2016 Grambling State Tigers football team
2016 Grambling State Tigers football | |
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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 |
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) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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#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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||
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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. |
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Ranking movements
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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.
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