2005 Grambling State Tigers football team

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]

2005 Grambling State Tigers football
Black college national champion SWAC champion
SWAC Championship Game, W 45–5 vs. Alabama A&M
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 11
Record	11–1 (9–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Melvin Spears (2nd season)
Home stadium	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Alabama A&M		Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	W 44–0	12,195	[2]
September 17	at Washington State*		Qwest Field Seattle, WA (Cougar Gridiron Classic)	L 7–48	51,486	[3]
October 1	vs. Prairie View A&M		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 50–7	27,949	[4]
October 8	Mississippi Valley State		Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	W 37–22		[5]
October 15	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff		Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 26–23		[6]
October 22	at Jackson State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 52–21	25,879	[7]
October 29	Texas Southern	No. 22	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	W 58–21	22,032	[8]
November 5	at Alabama State	No. 19	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 32–27	17,286	[9]
November 12	Concordia (AL)*	No. 16	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	W 82–7	5,085	[10]
November 26	vs. Southern	No. 11	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (Bayou Classic / College GameDay)	W 50–35	53,214	[11]
December 3	at Alcorn State	No. 11	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	W 46–19		[12]
December 10	vs. Alabama A&M	No. 11	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (SWAC Championship Game)	W 45–6	20,612	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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