1993 Grambling State Tigers football team

1993 Grambling State Tigers football
1993 Grambling State Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Eddie Robinson (51st season);
Home stadium	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

The 1993 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 51st-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished third in the SWAC.

1993 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 15 Southern $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 23 Alcorn State	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Grambling State	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Jackson State	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Alabama State	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	3	–	2	4	–	4	–	2
Texas Southern	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Prairie View A&M	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Alcorn State	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	L 24–25	18,000	^[1]
September 18	vs. Tennessee State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)	W 33–28	41,669	^[2]
September 25	vs. Hampton*	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Whitney Young Memorial Classic)	L 26–27	58,222	^[3]
October 2	vs. Prairie View A&M	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 49–0	61,500	^[4]
October 9	Mississippi Valley State	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	W 28–19	9,764	^[5]
October 16	vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Red River Classic)	W 45–7	32,500	^[6]
October 23	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 20–14	36,500	^[7]
October 30	Texas Southern	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	W 50–26	14,962	^[8]
November 6	at Alabama State	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 10–16		^[9]
November 13	Florida A&M*	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	W 39–13		^[10]
November 27	vs. No. 15 Southern	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	L 13–31	72,586	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^ "McNair 25, Grambling State 24". The Clarion-Ledger. September 5, 1993. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Big Blue falls in Classic". The Commercial Appeal. September 19, 1993. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pirates hold off Grambling". Daily Press. September 26, 1993. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grambling pounds Prairie View". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 3, 1993. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grambling wins snoozer over Valley". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 10, 1993. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "A Red River blowout". The Shreveport Times. October 17, 1993. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grambling holds off JSU, 20–14". Hattiesburg American. October 24, 1993. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gant, GSU put on show". The Shreveport Times. October 31, 1993. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alabama State slips by Grambling". The Daily Advertiser. November 7, 1993. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grambling romps past FAMU". The Palm Beach Post. November 14, 1993. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern downs Grambling 31–13". Daily World. November 28, 1993. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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