2015 Grambling State Tigers football team

2015 Grambling State Tigers football
SWAC West Division Champions
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division West Division
Ranking
STATS No. 24
2015 record 9–3 (9–0 SWAC)
Head coach Broderick Fobbs (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Vyron Brown
Defensive coordinator Cliff Yoshida
Home stadium Eddie Robinson Stadium
(Capacity: 23,200)
2015 SWAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East
Alcorn State xy$   7 2         9 4  
Alabama State*   5 4         6 5  
Alabama A&M   3 6         3 8  
Jackson State   3 6         3 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 8         1 10  
West
#24 Grambling State xy   9 0         9 3  
Prairie View A&M   8 1         8 2  
Southern   6 3         6 5  
Texas Southern   2 7         3 7  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 8         2 9  
Championship: Alcorn State 49 vs. Grambling State 21 (December 5)
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • Alabama State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers wee led by second-year head coach Broderick Fobbs. They competed as a member 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 9–3, 9–0 in SWAC play to be champions of the West Division. They represented the West Division in the SWAC Championship Game where they lost to Alcorn State.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 4:00 PM at California* California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA P12N L 14–73   60,606
September 12 4:00 PM Bethune-Cookman* Eddie Robinson StadiumGrambling, LA PSB Live L 53–56   12,019[1]
September 19 6:00 PM at Alabama State The New ASU StadiumMontgomery, AL W 34–10   10,277
September 26 6:00 PM vs. Prairie View A&M Cotton BowlDallas, TX (State Fair Classic) YouTube W 70–54   51,328
October 3 2:00 PM at Jackson State Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS JSUtv W 59–27   15,940
October 10 3:00 PM Alabama A&M Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA PSB Live W 37–14   N/A
October 17 2:00 PM at Alcorn State Casem-Spinks StadiumLorman, MS W 35–34 OT  30,129
October 24 2:00 PM Mississippi Valley Statedagger Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA W 49–14   10,536
November 7 2:00 PM vs. Texas Southern Independence StadiumShreveport, LA (Red River Classic) W 41–15   9,868
November 14 2:30 PM at Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lion StadiumPine Bluff, AR W 49–31   11,437
November 28 4:00 PM vs. Southern No. 21 Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (XLII State Farm Bayou Classic) NBCSN W 34–23   62,507
December 5 3:00 PM vs. Alcorn State No. 21 NRG StadiumHouston, TX (SWAC Championship Game) ESPNU L 21–49   40,352
*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:[2]

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 NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV 25 22 21 24 
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV 24 RV

References

  1. "Bethune Cookman vs Grambling State Game Summary". B–CUAthletics.com. September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  2. "2015 Grambling State Tigers Football Schedule". Grambling Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
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