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2016 Grambling State Tigers football
Black college football national champion
Celebration Bowl champion
SWAC champion
SWAC West Division champion
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
STATSNo. 16
FCS CoachesNo. 15
Record12–1 (9–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Eric Dooley (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorEverett Todd (3rd season)
Base defense 3–3–5
Home stadium Eddie Robinson Stadium
Seasons
←  2015
2017 →
2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alcorn State xy   5 – 4     5 – 6  
Alabama A&M   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Alabama State   3 – 6     4 – 7  
Jackson State   3 – 6     3 – 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 8     1 – 10  
West Division
No. 16 Grambling State xy$   9 – 0     12 – 1  
Southern *   8 – 1     8 – 3  
Prairie View A&M   7 – 2     7 – 4  
Texas Southern   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 8     1 – 10  
Championship: Grambling State 27, Alcorn State 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by third year head coach Broderick Fobbs. They competed as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and played their home games at Eddie Robinson Stadium in Grambling, Louisiana. They finished the season 12–1, 9–0 in SWAC play to be champions of the West Division. They represented the West Division in the SWAC Championship Game where they defeated Alcorn State. The Tigers also defeated MEAC champion North Carolina Central in the Celebration Bowl, earning their fifteenth black college football national championship.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pm Virginia–Lynchburg*
W 72–129,500
September 109:45 pmat Arizona*
 P12NL 21–3145,686
September 176:00 pmat Jackson State
 ESPN3W 35–1413,890
September 246:00 pm Alcorn State
  • Eddie Robinson Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 43–1814,126
October 13:00 pmvs. Prairie View A&M
W 36–1653,182
October 222:00 pmat Mississippi Valley StateNo. 22
W 59–103,879
October 292:00 pm Arkansas–Pine BluffdaggerNo. 21
  • Eddie Robinson Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 70–018,543
November 52:00 pmat Alabama A&MNo. 21
W 56–176,278
November 122:00 pm Alabama StateNo. 20
W 21–015,043
November 192:00 pmat Texas SouthernNo. 17
 RSSWW 47–289,146
November 264:00 pmvs. SouthernNo. 16
 NBCSNW 52–3067,845
December 33:00 pmvs. Alcorn StateNo. 16
 ESPNUW 27–2024,917
December 173:00 pmvs. No. 20 North Carolina Central*No. 16
 ABCW 10–931,096
  • *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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRVRVRVRVRV2522212120171616
CoachesRVRVRV——252321211916161415

References

  1. ^ "Grambling Tigers Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "2016 Football Schedule". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
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