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1992 Grambling State Tigers football team

The 1992 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 50th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 10–2 and a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SWAC. The Tigers also won a black college football national championship after they defeated Florida A&M in the Heritage Bowl 45–15.[1]

1992 Grambling State Tigers football
Heritage Bowl, W 45–15 vs. Florida A&M
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record10–2 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Alcorn State $^7–0–07–4–0
Grambling State6–1–010–2–0
Jackson State4–3–07–4–0
Alabama State3–4–05–6–0
Southern3–4–05–6–0
Texas Southern3–4–05–6–0
Mississippi Valley State2–5–04–5–0
Prairie View A&M0–7–00–11–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Alcorn State
L 33–3514,455[2]
September 12vs. Virginia Union*
W 54–640,848[3]
September 19Tennessee State*
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 38–28[4]
September 26vs. Delaware State*
L 42–4526,000[5]
October 3vs. Prairie View A&M
W 63–354,307[6]
October 10vs. Mississippi Valley State
W 49–643,692[7]
October 24Jackson State
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 34–31[8]
October 31at Texas Southern
W 24–17[9]
November 7Alabama Statedagger
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 44–1921,000[10]
November 14at Florida A&M*
W 27–1013,007[11]
November 28vs. Southern
W 30–2773,556[12]
January 2, 1993at Florida A&M*
W 45–1511,273[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ↑ "National black title untainted in eyes of Grambling team". The Shreveport Times. January 3, 1993. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Air McNair lands on bad wheel". The Clarion-Ledger. September 6, 1992. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Grambling returns a favor, sinks VUU in Young Classic". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 13, 1992. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Grambling cranks up offense, whips TSU". The Shreveport Times. September 20, 1992. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Delaware State edges Grambling late, 45–42". Detroit Free Press. September 27, 1992. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Grambling rumbles past Prairie View A&M, 63–3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1992. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Grambling gives Chicago peek at future stardom". Chicago Tribune. October 11, 1992. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Grambling's third-down jackpot breaks JSU 34–31". The Clarion-Ledger. October 25, 1992. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Cryer's big plays lead GSU to win". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1992. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Grambling humbles Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 8, 1992. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Bowled over, Grambling sends FAMU's national title hopes crashing down". Tallahassee Democrat. November 15, 1992. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Perkins, Bradford strong at finish". The Shreveport Times. November 29, 1992. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Grambling St. humbles Rattlers". The Miami Herald. January 3, 1993. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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