1989 Grambling State Tigers football team

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1989 Grambling State Tigers football
SWAC champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record9–3 (7–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Grambling State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Jackson State ^ 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Alcorn State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Southern 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Texas Southern 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Alabama State 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Prairie View A&M 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 47th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–3 and a mark of 7–0 in conference play, and finished as SWAC champion. Grambling State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they were defeated by Stephen F. Austin in the first round.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3vs. Alcorn State
W 30–1433,722[1]
September 9vs. Howard*
L 0–628,653[2]
September 16Alabama A&M*
W 34–22[3]
September 30vs. Prairie View A&M
W 39–059,302[4]
October 7at
Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
    		• L 14–1523,353[5]
    October 14vs. Mississippi Valley State
    		W 74–14[6]
    October 21at Jackson State
    		W 27–17[7]
    October 28Texas Southern
    • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
    • Grambling, LA
    		W 49–6[8]
    November 3vs. Alabama State
    		W 28–624,000[9]
    November 11South Carolina State*No. 16
    • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
    • Grambling, LA
    		W 56–104,757[10]
    November 18vs. SouthernNo. 14
    		W 44–3059,774[11]
    November 25at No. 3 Stephen F. Austin*No. 13
    		L 56–59[12]

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