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1959 Grambling Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrambling Stadium
Seasons← 19581960 →
1959 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Southern $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Prairie View A&M 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Texas Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Jackson State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Grambling 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Texas College 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wiley 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1959 college football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–5 and a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Bishop*Dallas, TXW 48–6
September 26Texas CollegeW 19–10
October 3Southern
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA (rivalry)
L 6–1218,500
October 10at Tennessee A&I*L 21–265,000
October 17vs. WileyW 42–201,000
October 26vs. Prairie View A&M
  • State Fair Stadium
  • Shreveport, LA (rivalry)
L 6–359,500
October 31at Jackson StateL 13–14
November 7Texas Southern
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 14–15
November 14at Arkansas AM&NL 6–7
November 21Mississippi Vocational*
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 93–05,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "Grambling's wing-t overpowers Bishop". The Pittsburgh Courier. September 26, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Texas College loses first game". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 27, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Jaguars top Grambling in 12–6 tilt". The Monroe News-Star. October 5, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Grambling felled by Tenn. State". The Shreveport Times. October 12, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Grambling is 42–20 victor". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Valiant Tiger effort fails". The Shreveport Journal. October 27, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Jackson State wins by 18–14". The Clarion-Ledger. November 1, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Grambling is squeezed by Tex. Southern". The Shreveport Times. November 8, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Ark. AM&N eases past Tigers by 7–6". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Grambling's Tigers swamp rival, 93 to 0". Monroe Morning World. November 22, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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