1987 Grambling State Tigers football team information
American college football season
1987Grambling State Tigers football
Conference
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record
5–6 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Eddie Robinson (45th season)
Home stadium
Eddie Robinson Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 9 Jackson State $^
7
–
0
–
0
8
–
3
–
1
Southern
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Alcorn State
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Alabama State
4
–
3
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Grambling State
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Texas Southern
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Prairie View A&M
1
–
6
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Mississippi Valley State
0
–
7
–
0
1
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
The 1987 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Eddie Robinson in his 45th year and finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 3–4 SWAC). The Tigers offense scored 278 points while the defense allowed 208 points.[1] The season saw the Tigers lose to Central State in the Whitney M. Young Urban League Classic at Yankee Stadium 37–21.[2] The game was the final football game played at "Old" Yankee Stadium.[3][4] The Tigers failed to get their first winning season since 1959.
^"Grambling State University – 1987". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
^Rhoden, William C. (September 13, 1987). "Central State runs by Grambling, 37–21". The New York Times. NYTimes.com. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
^"Grambling game shifted". The New York Times. NYTimes.com. July 19, 1988. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
^"Football Games at Yankee Stadium". LuckyShow.org. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
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