2016 Grambling State Tigers football team

2016 Grambling State Tigers football

Black college football national champion Celebration Bowl champion SWAC champion SWAC West Division champion
SWAC Championship Game, W 27–20 vs. Alcorn State
Celebration Bowl, W 10–9 vs. North Carolina Central
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Ranking
STATS	No. 16
FCS Coaches	No. 15
2016 record	12–1 (9–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Broderick Fobbs (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Dooley (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Everett Todd (3rd season)
Base defense	3-3-5
Home stadium	Eddie Robinson Stadium (Capacity: 23,200)

2016 SWAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East
Alcorn State xy		5	–	4		5	–	6
Alabama A&M		4	–	5		4	–	7
Alabama State		3	–	6		4	–	7
Jackson State		3	–	6		3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	8		1	–	10
West
#16 Grambling State xy$		9	–	0		12	–	1
Southern*		8	–	1		8	–	3
Prairie View A&M		7	–	2		7	–	4
Texas Southern		4	–	5		4	–	7
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	8		1	–	10
Championship: Grambling State 27 vs. Alcorn State 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant *Southern ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by third year head coach Broderick Fobbs. They competed as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and played their home games at Eddie Robinson Stadium in Grambling, Louisiana. They finished the season 12–1, 9–0 in SWAC play to be champions of the West Division. They represented the West Division in the SWAC Championship Game where they defeated Alcorn State. The Tigers also defeated MEAC champion North Carolina Central in the Celebration Bowl, earning their fifteenth black college football national championship.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 PM	Virginia–Lynchburg*		Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA		W 72–12	9,500
September 10	9:45 PM	at Arizona*		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	P12N	L 21–31	45,686
September 17	6:00 PM	at Jackson State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	ESPN3	W 35–14	13,890
September 24	6:00 PM	Alcorn State		Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA		W 43–18	14,126
October 1	3:00 PM	vs. Prairie View A&M		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)		W 36–16	53,182
October 22	2:00 PM	at Mississippi Valley State	No. 22	Rice–Totten Stadium • Itta Bena, MS		W 59–10	3,879
October 29	2:00 PM	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	No. 21	Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA		W 70–0	18,543
November 5	2:00 PM	at Alabama A&M	No. 21	Louis Crews Stadium • Huntsville, AL		W 56–17	6,278
November 12	2:00 PM	Alabama State	No. 20	Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA		W 21–0	15,043
November 19	2:00 PM	at Texas Southern	No. 17	BBVA Compass Stadium • Houston, TX	RSSW	W 47–28	9,146
November 26	4:00 PM	vs. Southern	No. 16	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA (XLIII State Farm Bayou Classic)	NBCSN	W 52–30	67,845
December 3	3:00 PM	vs. Alcorn State	No. 16	NRG Stadium • Houston, TX (SWAC Championship Game)	ESPNU	W 27–20	24,917
December 17	3:00 PM	vs. No. 20 North Carolina Central*	No. 16	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Celebration Bowl)	ABC	W 10–9	31,096
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. All dates, times and TV are tentative and subject to change.

Schedule Source:^[1]

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	22	21	21	20	17	16	16
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	25	23	21	21	19	16	16	14	15

References

↑ "2016 Grambling State Tigers Football Schedule". Grambling Athletics.

Grambling State Tigers football
Venues	Grambling Stadium (?–1981) Eddie Robinson Stadium (1983–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Bayou Classic (Southern) State Fair Classic (Prairie View A&M)
Culture & lore	Tiger Marching Band Grambling's White Tiger
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
National championship seasons in bold

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