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1982 Grambling State Tigers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Grambling Stadium
Seasons
←  1981
1983 →
1982 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Jackson State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Southern 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 10 Grambling State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Alcorn State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Texas Southern 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 1
Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Alabama State 0 – 0 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1982 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 40th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3 and a mark of 4–2 in conference play and finished third in the SWAC. Coach Robinson won his 300th all time game with the Tigers 43–21 win over Florida A&M on September 25.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4vs. Morgan State*
W 42–1333,142 [1]
September 18vs. Alcorn State
W 31–1440,333 [2]
September 25at Florida A&M*No. 4
W 43–2122,127 [3]
October 2vs. Prairie View A&MNo. 2
W 51–632,125 [4]
October 9No. 18 Tennessee State*No. 2
L 8–2218,522 [5]
October 16vs. Mississippi Valley StateNo. 7
  • Independence Stadium
  • Shreveport, LA (Jubilee Classic)
W 21–14 [6]
October 23No. T–15 Jackson StateNo. T–5
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
L 6–22 [7]
October 30at Texas SouthernNo. 16
W 34–30 [8]
November 6 Alabama StateNo. 15
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 36–14 [9]
November 13at Nicholls State*
W 33–15 [10]
November 27vs. SouthernNo. 10
L 17–2270,000 [11]

References

  1. ^ "Brent's aerials help Grambling rout Bears". The Baltimore Sun. September 5, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Robinson one step closer". The Daily Advertiser. September 19, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Warner, Stagg, Bear, and Robinson 43–21". St. Petersburg Times. September 26, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Unbeaten Grambling blasts outmanned Prairie View". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 3, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "TSU squeezes by Grambling". The Tennessean. October 10, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grambling top MVSU 21–14". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 17, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "JSU gets honey of a victory over Grambling". The Clarion-Ledger. October 24, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Grambling rallies past TSU". The Daily Advertiser. October 31, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Grambling smashes Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 7, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Grambling clobbers Nicholls State 33–15". The Clarion-Ledger. November 14, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Southern's Gibbs is star in victory". Daily World. November 28, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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