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1999 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4vs. Alcorn State
W 41–2518,070[1]
September 11Alabama A&M
W 36–317,586[2][3]
September 18at Jackson State
L 6–3119,600[4]
September 25vs. Hampton*
L 7–2741,074[5]
October 2vs. Prairie View A&M
W 47–1951,439[6]
October 9Mississippi Valley State
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 42–194,965[7][8]
October 23vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
W 24–1920,170[9]
October 30Texas Southern
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
L 20–2114,776[10][11]
November 6at Alabama State
W 36–134,278[12]
November 13vs. Winston-Salem State*
W 25–2312,000[13]
November 27vs. Southern
L 31–3767,641[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". 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.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Grambling_State_Tigers_football_team