The 2006 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Melvin Spears, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–8 and a mark of 3–6 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SWAC West Division.
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
West Division | |
Record | 3–8 (3–6 SWAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alabama A&M xy$ | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 5 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arkansas–Pine Bluff xy | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Alabama A&M 22, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | vs. No. 13 Hampton* | No. 23 | L 26–27 OT | 19,175 | [1] | |
September 9 | at Alabama A&M | L 27–30 OT | 8,300 | [2] | ||
September 16 | at Houston* | L 22–42 | 27,302 | [3] | ||
September 30 | vs. Prairie View A&M | W 53–7 | 48,220 | [4] | ||
October 7 | at Mississippi Valley State | W 28–25 | [5] | |||
October 14 | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 33–28 | 30,216 | [6] | ||
October 21 | Jackson State |
| W 36–7 | 18,883 | [7] | |
October 28 | at Texas Southern |
| L 28–33 | [8] | ||
November 4 | Alabama State |
| L 16–35 | [9] | ||
November 25 | vs. Southern | L 17–21 | 47,136 | [10] | ||
December 2 | Alcorn State |
| L 14–21 | 2,383 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Block party nets HU win". Daily Press. September 3, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers lose second straight OT game". The Shreveport Times. September 10, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kerlegan displays some zip in defeat". The News-Star. September 17, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No qualms for Tigers in running up score". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling holds off Mississippi Valley". Enterprise-Journal. October 8, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers fall late to Golden Lions". The Shreveport Times. October 15, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "G-Men put whipping on Tigers". The Clarion-Ledger. October 22, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A sinking feeling strikes GSU again". The News-Star. October 29, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Peck, Hornets stuff Grambling". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 5, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Another classic, Southern edges Grambling in annual rivalry game". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 26, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Season ends in fashion it began". The News-Star. December 3, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling Tigers Schedule 2006". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2023.