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2006 Grambling State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record3–8 (3–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 20052007 →
2006 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
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  
West Division
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2vs. No. 13 Hampton*No. 23L 26–27 19,175
September 9at Alabama A&ML 27–30 8,300
September 16at Houston*L 22–4227,302
September 30vs. Prairie View A&MW 53–748,220
October 7at Mississippi Valley StateW 28–25
October 14vs. Arkansas–Pine BluffL 33–2830,216
October 21Jackson State
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 36–718,883
October 28at Texas SouthernL 28–33
November 4Alabama State
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
L 16–35
November 25vs. SouthernL 17–2147,136
December 2Alcorn State
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
L 14–212,383

References

  1. "Block party nets HU win". Daily Press. September 3, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tigers lose second straight OT game". The Shreveport Times. September 10, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Kerlegan displays some zip in defeat". The News-Star. September 17, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "No qualms for Tigers in running up score". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Grambling holds off Mississippi Valley". Enterprise-Journal. October 8, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tigers fall late to Golden Lions". The Shreveport Times. October 15, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "G-Men put whipping on Tigers". The Clarion-Ledger. October 22, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "A sinking feeling strikes GSU again". The News-Star. October 29, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Peck, Hornets stuff Grambling". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 5, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Another classic, Southern edges Grambling in annual rivalry game". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 26, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Season ends in fashion it began". The News-Star. December 3, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Grambling Tigers Schedule 2006". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
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