| 1968 Grambling Tigers football | |
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SWAC co-champion | |
Pasadena Bowl, W 34–7 vs. Sacramento State | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 9–2 (6–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Grambling Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Alcorn A&M + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 26th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–2 and a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished as SWAC co-champion.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | Alcorn A&M | L 13–28 | [1] | ||
| September 28 | vs. Morgan State* | L 7–9 | 60,811 | [2] | |
| October 5 | at Prairie View A&M | W 22–14 | [3] | ||
| October 12 | Tennessee State* |
| W 30–21 | [4] | |
| October 19 | at Mississippi Valley State* | W 28–13 | [5] | ||
| October 26 | Jackson State |
| W 35–33 | 18,000 | [6] |
| November 2 | at Texas Southern | W 28–18 | 35,465 | [7] | |
| November 9 | Arkansas AM&N |
| W 46–20 | [8] | |
| November 16 | at Wiley |
| W 37–6 | [9][10] | |
| November 23 | at Southern | W 34–32 | [11] | ||
| December 7 | vs. Sacramento State* | W 34–7 | 34,127 | [12][13] | |
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References
- ^ "Grambling bows to Alcorn A&M". The Shreveport Times. September 22, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morgan edges Grambling before 60,811". The Kansas City Star. September 29, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling dumps Prairie View 22–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&I tumbles to Grambling in 30–21 duel". The Tennessean. October 13, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss. Valley defeated by Grambling, 28–13". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson felt Tiger claws". The Clarion-Ledger. October 27, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling turns Astrodome vicit into big show by 28–18". The Shreveport Times. November 3, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling blasts Arkansas AM&N". The Shreveport Times. November 10, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley prepares for mighty Grambling". The Marshall News Messenger. November 15, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling bests Wiley". The Marshall News Messenger. November 17, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling is 34–32 victor, SWAC best". The Shreveport Times. November 24, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling gallops in Rose Bowl". Independent Star-News. December 8, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Robinson, Dick (December 8, 1968). "Grambling goes galloping (continued)". Independent Star-News. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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