1973 Grambling Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1973 Grambling Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In its 31st season under head coach Eddie Robinson, Grambling compiled a 10–3 record (5–1 against conference opponents), tied for the SWAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 339 to 176. In two post-season games, the Tigers defeated Delaware in the Boardwalk Bowl and lost to Western Kentucky in the Grantland Rice Bowl.[1]
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
APNo. 7
Record10–3 (5–1 SWAC)
Headcoach
- Eddie Robinson (31st season)
| 1973 Grambling Tigers football | |
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SWAC co-champion | |
Grantland Rice Bowl, L 20–28 vs. Western Kentucky | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 7 |
| Record | 10–3 (5–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Grambling Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5/7 Grambling +^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Jackson State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–20 Alcorn A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 8 | vs. Long Beach State* |
| W 29–16 | 30,884 | [2] | |||
| September 15 | at Alcorn A&M | W 22–6 | 12,000–15,900 | [3][4] | ||||
| September 22 | vs. Morgan State* | No. 2 |
| W 31–14 | 64,243 | [5] | ||
| September 29 | Prairie View A&M | No. 2 | W 37–12 | 14,968 | [6] | |||
| October 6 | at No. 7 Tennessee State* | No. 2 | L 13–19 | 16,000–16,500 | [7][8] | |||
| October 13 | Mississippi Valley State | No. 6 |
| W 17–0 | 16,721 | [9] | ||
| October 20 | at Jackson State | No. 5 |
| W 19–12 | 26,745 | [10] | ||
| October 27 | at Texas Southern | No. 9 |
| L 21–35 | 53,859 | [11] | ||
| November 3 | North Carolina A&T* | No. 13 |
| W 62–6 | 3,731–6,000 | [12][13] | ||
| November 10 | at Norfolk State* | No. 8 | W 32–6 | 6,000 | [14] | |||
| November 17 | vs. Southern | No. 5 |
| W 19–14 | 38,000 | [15] | ||
| December 1 | vs. No. 12 Delaware* | No. 5 | W 17–8 | 12,043 | [16] | |||
| December 8 | vs. No. 2 Western Kentucky* | No. 5 |
| L 20–28 | 15,000 | [17] | ||
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