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2007 Grambling

8–⁠3 (8–⁠1 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Grambling in 2007, game by game: won at Alcorn State 31–10; lost at Pittsburgh 10–34; won vs. Alabama A&M 31–6; won vs. Prairie View A&M 17–14; won vs. Mississippi Valley State 40–0; won at Arkansas–Pine Bluff 30–24; won at Jackson State 30–20; won vs. Texas Southern 57–9; won vs. Alabama State 21–7; lost at UL Monroe 14–28; lost vs. Southern 13–22+48−24Won 31–10 at Alcorn State+21Alcorn StateLost 10–34 at Pittsburgh-24PittsburghWon 31–6 vs. Alabama A&M+25Alabama A&MWon 17–14 vs. Prairie View A&M+3Prairie View A&MWon 40–0 vs. Mississippi Valley State+40Mississippi Val…Won 30–24 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff+6Arkansas–Pine B…Won 30–20 at Jackson State+10Jackson StateWon 57–9 vs. Texas Southern+48Texas SouthernWon 21–7 vs. Alabama State+14Alabama StateLost 14–28 at UL Monroe-14UL MonroeLost 13–22 vs. Southern-9Southern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atAlcorn StateW 31–⁠1043%
Sep 8atPittsburghL 10–⁠3418%
Sep 22vsAlabama A&MW 31–⁠652%
Sep 29vsPrairie View A&MW 17–⁠1464%
Oct 6vsMississippi Valley StateW 40–⁠078%
Oct 13atArkansas–Pine BluffW 30–⁠2465%
Oct 20atJackson StateW 30–⁠2051%
Oct 27vsTexas SouthernW 57–⁠988%
Nov 3vsAlabama StateW 21–⁠773%
Nov 10atUL MonroeL 14–⁠2846%
Nov 24vsSouthernL 13–⁠2258%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southern 22–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 34 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Grambling’s 2007 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Dec 15vsJackson StateL 31–⁠42Jackson State’s article

SWAC West champions8–⁠1 in the conference

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
8–⁠1 first in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
294–⁠174
Coach
—
Elo
1375 +87 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.6 No. 29 of 123 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2007 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Grambling8–⁠18–⁠3
Jackson State7–⁠27–⁠4
Alabama A&M6–⁠38–⁠3
Southern6–⁠38–⁠3
Prairie View A&M6–⁠37–⁠3
Alabama State4–⁠55–⁠6
Arkansas–Pine Bluff4–⁠54–⁠7
Mississippi Valley State2–⁠73–⁠8
Alcorn State2–⁠72–⁠8
Texas Southern0–⁠90–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.