1977 Grambling State Tigers football team
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The 1977 Grambling State Tigers football team represented the Grambling State University
in the SWAC
during the 1977 college football season. The Tigers offense scored 462 points while the defense allowed 175 points.
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 1977 college football season. The Tigers offense scored 462 points while the defense allowed 175 points.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Tigers points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 10 | @ Alcorn State | Win | 42 | 17 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Sept. 17 | Morgan State | Win | 35 | 19 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Oct. 1 | Prairie View A&M | Win | 70 | 7 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Oct. 8 | @ Tennessee State | Loss | 8 | 26 | 3-1 |
| 5 | Oct. 15 | Mississippi Valley State | Win | 42 | 21 | 4-1 |
| 6 | Oct. 22 | @ Jackson State | Win | 34 | 7 | 5-1 |
| 7 | Oct. 29 | Texas Southern | Win | 28 | 14 | 6-1 |
| 8 | Nov. 5 | Langston University | Win | 65 | 0 | 7-1 |
| 9 | Nov. 12 | @ Norfolk St | Win | 48 | 12 | 8-1 |
| 10 | Nov. 19 | @ Southern | Win | 55 | 20 | 9-1 |
Team Players drafted into in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Doug Williams | Quarterback | 1 | 17 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season The 1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season began with the team trying to improve on a 2-12 season. Since their two 1977 victories came in the last two games of the season, they entered the 1978 season with the longest active winning streak in the NFC Central. The Buccaneers entered the season with new... |
| Carols Pennywell | Wide Receiver | 3 | 77 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season The 1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season began with the team trying to improve on a 2-12 season. Since their two 1977 victories came in the last two games of the season, they entered the 1978 season with the longest active winning streak in the NFC Central. The Buccaneers entered the season with new... |
| Robert Woods | Tackle | 5 | 134 | Kansas City Chiefs 1978 Kansas City Chiefs season The 1978 Kansas City Chiefs season began with the hiring of new head coach Marv Levy, formerly of the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes... |