1966 Grambling Tigers football team

The 1966 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 24th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–2–1 and a mark of 5–1–1 in conference play, sharing the SWAC title with Southern.^[1]

1966 Grambling Tigers football
SWAC co-champion
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	6–2–1 (5–1–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Eddie Robinson (24th season)
Home stadium	Grambling Stadium
Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

1966 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Southern +	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
No. 13 Grambling +	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Texas Southern	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Jackson State	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Prairie View A&M	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Alcorn A&M	2	–	3	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Arkansas AM&N	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Wiley	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Alcorn A&M	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	W 14–13	750	[2][3]
October 1	at Prairie View A&M	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX (rivalry)	T 10–10		[4]
October 8	No. 10 Tennessee A&I*	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	L 23–31		[5]
October 15	at Mississippi Valley State*	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 55–33		[6]
October 22	Jackson State	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	W 27–18		[7]
October 29	at Texas Southern	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	W 19–17		[8]
November 5	Arkansas AM&N	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	W 61–21		[9]
November 12	at Wiley	Wildcat Stadium Marshall, TX	W 45–14		[10]
November 19	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 13–41		[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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