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1991 Grambling State Tigers football team

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1991 Grambling State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Alabama State $ 6 0 1 11 0 1
Alcorn State 4 2 1 7 2 1
Southern 4 3 0 4 7 0
Texas Southern 3 3 1 5 5 1
Mississippi Valley State 3 3 1 7 3 1
Jackson State 3 4 0 5 5 0
Grambling State 3 4 0 5 6 0
Prairie View A&M 0 7 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 49th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–6 and a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the SWAC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7vs. Alcorn StateL 22–27[1]
September 14vs. Virginia Union*
L 37–4630,570[2]
September 21at Tennessee State*W 24–219,761[3]
September 28vs. North Carolina A&T*L 12–2842,670[4]
October 5Prairie View A&MW 77–710,350[5]
October 19Mississippi Valley State
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 37–35[6]
October 26at Jackson StateL 22–3412,000[7]
November 2Texas Southern
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 30–27[8]
November 9vs. Alabama State
L 14–6044,692[9]
November 16Florida A&M*
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 25–227,001[10]
November 30vs. SouthernL 30–3162,891[11]
  • *Non-conference game

After the season

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NFL Draft

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The following Tiger was selected in the 1992 NFL draft after the season.[12]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
11 292 Nate Singleton Wide receiver New York Giants

References

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  1. ^ "McNair guides Alcorn". The Clarion-Ledger. September 8, 1991. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Virginia Union tops Tigers". The Standard-Star. September 15, 1991. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "TSU couldn't muster magic in 'The Hole'". The Tennessean. September 22, 1991. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Grambling game marred by shooting". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1991. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Grambling roars past Prairie View". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 6, 1991. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Valley suffers defeat". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 20, 1991. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "JSU flags down victory against Grambling". The Clarion-Ledger. October 27, 1991. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Landau cashes in first downs for FG". The Shreveport Times. November 3, 1991. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Alabama State romps past Grambling, 60–14". Detroit Free Press. November 10, 1991. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Flat Rattlers done in by turnovers, Tigers". Tallahassee Democrat. November 17, 1991. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Southern best in the Bayou". The Shreveport Times. December 1, 1991. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.