1998 Grambling State Tigers football team

The 1998 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Doug Williams in his first year and finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 4–4 SWAC). The Tigers offense scored 287 points while the defense allowed only 318 points.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	Alcorn State	Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA	W 11–0
September 12	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium • Normal, AL	L 13–14
September 26	vs. Hampton*	Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ	L 15–28
October 3	vs. Prairie View A&M	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 55–40
October 10	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Field • Itta Bena, MS	W 21–13
October 17	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA	L 33–54
October 24	Jackson State	Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA	L 35–68
October 31	at Texas Southern	Alexander Durley Sports Complex • Houston, TX	L 24–41
November 7	Alabama State	Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA	W 31–6
November 14	vs. Winston-Salem State*	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA (Gold Coast Classic)	W 35–28
November 28	vs. Southern	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (XXV Bayou Classic)	L 14–26
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game.

• Reference:^[1]

Team Players drafted into the NFL

• No one from the Grambling State team was drafted in the 1999 NFL Draft.^[2]

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