2017 Grambling State Tigers football team

2017 Grambling State Tigers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division West Division
Ranking
STATS No. 21
FCS Coaches No. 21
2017 record 0–0 (0–0 SWAC)
Head coach Broderick Fobbs (4th season)
Offensive coordinator Eric Dooley (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Everett Todd (4th season)
Home stadium Eddie Robinson Stadium
(Capacity: 23,200)
2017 SWAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East
Alabama A&M   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Alabama State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Alcorn State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Jackson State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Mississippi Valley State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
West
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   0 – 0         0 – 0  
No. 21 Grambling State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Prairie View A&M   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Southern*   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Texas Southern   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Championship:
  • $ – 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 2017 Grambling State Tigers football team will represent Grambling State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers are led by fourth-year head coach Broderick Fobbs and play their home games at Eddie Robinson Stadium in Grambling, Louisiana. They compete as a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and were picked to finish first in the Western Division.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 7:00 p.m. at Tulane* No. 21 Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN3      
September 9 6:00 p.m. Northwestern State* Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA      
September 16 6:00 p.m. Jackson State Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA      
September 23 6:00 p.m. at Mississippi Valley State Rice-Totten Stadium • Itta Bena, MS      
September 30 3:30 p.m. vs. Clark Atlanta* Soldier Field • Chicago, IL (20th Annual Chicago Football Classic[2])      
October 7 4:00 p.m. vs. Prairie View A&M Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)      
October 21 2:00 p.m. Alcorn State Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA      
October 28 2:00 p.m. Texas Southerndagger Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA (Red River Classic[3])      
November 4 2:30 p.m. at Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lion Stadium • Pine Bluff, AR      
November 11 2:00 p.m. at Alabama State The New ASU Stadium • Montgomery, AL      
November 25 4:00 p.m. vs. Southern Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic) NBCSN      
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #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:[4]

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 21  
Coaches 21

References

  1. ↑ "SWAC releases 2017 preseason football team, predicted order of finish". HBCU Sports. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  2. ↑ "Grambling St., Clark Atlanta to Face-Off in Chicago Football Classic". WMAQ. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  3. ↑ "GSU moving Red River Classic from Shreveport to campus". USA Today. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  4. ↑ "GSU Releases 2017 Football Schedule". Grambling Athletics. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
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