The 1981 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 39th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–4–1 and a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SWAC.
| 1981 Grambling State Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–4–1 (4–1–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Grambling Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Jackson State $^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | vs. Florida A&M* | W 21–10 | 40,661 | [1] | ||
| September 12 | vs. Alcorn State |
| W 13–10 | [2] | ||
| September 19 | at SMU* | L 27–59 | 45,700 | [3] | ||
| October 3 | Prairie View A&M | W 44–3 | [4] | |||
| October 10 | at Tennessee State* | L 10–14 | 34,386 | [5] | ||
| October 17 | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 35–0 | [6] | ||
| October 24 | at No. T–1 Jackson State | W 15–7 | 35,467 | [7] | ||
| October 31 | at Texas Southern | No. 5 |
| T 17–17 | [8] | |
| November 7 | Alabama State* | No. T–10 |
| W 19–7 | [9] | |
| November 14 | at No. 3 South Carolina State* | No. T–10 | L 14–30 | [10] | ||
| November 21 | vs. Southern | L 20–51 | 67,000 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Grambling turns back Florida A&M". Newsday. September 6, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ezell rallies G-Tigers". The Shreveport Times. September 13, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mustangs rally past Grambling, 59–27". Longview News-Journal. September 20, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ezell leads Grambling to 44–3 win over PVSU". The Shreveport Times. October 4, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU wins defensive struggle". The Tennessean. October 11, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling has an easy day against Valley". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling tops Jackson St. 15–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 25, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers' SWAC hold slips". The Shreveport Journal. November 2, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nine Hornet mistakes give Grambling victory". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 8, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State has no mercy on a Legend, 30–14". The Greenville News. November 15, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jags crush G-Men, gain their respect". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 22, 1981. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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