Grambling State Tigers
Grambling State Tigers | |
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GSU Soccer Complex | |
Other venues | Memorial Gymnasium |
Mascot | Tiger |
Nickname | Tigers |
Colors | Black, gold, and red[1] |
Website | www |
The Grambling State Tigers and Lady Tigers represent Grambling State University in NCAA intercollegiate athletics. Grambling's sports teams participate in Division I (I-FCS for football) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
Sports sponsored
Men's sports | Women's sports |
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Baseball | Basketball |
Basketball | Bowling |
Cross country | Cross country |
Football | Soccer |
Track and field† | Softball |
Tennis | |
Track and field† | |
Volleyball | |
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor. |
Baseball
Notable players
- Tommie Agee
- Matt Alexander
- Courtney Duncan
- Ralph Garr
- Johnny Jeter
- Lenny Webster
- Gerald Williams
- Gary Eave
Men's basketball
The Grambling State Tigers won the
Women's basketball
Football
Grambling State plays its arch rival
GSU also plays in the annual
.Former football coach
During Robinson's 55-year coaching career, the university gained a national reputation because of the large number of athletes who joined the professional ranks in football.
After Robinson's retirement in 1997, former GSU standout and NFL Super Bowl XXII MVP Doug Williams took over the reins of the university's football program.
Grambling has won fourteen black college national championships, tied for second most in the country (Robinson's teams won nine of those championships).
The 1981 TV movie Grambling's White Tiger set in 1967, tells the true story of Jim Gregory, the first white Quarterback at Grambling.
In October 2013, citing health hazards within the Grambling State athletic facilities and team mismanagement in a letter to the administration, the Grambling State football team refused to play their October 19 game against Jackson St., forfeiting the match up, resulting in a loss.[4] The NCAA would later go on to announce the ruling on the game was officially declared a no contest.[5] The Tigers would return for their very next game a week later against Texas Southern.[6]
In 2017, Grambling State completed a few million dollars worth of renovations to the field and scoreboard.[7]
Notable players
Pro Football Hall of Fame members
Traditions
Grambling State's colors are
See also
References
- ^ Grambling State University Logos and Marks (PDF). July 14, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ "Ticket Punched: Grambling State Wins SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament for First Time in School History". Southwestern Athletic Conference. November 12, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- The Chicago Tribune. July 23, 2012
- ^ "The inside story of what caused Grambling football players to revolt". Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ^ Sean Isabella, USA TODAY Sports (October 30, 2013). "NCAA decides Grambling-Jackson State game is a 'no contest'". Usatoday.com. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ "Grambling State returns to field with loss". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
- ^ GSU announces major stadium improvements Grambling State News [dead link]
- ^ "Grambling State Athletics - G-Men Season Comes to an End in Heartbreaking Loss". Gsutigers.com. March 14, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2015.