1948 Grambling Tigers football team

1948 Grambling Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1948 Southern non-major college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland State   –   7 – 1 – 0
Sewanee   –   6 – 1 – 1
Grambling   –   8 – 2 – 0
East Tennessee State   –   6 – 2 – 1
Delaware   –   5 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tennessee Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Oklahoma City   –   4 – 5 – 1
Marshall   –   2 – 7 – 1
Tampa   –   2 – 6 – 0
Texas State   –   0 – 8 – 1
CCUNC   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1948 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as an independent during the 1948 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–2.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Wiley
W 38–04,000[1]
October 2at Southern
L 0–1811,000[2]
October 9Texas State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 61–0[3]
October 16at WilberforceWilberforce, OHL 0–73,600[4]
October 23at BishopMarshall, TXW 25–144,000[5]
October 29vs. Tillotson
W 25–7[6]
November 13Prairie View A&M
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 34–124,000[7]
November 20vs. Florida N&I
W 41–72,000[8]
November 27at Bethune–Cookman
W 33–6[9]
December 4vs. Texas College
W 26–208,500[10]

References

  1. ^ "Grambling stuns Wiley Wildcats with 38 to 0 win". The Shreveport Times. September 27, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Big crowd sees Southern defeat Grambling, 18–0". The Shreveport Times. October 4, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Grambling's power crushes humble Texas State, 61–0". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 16, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wilberforce slips past Grambling, 7 to 0". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 23, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bishop falls to Grambling 25–14". The Marshall News Messenger. October 24, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grambling Tigers overpower tough Tillotson eleven". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Grambling raps Prairie View by 34 to 12 margin". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Grambling cops 41 to 7 win over Florida Normal". The Shreveport Times. November 22, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Grambling's power stops B–Cookman". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 4, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Grambling Tigers beat Texas College, 26–20". Alabama Tribune. December 10, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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