1987 Grambling State Tigers football team

The 1987 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Eddie Robinson in his 45th year and finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 3–4 SWAC). The Tigers offense scored 278 points while the defense allowed 208 points.^[1] The season saw the Tigers lose to Central State in the Whitney M. Young Urban League Classic at Yankee Stadium 37–21.^[2] The game was the final football game played at "Old" Yankee Stadium.^[3][4] The Tigers failed to get their first winning season since 1959.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	Alcorn State	Independence Stadium • Shreveport. LA	L 24–28
September 12	vs. Central State (OH)*	Yankee Stadium • New York, NY	L 21–37
September 26	Bethune-Cookman*	Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA	W 21–14
October 3	vs. Prairie View A&M	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 28–7
October 10	at Tennessee State*	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 51–9
October 17	Mississippi Valley State	Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA	W 45–14
October 24	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	L 17–31
October 31	Texas Southern	Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA	W 30–9
November 7	at Alabama State	Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL	L 7–17
November 14	South Carolina State*	Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA	L 13–15
November 28	vs. Southern	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (XIV Bayou Classic)	L 21–27
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game.

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Team Players in the NFL

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