1963 Grambling Tigers football team

1963 Grambling Tigers football
1963 Grambling Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	5–3–1 (3–3–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Eddie Robinson (21st season);
Home stadium	Grambling Stadium
	Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Prairie View A&M $^	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Southern	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Texas Southern	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Grambling	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Arkansas AM&N	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Jackson State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Wiley	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Alcorn A&M	0	–	7	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1963 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 21st-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–3–1 and a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Alcorn A&M	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 40–23		^[1]
September 28	Southern	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA (rivalry)	L 21–22		^[2]
October 5	at Tennessee A&I*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 26–14		^[3]
October 12	Mississippi Vocational*	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	W 39–6		^[4]
October 19	Prairie View A&M	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA (rivalry)	L 7–28		^[5]
October 26	at Jackson State	Alumni Stadium Jackson, MS	W 62–16		^[6]
November 2	Texas Southern	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	L 13–27	5,300	^[7]^[8]
November 9	at Arkansas AM&N	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	T 7–7		^[9]
November 16	Wiley	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	W 34–8		^[10]
*Non-conference game