the band fan
Baseball Fan
was this team unbeaten and unscored on? If any of you have it, list the schedule...You weren't in the SWAC yet and the media guide records don't include the 1942 season so who exactly did you play?
1942 Grambling Football
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bluphiiijsu
Creative Director
You know I looked at this today too.
I did some research myself but it didnt list the other schools.
http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southwestern/grambling_state/yearly_results.php?year=1940
I did some research myself but it didnt list the other schools.
http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southwestern/grambling_state/yearly_results.php?year=1940
usa today
Sgt Backfire
i started to post prairie views football stats but that would be wrong and childish lol i see you love gsu though to go all the way back to the 1940's lol. Yeah there were bad days and have you noticed those days are long behind, you got to crawl before you walk, and i notice prairie view is still at their crawling stage :uzi: :uzi: :uzi: :uzi:
haters lol and oh it didn't list other schools because gsu is a well respected program that has a legacy that other schools could only dream of. it's shows where gsu has been, where gsu is currently and the the on going legacy.
and someone from prairie view starting a thread about football :sick: :sick:
haters lol and oh it didn't list other schools because gsu is a well respected program that has a legacy that other schools could only dream of. it's shows where gsu has been, where gsu is currently and the the on going legacy.
and someone from prairie view starting a thread about football :sick: :sick:
the band fan
Baseball Fan
not trying to be funny I just want to know who was it on....PV had some real good teams back then but our records did not have us playing against you all in 1942....
Panther88
Banned
Where's Machavelli. Normally he's all over stuff like this.
I think that's a legit question tbf. If Gram didn't make it's entree' in the SWAC until what.... '56 or thereabouts, exactly who was Gram playing pre-56? If y'all tangled w/ Wiley back then (when they were a legit powerhouse w/ Ace et al) and got victories, then I'd understand the boasting about unscored upon and undefeated blah blah blah.
Otherwise? :tdown: Let's not fool the people w/ lies/mirages. :slap:
I think that's a legit question tbf. If Gram didn't make it's entree' in the SWAC until what.... '56 or thereabouts, exactly who was Gram playing pre-56? If y'all tangled w/ Wiley back then (when they were a legit powerhouse w/ Ace et al) and got victories, then I'd understand the boasting about unscored upon and undefeated blah blah blah.
Otherwise? :tdown: Let's not fool the people w/ lies/mirages. :slap:
Panthro said:
I know the answer, but I don't think this board could handle the truth. :tdown:
Journalist
Listen up maggots! And that's an order!
Where is GSUpe and that tired tradition drivel of his... :teleport:
But I can't remember where I saw the actual ledger from that season...I think it was in a Bayou Classic program or something, but I could be wrong...
However, smack aside, this is a very interesting question?
This goes as one of the most interesting questions in SWAC-dom...almost like the 32- or 35-game unbeaten streak SU was on with Mumford
But I can't remember where I saw the actual ledger from that season...I think it was in a Bayou Classic program or something, but I could be wrong...
However, smack aside, this is a very interesting question?
This goes as one of the most interesting questions in SWAC-dom...almost like the 32- or 35-game unbeaten streak SU was on with Mumford
Journalist
Listen up maggots! And that's an order!
MikeBigg...
In all seriousness, it would've been hella cool to have done some audio interviews with surviving members of that team as they got up into their years...just to hear what they had to say would've been not only great Grambling history, but great sports history as well...
But how many people from that team is still alive, more importantly..how many have enough wits about them to talk about that team...Shid If a WWII POW can vividly tell me his story...then a member of that Unscored, Undefeated GSU team can do the same....
In all seriousness, it would've been hella cool to have done some audio interviews with surviving members of that team as they got up into their years...just to hear what they had to say would've been not only great Grambling history, but great sports history as well...
But how many people from that team is still alive, more importantly..how many have enough wits about them to talk about that team...Shid If a WWII POW can vividly tell me his story...then a member of that Unscored, Undefeated GSU team can do the same....
G-Man75
Active Member
Position: Coach
School: Grambling
Years: 1941-1997
Inducted: 1997
Place of Birth: Jackson, LA
Date of Birth: 2/13/1919
Member Biography
Eddie Robinson coached Grambling State University 55 years. He won 408 games, lost 165, and tied 15. The 408 games won set a record for a college football coach. Among other achievements were these: 17 championships in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, 9 Black College National Championships, a streak of 27 consecutive winning seasons 1960-86. He had more than 80 players who joined teams in the National & American Football Leagues. Among the most famous were Willie Davis, Charlie Joiner, Buck Buchanan, Willie Brown, Tank Younger, Doug Williams, and Ernie Ladd. A significant date in his career was Sept. 28, 1985. The Grambling Tigers beat Oregon State 23-6 for his 323d victory, tying Bear Bryant for the all-time coaching record. Then came Oct. 5, 1985. The Tigers beat Praire View 27-7. This was No. 324, putting him on top. Under Robinson, Grambling played games in New Orleans Superdome, drawing 76,000 spectators; Yankee Stadium in New York drawing 64,000: the Meadowlands, the Los Angeles Coliseum, Houston Astrodome, and Chicago's Soldier Field. In 1976 Grambling played Morgan State in Tokyo; this was the first time a regular season college game had been played on foreign soil. Robinson received more awards than any other coach in history. Grambling named its new stadium after him. Both Grambling and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, named streets for him. Sports Illustrated had Eddie Robinson on its cover in 1985. The National Football Foundation gave him its award for Contribution to Amateur Football in 1992 and named him to College Football Hall of Fame in 1997. He is in another dozen halls of fame. Sports Network in 1987 started the Eddie Robinson Award for the coach of the year in Division I-AA. A Robinson Award for player of the year in black college football started in 1994. The Football Writers Association named the Robinson Award for national coach of the year in 1997. Robinson served as president of the American Football Coaches Association and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. He talked about his career: "I'm proud that most of our players graduate. We begin each meeting with a talk about the importance of education. The most important thing in football is the boy who plays the game. You can't coach 'em unless you love 'em." Edward G. Robinson was born Feb. 13, 1919, in Jackson, Louisiana. He attended McKinley High School in Baton Rouge and was running back on a football team that went 27-0 in 3 years. He attended Leland College, was football quarterback in 1939-40; the team had an 18-1 record. He began coaching at Grambling in 1941 with a 3-5 record. In 1942 there were 67 men in the college, and 33 were on the football squad. The Tigers had a 9-0 record; they were unbeaten, untied, and unscored on. The university had no team in the war years 1943-44. Robinson coached those years at Grambling High School. He returned to his college job in 1945. He received a bachelors degree from Leland, a master's from Iowa, an honorary doctor of laws from Louisiana Tech and an honorary doctor of letters from Yale.
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I know Coach Hobdy was on that team. I will find the teams that they beat. I've seen them before. If this team wasn't legit, it would have been challenged a long time ago from a more reputable source, i.e., all the Halls of Fame, and the NCAA. :bowdown:
School: Grambling
Years: 1941-1997
Inducted: 1997
Place of Birth: Jackson, LA
Date of Birth: 2/13/1919
Member Biography
Eddie Robinson coached Grambling State University 55 years. He won 408 games, lost 165, and tied 15. The 408 games won set a record for a college football coach. Among other achievements were these: 17 championships in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, 9 Black College National Championships, a streak of 27 consecutive winning seasons 1960-86. He had more than 80 players who joined teams in the National & American Football Leagues. Among the most famous were Willie Davis, Charlie Joiner, Buck Buchanan, Willie Brown, Tank Younger, Doug Williams, and Ernie Ladd. A significant date in his career was Sept. 28, 1985. The Grambling Tigers beat Oregon State 23-6 for his 323d victory, tying Bear Bryant for the all-time coaching record. Then came Oct. 5, 1985. The Tigers beat Praire View 27-7. This was No. 324, putting him on top. Under Robinson, Grambling played games in New Orleans Superdome, drawing 76,000 spectators; Yankee Stadium in New York drawing 64,000: the Meadowlands, the Los Angeles Coliseum, Houston Astrodome, and Chicago's Soldier Field. In 1976 Grambling played Morgan State in Tokyo; this was the first time a regular season college game had been played on foreign soil. Robinson received more awards than any other coach in history. Grambling named its new stadium after him. Both Grambling and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, named streets for him. Sports Illustrated had Eddie Robinson on its cover in 1985. The National Football Foundation gave him its award for Contribution to Amateur Football in 1992 and named him to College Football Hall of Fame in 1997. He is in another dozen halls of fame. Sports Network in 1987 started the Eddie Robinson Award for the coach of the year in Division I-AA. A Robinson Award for player of the year in black college football started in 1994. The Football Writers Association named the Robinson Award for national coach of the year in 1997. Robinson served as president of the American Football Coaches Association and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. He talked about his career: "I'm proud that most of our players graduate. We begin each meeting with a talk about the importance of education. The most important thing in football is the boy who plays the game. You can't coach 'em unless you love 'em." Edward G. Robinson was born Feb. 13, 1919, in Jackson, Louisiana. He attended McKinley High School in Baton Rouge and was running back on a football team that went 27-0 in 3 years. He attended Leland College, was football quarterback in 1939-40; the team had an 18-1 record. He began coaching at Grambling in 1941 with a 3-5 record. In 1942 there were 67 men in the college, and 33 were on the football squad. The Tigers had a 9-0 record; they were unbeaten, untied, and unscored on. The university had no team in the war years 1943-44. Robinson coached those years at Grambling High School. He returned to his college job in 1945. He received a bachelors degree from Leland, a master's from Iowa, an honorary doctor of laws from Louisiana Tech and an honorary doctor of letters from Yale.
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I know Coach Hobdy was on that team. I will find the teams that they beat. I've seen them before. If this team wasn't legit, it would have been challenged a long time ago from a more reputable source, i.e., all the Halls of Fame, and the NCAA. :bowdown:
bluedog
"Leader of Kings"
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Grambling State Records by Team 1942
Notice six recorded wins against an "unknown" opponent all ended up with the same score.
Rocky Marciano send help!
Grambling State Records by Team 1942
Notice six recorded wins against an "unknown" opponent all ended up with the same score.
Rocky Marciano send help!