1999 Grambling State Tigers football team

1999 Grambling State Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	7–4 (2–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Doug Williams (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Melvin Spears (2nd season)
Home stadium	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium

1999 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
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
West Division
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
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

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
September 4	vs. Alcorn State	Soldier Field Chicago, IL (Chicago Football Classic)	W 41–25	18,070	[1]
September 11	Alabama A&M	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	W 36–31	7,586[2]	[3]
September 18	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 6–31	19,600	[4]
September 25	vs. Hampton*	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Whitney Young Memorial Classic)	L 7–27	41,074	[5]
October 2	vs. Prairie View A&M	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 47–19	51,439	[6]
October 9	Mississippi Valley State	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	W 42–19	4,965[7]	[8]
October 23	vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Red River Classic)	W 24–19	20,170	[9]
October 30	Texas Southern	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	L 20–21	14,776[10]	[11]
November 6	at Alabama State	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 36–13	4,278	[12]
November 13	vs. Winston-Salem State*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Gold Coast Classic)	W 25–23	12,000	[13]
November 27	vs. Southern	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	L 31–37	67,641	[14]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Hayes' 6 TD passes power Grambling". Chicago Tribune. September 5, 1999. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Grambling St. 36, Alabama A&M 31". The Anniston Star. September 12, 1999. p. 18. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Grambling outlasts A&M". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 12, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "JSU takes down Grambling 31–6". The Clarion-Ledger. September 19, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Points taken: Hampton too much for Grambling". Daily News. September 26, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Grambling State too much for Prairie View". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 3, 1999. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Mississippi Valley State Athletics Department. "MVSU 1999 Results". Archived from the original on December 16, 2000. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
8. "Grambling wins sloppy game, drops Valley to 0–6". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 10, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Grambling grinds out 24–19 win". The Shreveport Times. October 24, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "TCU-Grambling St". Victoria Advocate. October 31, 1999. p. 22. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
11. "Texas Southern 21, Grambling State 20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 31, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Grambling hands ASU another loss". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 7, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Grambling edges Winston-Salem". The Shreveport Times. November 14, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "A Classic comeback, Southern rallies past Grambling in Bayou Classic". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 28, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.