1974 Grambling State Tigers football team
American college football season
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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.
- Eddie Robinson (32nd season)
| 1974 Grambling State Tigers football | |
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Black national co-champion SWAC co-champion | |
Pelican Bowl, W 28–7 vs. South Carolina State | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 7 |
| Record | 11–1 (5–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Grambling Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 14 | vs. Northwestern State* | W 14–13 | 30,000 | [1] | ||||
| September 21 | Alcorn State | No. 5 | L 14–19 | 17,200–17,859 | [2][3] | |||
| September 28 | vs. Morgan State* | No. 14 | W 14–0 | 32,000 | [4] | |||
| October 5 | vs. Prairie View A&M | No. 13 | W 61–0 | 46,775 | [5] | |||
| October 12 | No. 5 Tennessee State* | No. 12 |
| W 21–7 | 15,582–16,000 | [6] | ||
| October 19 | at Mississippi Valley State | No. 7 | W 20–14 | 6,000 | [7] | |||
| October 26 | Jackson State | No. 6 |
| W 26–13 | 16,000–18,727 | [8][9] | ||
| November 2 | at Texas Southern | No. 6 | W 34–21 | 41,867 | [10] | |||
| November 9 | vs. North Carolina A&T* | No. 6 | W 39–16 | 30,000–31,000 | [11] | |||
| November 16 | Norfolk State * | No. 6 |
| W 16–10 | 7,000 | [12] | ||
| November 23 | vs. Southern | No. 7 | W 21–0 | 76,700–76,753 | [13][14] | |||
| December 7 | vs. South Carolina State* | No. 7 |
| W 28–7 | 30,120 | [15] | ||
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Roster
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Game summaries
Jackson State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| • No. 6 Tigers | 0 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 26 |
- Date: October 26
- Location: Grambling Stadium,
Grambling, LA
| 2 | GSU | Scales 14-yard pass from Williams (Zeno kick) | GSU 7–0 | |
| 3 | GSU | Williams 1-yard run (kick failed) | GSU 13–0 | |
| JSU | Wadley 41-yard pass from Lewis (Perry kick) | GSU 13–7 | ||
| GSU | Pennywell 22-yard pass from Williams (kick failed) | GSU 19–7 | ||
| 4 | JSU | Payton 1-yard run (kick failed) | GSU 19–13 | |
| GSU | Martin 1-yard run (Zeno kick) | GSU 26–13 | ||
1975 NFL draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Gary Johnson | Defensive tackle | 1 | 8 | San Diego Chargers |
| Bob Barber | Defensive end | 2 | 51 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Jesse O'Neal | Defensive end | 6 | 146 | Houston Oilers |