1987 Grambling State Tigers Football Team
The 1987 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
The Tigers were led by head coach Eddie Robinson in his 45th year and finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 3–4 SWAC). The Tigers offense scored 278 points while the defense allowed 208 points. The season saw the Tigers lose to Central State in the Whitney M. Young Urban League Classic at Yankee Stadium 37–21. The game was the final football game played at "Old" Yankee Stadium. The Tigers failed to get their first winning season since 1959.
| 1987 Grambling State Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (3–4 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Eddie Robinson Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Jackson State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | vs. Alcorn State |
| L 24–28 | 22,745 | |
| September 12 | vs. Central State (OH)* |
| L 21–37 | 29,411 | |
| September 26 | Bethune–Cookman* | W 21–14 | |||
| October 3 | vs. Prairie View A&M | W 28–7 | 35,752 | ||
| October 10 | at Tennessee State* | W 51–9 | 38,000 | ||
| October 17 | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 45–14 | ||
| October 24 | at Jackson State | L 17–31 | 39,000 | ||
| October 31 | Texas Southern |
| W 30–9 | ||
| November 7 | at Alabama State | L 7–17 | |||
| November 12 | South Carolina State* |
| L 13–15 | ||
| November 28 | vs. Southern | L 21–27 | |||
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Team players in the NFL
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL club |
| Curtis Maxey | 8 | 195 | Defensive Tackle | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Johnny Carter | 12 | 332 | Defensive Tackle | Denver Broncos |
References
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