2017 Grambling State Tigers football team

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The 2017 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by fourth-year head coach Broderick Fobbs and played their home games at Eddie Robinson Stadium in Grambling, Louisiana as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Tigers finished the season 11–2, 7–0 in SWAC play to win the West Division. They defeated Alcorn State in the SWAC Championship Game, receiving the conference's bid to the Celebration Bowl where they lost to North Carolina A&T.

DivisionWest Division
STATSNo. 16
FCS CoachesNo. 14
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2017 Grambling State Tigers football
SWAC champion
SWAC West Division champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
STATSNo. 16
FCS CoachesNo. 14
Record11–2 (7–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEric Dooley (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorEverett Todd (4th season)
Home stadiumEddie Robinson Stadium
Seasons
 2016
2018 
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2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alcorn State xy 52  75 
Alabama State 43  56 
Alabama A&M 34  47 
Jackson State 34  38 
Mississippi Valley State 16  29 
West Division
No. 16 Grambling State xy$ 70  112 
Southern 52  74 
Prairie View A&M 43  65 
Texas Southern 25  29 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 16  29 
Championship: Grambling State 40, Alcorn State 32
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
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Preseason

The Tigers were picked to finish first in the West Division.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 p.m.at Tulane*No. 21ESPN3L 14–4315,940
September 96:00 p.m.Northwestern State*No. 24W 23–1012,689
September 166:00 p.m.Jackson State*No. 24
  • Eddie Robinson Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
ESPN3W 36–2116,513
September 236:00 p.m.at Mississippi Valley StateNo. 22W 38–62,374
September 303:30 p.m.vs. Clark Atlanta*No. 21
W 31–2016,429[2]
October 74:00 p.m.vs. Prairie View A&MNo. 21W 34–2155,231
October 212:00 p.m.Alcorn StateNo. 17
  • Eddie Robinson Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
SWAC DNW 41–1412,147
October 282:00 p.m.Texas SoutherndaggerNo. 15
  • Eddie Robinson Stadium
  • Grambling, LA (Red River Classic)
W 50–2418,350[3]
November 42:30 p.m.at Arkansas–Pine BluffNo. 13W 31–264,007
November 112:00 p.m.at Alabama StateNo. 13SWAC DNW 24–79,872
November 254:00 p.m.vs. SouthernNo. 13NBCSNW 30–2166,650
December 23:30 p.m.vs. Alcorn StateNo. 13ESPNUW 40–3224,610
December 1612:00 p.m.vs. No. 7 North Carolina A&T*No. 13ABCL 14–2125,873
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
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Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS2124242221212017151313131316
Coaches2123252219191917131211111214
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