2005 Grambling State Tigers football team
| 2005 Grambling State Tigers football | |
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Black college national champion SWAC champion | |
SWAC Championship Game, W 45–5 vs. Alabama A&M | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| West Division | |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 11 |
| Record | 11–1 (9–0 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 | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 6 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 2 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Grambling State xy$ | 9 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Grambling State 45, Alabama A&M 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2005 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Melvin Spears, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 11–1 and a mark of 9–0 in conference play, and finished as both SWAC and black college national champion.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | Alabama A&M | W 44–0 | 12,195 | [2] | ||
| September 17 | at Washington State* |
| L 7–48 | 51,486 | [3] | |
| October 1 | vs. Prairie View A&M | W 50–7 | 27,949 | [4] | ||
| October 8 | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 37–22 | [5] | ||
| October 15 | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 26–23 | [6] | |||
| October 22 | at Jackson State | W 52–21 | 25,879 | [7] | ||
| October 29 | Texas Southern | No. 22 |
| W 58–21 | 22,032 | [8] |
| November 5 | at Alabama State | No. 19 | W 32–27 | 17,286 | [9] | |
| November 12 | Concordia (AL)* | No. 16 |
| W 82–7 | 5,085 | [10] |
| November 26 | vs. Southern | No. 11 | W 50–35 | 53,214 | [11] | |
| December 3 | at Alcorn State | No. 11 | W 46–19 | [12] | ||
| December 10 | vs. Alabama A&M | No. 11 | W 45–6 | 20,612 | [13] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "GSU named SBN co-champ". The News-Star. December 17, 2005. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eugene is back, and wow!". The News-Star. September 11, 2005. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WSU starts slow, then rolls to 3–0". The Bellingham Herald. September 18, 2005. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling QB rewrites record book". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 2, 2005. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "G-Men storm past Valley in second half". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 9, 2005. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling State rallies past UAPB". The Shreveport Times. October 16, 2005. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "G-Men scorch Tigers". The Clarion-Ledger. October 23, 2005. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West is already won by Tigers". The News-Star. October 30, 2005. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eugene, Grambling dump ASU". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 6, 2005. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling blows out Concordia, 82–7". The Shreveport Times. November 13, 2005. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling wins Classic". Daily World. November 27, 2005. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling crushes Alcorn State 46–19". The Clarion-Ledger. December 4, 2005. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling State runs away with SWAC title". Hattiesburg American. December 11, 2005. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling Tigers Schedule 2005". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
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