Grambling Tigers

Grambling State Tigers football is arguably the most storied brand in HBCU sports, built on the legacy of Eddie Robinson, the winningest coach in college football history before his 400-win milestone was surpassed. Black and gold Tigers teams once packed the New Orleans Superdome and Yankee Stadium and even played in Tokyo, a testament to a national following that transcended the SWAC. Grambling has produced more NFL players than almost any program of its size in the country. It remains a symbol of HBCU football excellence.

Grambling State University was founded in 1901, and its football program became a national phenomenon under Eddie Robinson, who coached the Tigers from 1941 to 1997 (with a wartime break) and won 408 games, the most in college football history at his retirement. Grambling has claimed 15 Black college football national championships and 27 conference championships, the most of any SWAC program. Robinson's teams reeled off 27 consecutive winning seasons between 1960 and 1986, and the program sent more than 200 players on to professional football.