Eddie Robinson Stadium
Encyclopedia
Eddie Robinson Stadium is a 25,600-seat multi-purpose stadium
in Grambling, Louisiana
. It opened in 1983 and is home to the Grambling State University
Tigers
football
team
and Grambling High School Kittens football team. The stadium is named in honor of famous Grambling State University head football
coach, Eddie Robinson. It is the largest "on-campus" stadium in division I-AA. It replaced Grambling Stadium
.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Grambling, Louisiana
Grambling, Louisiana
Grambling 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....
. It opened in 1983 and is home to the Grambling State University
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...
Tigers
Grambling State Tigers
The Grambling Tigers represent Grambling State University in NCAA intercollegiate athletics. Grambling's sports teams participate in Division I as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference...
football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
team
Team
A team comprises a group of people or animals linked in a common purpose. Teams are especially appropriate for conducting tasks that are high in complexity and have many interdependent subtasks.A group in itself does not necessarily constitute a team...
and Grambling High School Kittens football team. The stadium is named in honor of famous Grambling State University head football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
coach, Eddie Robinson. It is the largest "on-campus" stadium in division I-AA. It replaced Grambling Stadium
Grambling Stadium
Grambling Stadium was a stadium in Grambling, Louisiana, United States. It hosted the Grambling State University Tigers football team until the school moved to Eddie Robinson Stadium in 1981. The stadium held 18,00 people at its peak.-External links:*...
.