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1988 Grambling State Tigers football team

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The 1988 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 46th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3 and a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished second in the SWAC.

Record8–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Headcoach
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1988 Grambling State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
Seasons
 1987
1989 
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1988 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Jackson State $^700812
No. 20 Grambling State520830
Alabama State430730
Alcorn State430640
Southern430650
Prairie View A&M340550
Mississippi Valley State160380
Texas Southern0700110
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3vs. Alcorn StateW 27–1329,500[1]
September 10vs. Howard*
L 20–3525,356[2]
September 24vs. Bethune–Cookman*W 17–168,600[3]
October 1vs. Prairie View A&MW 40–14[4]
October 8Tennessee State*W 35–33[5]
October 15at Mississippi Valley StateW 27–17[6]
October 22No. 17 Jackson StateNo. 19
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
L 17–2413,107[7]
October 29at Texas SouthernW 49–7[8]
November 5Alabama Statedagger
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 34–015,000[9]
November 10at South Carolina State*W 45–1611,158[10]
November 26vs. SouthernNo. 20L 3–10[11]
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