1998 Grambling State Tigers football team

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1998 Grambling State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMelvin Spears (1st season)
Home stadiumEddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Southern $   8 – 0     9 – 3  
Jackson State   7 – 1     7 – 4  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Texas Southern   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Grambling State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Alabama State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Alcorn State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Prairie View A&M   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Alabama A&M was an affiliate member, so its games did not count in the official standings.
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 1998 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Doug Williams in his first year and finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 4–4 SWAC). The Tigers offense scored 287 points while the defense allowed only 318 points.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Alcorn State
W 11–0[2]
September 12at Alabama A&M
L 13–14 OT[3]
September 26vs. Hampton*
L 15–2854,564[4]
October 3vs. Prairie View A&M
W 55–4033,549[5]
October 10at
Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
    		• W 21–134,244[6]
    October 17vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
    		L 33–5415,350[7]
    October 24Jackson State
    • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
    • Grambling, LA
    		L 35–6811,678[8]
    October 31at Texas Southern
    		L 24–4123,985[9][10]
    November 7Alabama State
    • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
    • Grambling, LA
    		W 31–66,221[11]
    November 14vs.
    Winston-Salem State*
    		W 35–28[12]
    November 28vs. Southern
    		L 14–2660,986[13]
    • *Non-conference game

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    References

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