1959 Grambling Tigers football team

The 1959 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–5 and a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Bishop*	Dallas, TX	W 48–6		[1]
September 26	Texas College	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	W 19–10		[2]
October 3	Southern	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA (rivalry)	L 6–12	18,500	[3]
October 10	at Tennessee A&I*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 21–26	5,000	[4]
October 17	vs. Wiley	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	W 42–20	1,000	[5]
October 26	vs. Prairie View A&M	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA (rivalry)	L 6–35	9,500	[6]
October 31	at Jackson State	Alumni Stadium Jackson, MS	L 13–14		[7]
November 7	Texas Southern	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	W 14–15		[8]
November 14	at Arkansas AM&N	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 6–7		[9]
November 21	Mississippi Vocational*	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	W 93–0	5,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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