1994 Grambling State Tigers football team American college football season
The 1994 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season . The Tigers were led by head coach Eddie Robinson in his 52nd year and finished the season with a record of nine wins and three losses (9–3, 6–1 SWAC). The Tigers offense scored 479 points while the defense allowed only 262 points.[ 1] This was the final winning season during Eddie Robinson's tenure as head coach at Grambling.
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 3 Alcorn State W 62–5625,347 [ 2]
September 17 at Morgan State * No. 22 W 87–1223,289 [ 3]
September 24 vs. Hampton * No. 17 W 32–2964,315 [ 4]
October 1 vs. Prairie View A&M No. 12 W 66–066,822 [ 5]
October 8 at Mississippi Valley State No. 9 W 24–97,320 [ 6]
October 15 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff * No. 8 W 44–1715,703 [ 7]
October 22 Jackson State No. 6 Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA W 28–1720,344 [ 8]
October 29 at Texas Southern No. 6 W 51–20[ 9]
November 5 Alabama State No. 5 Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA W 51–2419,698 [ 10]
November 12 vs. Florida A&M * No. 3 L 0–1321,755 [ 11]
November 26 vs. Southern No. 7 L 7–3466,641 [ 12]
December 30 vs. No. 22 South Carolina State * No. 7 L 27–3122,179 [ 13]
[ 1]
Team players drafted into the NFL
References
^ a b "Grambling State University – 1994" . College Football Reference. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013 .
^ "McNair magic not enough" . The Clarion-Ledger . September 4, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Grambling pours it on Morgan, 87–12" . The Baltimore Sun . September 18, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Grambling climbing; Tigers derail Hampton for No. 2" . Daily Press . September 25, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Grambling gets runaway win over Prairie View A&M, 66–0" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . October 2, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Grambling ditches pesky Valley 24–9" . The Clarion-Ledger . October 9, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "GSU coach breaks mark" . Daily World . October 16, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "JSU falls prey to G-Men, 28–17" . Enterprise-Journal . October 23, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "NSU, Grambling roll to victories" . The Shreveport Times . October 30, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Grambling roars back to rout Alabama State" . The Montgomery Advertiser . November 6, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "FAMU pulls Classic upset" . The Miami Herald . November 13, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Jaguars pick off Tigers" . South Florida Sun Sentinel . November 27, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "S.C. State sinks Grambling" . The Atlanta Constitution . December 31, 1994. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1995 NFL Draft" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013 .
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