alconrn State and NAIA Division I poll for Jackson State and Southern

The 1974 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. In its 32nd season under head coach Eddie Robinson, Grambling compiled an 11–1 record (5–1 against conference opponents), tied for the SWAC championship, defeated South Carolina State in the Pelican Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 308 to 120. The team was recognized as the 1974 black college football national co-champion and was ranked No. 7 by the Associated Press in the final small college rankings.

Key players included freshman quarterback Doug Williams and split end Dwight Scales, who led the team in scoring with 11 touchdowns. Williams later played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Scales went on to play eight seasons NFL.