1978 Grambling State Tigers football team

1978 Grambling State Tigers football
SWAC champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record9–1–1 (5–0–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrambling Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Grambling State $ 5 0 1 9 1 1
No. 2 Jackson State ^ 5 1 0 10 2 0
Mississippi Valley State 3 2 1 6 3 1
Alcorn State 2 3 1 5 4 1
Southern 2 4 0 4 7 0
Texas Southern 1 4 1 3 7 1
Prairie View A&M 1 5 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 36th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–1–1, with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, winning the SWAC title. Grambling State was invited to the Orange Blossom Classic, where they lost to Florida A&M.