1977 Grambling State Tigers football team

1977 Grambling State Tigers football
Black national champion
SWAC champion
Mirage Bowl champion
Mirage Bowl, W 35–32 vs. Temple
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record10–1 (6–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrambling Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Grambling State $ 6 0 0 10 1 0
Jackson State 5 1 0 8 3 0
Texas Southern 3 2 1 6 4 1
Mississippi Valley State 2 4 0 5 5 0
Alcorn State 2 4 0 3 8 0
Southern 1 4 1 3 7 1
Prairie View A&M 1 5 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference 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.[1]

  1. ^ "Grambling State University – 1977". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.