Grambling vs. Northwestern State

Grambling and Northwestern State have 5 meetings on file, the first in 2008; Grambling leads the series 3–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Grambling 3–⁠2.

Grambling wins
3
Northwestern State wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2008
Longest streak
2 Grambling
Current streak
1 Grambling
Last 10 meetings
Grambling 3–⁠2
Most recent
2022

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s1–⁠1
2010s1–⁠1
2020s1–⁠0
Average margin
19.8 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Grambling
2–⁠0 Grambling’s record at home
At Northwestern State
2–⁠0 Northwestern State’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Grambling first

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Grambling’s biggest win2022: Grambling 47, Northwestern State 21by 26 points
  2. Northwestern State’s biggest win2018: Northwestern State 34, Grambling 7by 27 points
  3. Upset2018: Northwestern State 34, Grambling 7Northwestern State had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Grambling and Northwestern State, 2008 on1300150017002010201520202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 10, 2022Grambling 47, Northwestern State 21Independence Stadium
Sep 8, 2018Northwestern State 34, Grambling 7at Northwestern State
Sep 9, 2017Grambling 23, Northwestern State 10at Grambling
Sep 12, 2009Grambling 38, Northwestern State 17at Grambling
Sep 13, 2008Northwestern State 31, Grambling 19at Northwestern State

Every game is listed as played on the field.