1997 Grambling State Tigers football team
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The 1997 Grambling State Tigers football team represented the Grambling State University
in the SWAC
during the 1997 college football season. The Tigers offense scored 187 points while the defense allowed 258 points. The Tigers failed to get their first winning season since 1994.
The final score was 30-7.
Grambling State University
Grambling State University is a historically black , public, coeducational university, located in Grambling, Louisiana. The university is the home of legendary football coach Eddie Robinson and is on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.-Academics:Grambling State University provides over...
in the SWAC
Southwestern Athletic Conference
The Southwestern Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which is made up of historically black universities in the Southern United States...
during the 1997 college football season. The Tigers offense scored 187 points while the defense allowed 258 points. The Tigers failed to get their first winning season since 1994.
Regular season
- It would be Eddie Robinson's final season as head coach. Robinson spent fifty-six years as the head coachHead coachA head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
at historically blackHistorically Black Colleges and UniversitiesHistorically black colleges and universities are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the black community....
Grambling State UniversityGrambling State UniversityGrambling State University is a historically black , public, coeducational university, located in Grambling, Louisiana. The university is the home of legendary football coach Eddie Robinson and is on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.-Academics:Grambling State University provides over...
in GramblingGrambling, LouisianaGrambling is a city in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 4,693 at the 2000 census. The city is home to Grambling State University and is part of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area....
in Lincoln Parish in northern LouisianaLouisianaLouisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, from 1941 through 1997.
- In the Bayou ClassicBayou ClassicThe State Farm Bayou Classic is the annual college football game between the Grambling State University Tigers and the Southern University Jaguars, first held under that name in 1974 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, although the series itself actually began in 1936...
, Southern University beat Grambling for the fifth consecutive season.
The final score was 30-7.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Tigers points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 6 | @ | Loss | 20 | 44 | 0-1-0 |
| 2 | Sept. 20 | @ | Win | 20 | 0 | 1-1-0 |
| 3 | Sept. 27 | Loss | 7 | 42 | 1-2-0 | |
| 4 | Oct. 4 | Win | 33 | 6 | 2-2-0 | |
| 5 | Oct. 11 | Win | 20 | 13 | 3-2-0 | |
| 6 | Oct. 18 | Loss | 16 | 22 | 3-3-0 | |
| 7 | Oct. 25 | @ | Loss | 0 | 23 | 3-4-0 |
| 8 | Nov. 1 | Loss | 16 | 21 | 3-5-0 | |
| 9 | Nov. 8 | Loss | 13 | 20 | 3-6-0 | |
| 10 | Nov. 15 | Loss | 35 | 37 | 3-7-0 | |
| 11 | Nov. 29 | Loss | 7 | 30 | 3-8-0 | |
Team Players in the NFL
- None of the players from the Tigers were drafted in the 1998 NFL Draft1998 NFL DraftThe 1998 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 18-19, 1998...
.