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2017 Grambling

11–⁠2 (9–⁠0 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Grambling in 2017, game by game: lost at Tulane 14–43; won vs. Northwestern State 23–10; won vs. Jackson State 36–21; won at Mississippi Valley State 38–6; won at Clark Atlanta 31–20; won at Prairie View A&M 34–21; won vs. Alcorn State 41–14; won vs. Texas Southern 50–24; won at Arkansas–Pine Bluff 31–26; won at Alabama State 24–7; won vs. Southern 30–21; won vs. Alcorn State 40–32; lost vs. North Carolina A&T 14–21+32−29Lost 14–43 at Tulane-29TulaneWon 23–10 vs. Northwestern State+13Northwestern St…Won 36–21 vs. Jackson State+15Jackson StateWon 38–6 at Mississippi Valley State+32Mississippi Val…Won 31–20 at Clark Atlanta+11Clark AtlantaWon 34–21 at Prairie View A&M+13Prairie View A&MWon 41–14 vs. Alcorn State+27Alcorn StateWon 50–24 vs. Texas Southern+26Texas SouthernWon 31–26 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff+5Arkansas–Pine B…Won 24–7 at Alabama State+17Alabama StateWon 30–21 vs. Southern+9SouthernWon 40–32 vs. Alcorn State+8Alcorn StateLost 14–21 vs. North Carolina A&T-7North Carolina …
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atTulaneL 14–⁠4348%
Sep 9vsNorthwestern StateW 23–⁠1083%
Sep 16vsJackson StateW 36–⁠2185%
Sep 23atMississippi Valley StateW 38–⁠682%
Sep 30atClark AtlantaW 31–⁠2081%
Oct 7atPrairie View A&MW 34–⁠2158%
Oct 21vsAlcorn StateW 41–⁠1470%
Oct 28vsTexas SouthernW 50–⁠2493%
Nov 4atArkansas–Pine BluffW 31–⁠2690%
Nov 11atAlabama StateW 24–⁠778%
Nov 25vsSouthernW 30–⁠2166%
Dec 2vsAlcorn StateW 40–⁠3272%
Dec 16Bowls & playoffvsNorth Carolina A&TL 14–⁠2152%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Carolina A&T 21–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; Southwestern Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 34 on file).

Southwestern Athletic Conference champions9–⁠0 in the conference

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
9–⁠0 first in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
406–⁠266
Coach
—
Elo
1517 +66 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.0 No. 34 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

Leaders

Passing yardsDevante Kincade QB148 yds
Rushing yardsMartez Carter RB68 yds
Rushing touchdownsMartez Carter RB2 TD
Receiving yardsDarrell Clark WR56 yds
TacklesDiante Bridgewater DB11 tkl
SacksLinwood Banks DL1 sacks

2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Grambling9–⁠011–⁠2
Southern5–⁠27–⁠4
Alcorn State6–⁠37–⁠5
Prairie View A&M4–⁠36–⁠5
Alabama State4–⁠35–⁠6
Alabama A&M3–⁠44–⁠7
Jackson State3–⁠53–⁠8
Texas Southern2–⁠62–⁠9
Arkansas–Pine Bluff1–⁠62–⁠9
Mississippi Valley State1–⁠62–⁠9

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