2017 Grambling State Tigers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| mode = football
| year = 2017
| team = Grambling State Tigers
| image = Grambling State Tigers logo.svg
| image_size = 150
| conference = Southwestern Athletic Conference
| division = West Division
| short_conf= SWAC
| STATSRank = 16
| FCSCoachRank = 14
| record = 11–2
| conf_record = 7–0
| head_coach = Broderick Fobbs
| hc_year = 4th
| off_coach = Eric Dooley
| off_scheme =
| oc_year = 4th
| def_coach = Everett Todd
| dc_year = 4th
| def_scheme =
| stadium = Eddie Robinson Stadium
| champion = SWAC champion
SWAC West Division champion
| conf_champ = SWAC Championship Game
| conf_champ_result = W 40–32 vs. Alcorn State
| bowl = Celebration Bowl
| bowl_result = L 14–21 vs. North Carolina A&T
}}
{{2017 SWAC football standings}}
The 2017 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by fourth-year head coach Broderick Fobbs and played their home games at Eddie Robinson Stadium in Grambling, Louisiana as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Tigers finished the season 11–2, 7–0 in SWAC play to win the West Division. They defeated Alcorn State in the SWAC Championship Game, receiving the conference's bid to the Celebration Bowl where they lost to North Carolina A&T.
Preseason
The Tigers were picked to finish first in the West Division.{{cite web|url=https://hbcusports.com/2017/07/14/swac-releases-2017-preseason-football-team-predicted-order-of-finish/|title=SWAC releases 2017 preseason football team, predicted order of finish|publisher=HBCU Sports|accessdate=2017-07-14}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2017
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 2
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 21
| opponent = Tulane
| site_stadium = Yulman Stadium
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 14–43
| attend = 15,940
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 24
| opponent = Northwestern State
| site_stadium = Eddie Robinson Stadium
| site_cityst = Grambling, LA
| tv =
| score = 23–10
| attend = 12,689
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 24
| opponent = Jackson State
| site_stadium = Eddie Robinson Stadium
| site_cityst = Grambling, LA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 36–21
| attend = 16,513
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 22
| opponent = Mississippi Valley State
| site_stadium = Rice–Totten Stadium
| site_cityst = Itta Bena, MS
| tv =
| score = 38–6
| attend = 2,374
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| rank = 21
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2017|team=Clark Atlanta Panthers|title=Clark Atlanta}}
| site_stadium = Soldier Field
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| gamename = Chicago Football Classic
| tv =
| score = 31–20
| attend = 16,429
| source = {{cite web|url=http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/grambling-state-clark-atlanta-university-to-square-off-in-chicago-football-classic-425809764.html|title=Grambling St., Clark Atlanta to Face-Off in Chicago Football Classic|publisher=WMAQ|access-date=June 2, 2017}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| rank = 21
| opponent = Prairie View A&M
| site_stadium = Cotton Bowl
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| gamename = State Fair Classic
| tv =
| score = 34–21
| attend = 55,231
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 17
| opponent = Alcorn State
| site_stadium = Eddie Robinson Stadium
| site_cityst = Grambling, LA
| tv = {{abbr|SWAC DN|SWAC Digital Network}}
| score = 41–14
| attend = 12,147
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| rank = 15
| opponent = Texas Southern
| site_stadium = Eddie Robinson Stadium
| site_cityst = Grambling, LA
| gamename = Red River Classic
| tv =
| score = 50–24
| attend = 18,350
| source = {{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2017/05/04/gsu-moving-red-river-classic-shreveport-campus/101311944/|title=GSU moving Red River Classic from Shreveport to campus|publisher=USA Today|access-date=May 4, 2017}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 13
| opponent = Arkansas–Pine Bluff
| site_stadium = Golden Lion Stadium
| site_cityst = Pine Bluff, AR
| tv =
| score = 31–26
| attend = 4,007
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 13
| opponent = Alabama State
| site_stadium = New ASU Stadium
| site_cityst = Montgomery, AL
| tv = SWAC DN
| score = 24–7
| attend = 9,872
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 25
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| rank = 13
| opponent = Southern
| site_stadium = Mercedes-Benz Superdome
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename = Bayou Classic
| tv = NBCSN
| score = 30–21
| attend = 66,650
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 2
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| rank = 13
| opponent = Alcorn State
| site_stadium = NRG Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename = SWAC Championship Game
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 40–32
| attend = 24,610
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 16
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| rank = 13
| opponent = North Carolina A&T
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Mercedes-Benz Stadium
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename = Celebration Bowl
| tv = ABC
| score = 14–21
| attend = 25,873
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Grambling Tigers Schedule 2017 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2755/season/2017 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=August 8, 2023 }}{{cite web |title=2017 Football Schedule |url=https://gsutigers.com/sports/football/schedule/2017 |publisher=Grambling State University Athletics |access-date=August 8, 2023 }}
Ranking movements
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = STATS FCS
| poll1firstweek = 0
| poll1lastweek = 13
| poll1_0=21
| poll1_1=24
| poll1_2=24
| poll1_3=22
| poll1_4=21
| poll1_5=21
| poll1_6=20
| poll1_7=17
| poll1_8= 15
| poll1_9= 13
| poll1_10= 13
| poll1_11= 13
| poll1_12= 13
| poll1_13= 16
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| poll2title = Coaches
| poll2firstweek = 0
| poll2lastweek = 13
| poll2_0=21
| poll2_1=23
| poll2_2=25
| poll2_3=22
| poll2_4=19
| poll2_5=19
| poll2_6=19
| poll2_7=17
| poll2_8= 13
| poll2_9= 12
| poll2_10= 11
| poll2_11= 11
| poll2_12= 12
| poll2_13= 14
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}}
References
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{{Grambling State Tigers football navbox}}
{{Southwestern Athletic Conference football champions}}
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