1981 Grambling State Tigers football team

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1981 Grambling State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4–1 (4–1–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrambling Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Jackson State $^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Grambling State 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Texas Southern 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Alcorn State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Southern 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Prairie View A&M 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 39th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–4–1 and a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5vs. Florida A&M*
W 21–1040,661[1]
September 12vs. Alcorn State
W 13–10[2]
September 19at SMU*
L 27–5945,700[3]
October 3Prairie View A&M
W 44–3[4]
October 10at
Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
    		• L 10–1434,386[5]
    October 17Mississippi Valley State
    • Grambling Stadium
    • Grambling, LA
    		W 35–0[6]
    October 24at No. T–1 Jackson State
    		W 15–735,467[7]
    October 31at Texas SouthernNo. 5
    		T 17–17[8]
    November 7Alabama State*No. T–10
    • Grambling Stadium
    • Grambling, LA
    		W 19–7[9]
    November 14at No. 3 South Carolina State*No. T–10
    		L 14–30[10]
    November 21vs. Southern
    		L 20–5167,000[11]

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    12. ^ "Grambling State Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2021.


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