2002 Grambling State Tigers football team

2002 Grambling State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 8
Record11–2 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMelvin Spears (5th season)
Home stadiumEddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alabama A&M xy   6 1     8 4  
Jackson State   5 2     7 4  
Alcorn State   3 4     6 5  
Mississippi Valley State   3 4     5 6  
Alabama State   2 5     6 6  
West Division
No. 8 Grambling State xy$   6 1     11 2  
Southern   5 2     6 6  
Texas Southern   3 4     4 7  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   2 5     3 8  
Prairie View A&M   0 7     1 10  
Championship: Grambling State 31, Alabama A&M 19
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2002 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Doug Williams, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 11–2 and a mark of 6–1 in conference play, won the SWAC championship, and a black college football national championship.[1]

  1. ^ "GSU tops national poll". The News-Star. December 20, 2002. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.