2008 Grambling State Tigers football team

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2008 Grambling State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 24
FCS CoachesNo. 24
Record11–2 (7–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Jackson State xy   6 – 1     7 – 5  
Alabama A&M   4 – 3     5 – 7  
Alabama State   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6     3 – 8  
Alcorn State   1 – 6     2 – 10  
West Division
Grambling State xy$   7 – 0     11 – 2  
Prairie View A&M   6 – 1     9 – 1  
Southern   5 – 2     6 – 5  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   2 – 5     3 – 9  
Texas Southern   1 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Grambling State 41, Jackson State 9
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2008 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Rod Broadway, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 11–2 and a mark of 7–0 in conference play, and finished as both SWAC and black college national champion.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Nevada*
L 13–4922,772[2]
September 6Alcorn State
W 29–0[3]
September 132:00 pmat Northwestern State*
L 19–318,752[4]
September 20Jackson State
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 14–512,702[5]
September 27
Langston*
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 13–25,121[6]
October 4vs. Prairie View A&M
W 40–1654,315[7]
October 113:00 p.m.at Alabama A&M
W 27–915,170[8]
October 18Alabama State
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 27–716,974[9]
November 1at
Rice–Totten Field
  • Itta Bena, MS
    		• W 35–14[10]
    November 8vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
    		W 28–715,500[11]
    November 20at Texas Southern
    		W 33–7[12]
    November 29vs. Southern
    		W 29–1459,874[13]
    December 14vs. Jackson StateNo. 24
    		W 41–925,873[14]

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