1999 Grambling State Tigers football team
| 1999 Grambling State Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| West Division | |
| Record | 7–4 (2–2 SWAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Melvin Spears (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 19 Jackson State xy | 4 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 17 Southern xy$ | 4 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 2 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 1 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Southern 31, Jackson State 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1999 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second year head coach Doug Williams, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 2–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SWAC West Division.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | vs. Alcorn State |
| W 41–25 | 18,070 | [1] |
| September 11 | Alabama A&M | W 36–31 | 7,586[2] | [3] | |
| September 18 | at Jackson State | L 6–31 | 19,600 | [4] | |
| September 25 | vs. Hampton* |
| L 7–27 | 41,074 | [5] |
| October 2 | vs. Prairie View A&M | W 47–19 | 51,439 | [6] | |
| October 9 | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 42–19 | 4,965[7] | [8] |
| October 23 | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| W 24–19 | 20,170 | [9] |
| October 30 | Texas Southern |
| L 20–21 | 14,776[10] | [11] |
| November 6 | at Alabama State | W 36–13 | 4,278 | [12] | |
| November 13 | vs. Winston-Salem State* |
| W 25–23 | 12,000 | [13] |
| November 27 | vs. Southern | L 31–37 | 67,641 | [14] | |
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References
- ^ "Hayes' 6 TD passes power Grambling". Chicago Tribune. September 5, 1999. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling St. 36, Alabama A&M 31". The Anniston Star. September 12, 1999. p. 18. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling outlasts A&M". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 12, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JSU takes down Grambling 31–6". The Clarion-Ledger. September 19, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Points taken: Hampton too much for Grambling". Daily News. September 26, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling State too much for Prairie View". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 3, 1999. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mississippi Valley State Athletics Department. "MVSU 1999 Results". Archived from the original on December 16, 2000. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Grambling wins sloppy game, drops Valley to 0–6". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 10, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling grinds out 24–19 win". The Shreveport Times. October 24, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TCU-Grambling St". Victoria Advocate. October 31, 1999. p. 22. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern 21, Grambling State 20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 31, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling hands ASU another loss". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 7, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling edges Winston-Salem". The Shreveport Times. November 14, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A Classic comeback, Southern rallies past Grambling in Bayou Classic". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 28, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.