# 2024 Grambling State Tigers football team

The 2024 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were coached by first-year head coach Mickey Joseph and played at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium in Grambling, Louisiana.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at Louisiana* | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | ESPN+ | L 10–40 | 23,107 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Tuskegee* | Eddie G. Robinson Memorial StadiumGrambling, LA | HBCU Go | W 37–20 | 9,247 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Commerce* | Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | ESPN+ | W 35–28 $^{OT}$ | 5,944 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Jackson State* | Eddie G. Robinson Memorial StadiumGrambling, LA | ESPN+ | W 41–20 | 19,085 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. Prairie View A&M | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (State Fair Classic) | ESPN+ | L 34–36 $^{5OT}$ | 52,323 |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Alcorn State | Eddie G. Robinson Memorial StadiumGrambling, LA | ESPN+ | L 15–17 | 7,580 |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Eddie G. Robinson Memorial StadiumGrambling, LA | HBCU Go | W 31–21 | 17,135 |
| October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | at Texas Southern | Shell Energy StadiumHouston, TX | SWAC Digital | L 17–24 | 10,029 |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at Bethune–Cookman | Daytona StadiumDaytona Beach, FL | SWAC Digital | L 21–24 | 5,103 |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Alabama State | Eddie G. Robinson Memorial StadiumGrambling, LA | ESPN+ | W 24–23 | 3,621 |
| November 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Alabama A&M | Louis Crews StadiumHuntsville, AL | ESPNU | L 17–22 | 3,595 |
| November 30 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Southern | Caesars SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic) | NBC | L 14–24 | 63,207 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Central time |||||||
The game against Jackson State, a fellow member of the SWAC, will be played as non-conference game and will not count in the league standings.

## Game summaries
### at Louisiana (FBS)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Ragin' Cajuns (FBS) | 7 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 40 |
at Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana
* Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 23,107
* Referee: Ted Pitts
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan McDonald (play-by-play) and Eric Mouton (analyst)
| Statistics | GRAM | ULL |
| First downs | 12 | 24 |
| Plays–yards | 48–241 | 66–481 |
| Rushes–yards | 20–75 | 28–118 |
| Passing yards | 166 | 363 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–28–1 | 29–38–1 |
| Time of possession | 25:42 | 34:18 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Grambling State | Passing | Myles Crawley | 19/28, 166 yards, INT |
| Grambling State | Rushing | Ke'Travion Hargrove | 12 carries, 61 yards, TD |
| Grambling State | Receiving | Nick Howard | 5 receptions, 68 yards |
| Louisiana | Passing | Ben Wooldridge | 25/33, 308 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Louisiana | Rushing | Zylan Perry | 5 carries, 45 yards |
| Louisiana | Receiving | Harvey Broussard | 4 receptions, 76 yards, TD |

### Tuskegee (DII)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Tigers (DII) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| Tigers | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium, Grambling, LA
* Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 9,247
* Referee: Preston Clipper
* TV announcers (HBCU Go): Charles Neal (play-by-play)
| Statistics | TUSK | GRAM |
| First downs | 23 | 14 |
| Total yards | 380 | 384 |
| Rushing yards | 105 | 62 |
| Passing yards | 275 | 322 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–39–2 | 18–30–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:25 | 29:35 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Tuskegee | Passing | Christopher Roberson | 13/28, 193 yards, 2 INT |
| Tuskegee | Rushing | Johnny Morris | 12 carries, 51 yards, TD |
| Tuskegee | Receiving | Gabriel Garmon | 5 receptions, 116 yards |
| Grambling State | Passing | Myles Crawley | 16/26, 304 yards, 4 TD |
| Grambling State | Rushing | Tre Bradford | 13 carries, 52 yards |
| Grambling State | Receiving | Javon Robinson | 4 receptions, 151 yards, TD |

### at Texas A&M–Commerce

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Tigers | 6 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Lions | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas
* Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 91 °F (33 °C)
* Game attendance: 5,944
* Referee: Ed Bourgeois
* TV: ESPN+
| Statistics | GRAM | TAMC |
| First downs | 13 | 19 |
| Total yards | 247 | 419 |
| Rushing yards | 117 | 267 |
| Passing yards | 130 | 152 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 6 |
| Time of possession | 25:45 | 34:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Grambling State | Passing | Myles Crawley | 14/30, 125 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Grambling State | Rushing | Tre Bradford | 15 rushes, 70 yards, 2 TD |
| Grambling State | Receiving | Covadis Knighten | 4 receptions, 29 yards |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Ron Peace | 14/28, 152 yards, 4 INT |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Rushing | B. K. Jackson | 16 rushes, 149 yards, 2 TD |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Receiving | Christian Jourdain | 4 receptions, 57 yards |

### Jackson State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jackson State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grambling State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium, Grambling, LA
* Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Jackson State | Passing |
| Jackson State | Rushing |
| Jackson State | Receiving |
| Grambling State | Passing |
| Grambling State | Rushing |
| Grambling State | Receiving |

### vs. Prairie View A&M (State Fair Classic)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
* Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Grambling State | Passing |
| Grambling State | Rushing |
| Grambling State | Receiving |
| Prairie View A&M | Passing |
| Prairie View A&M | Rushing |
| Prairie View A&M | Receiving |

### Alcorn State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium, Grambling, LA
* Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Alcorn State | Passing |
| Alcorn State | Rushing |
| Alcorn State | Receiving |
| Grambling State | Passing |
| Grambling State | Rushing |
| Grambling State | Receiving |

### Arkansas–Pine Bluff

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium, Grambling, LA
* Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* TV: HBCU Go
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Passing |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Rushing |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Receiving |
| Grambling State | Passing |
| Grambling State | Rushing |
| Grambling State | Receiving |

### at Texas Southern

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Grambling State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Southern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TX
* Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* TV announcers (SWAC Digital): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Grambling State | Passing |
| Grambling State | Rushing |
| Grambling State | Receiving |
| Texas Southern | Passing |
| Texas Southern | Rushing |
| Texas Southern | Receiving |

### at Bethune–Cookman

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Daytona Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL
* Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV: HBCU GO
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Grambling State | Passing |
| Grambling State | Rushing |
| Grambling State | Receiving |
| Bethune–Cookman | Passing |
| Bethune–Cookman | Rushing |
| Bethune–Cookman | Receiving |

### Alabama State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium • Grambling, LA
* Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Alabama State | Passing |
| Alabama State | Rushing |
| Alabama State | Receiving |
| Grambling State | Passing |
| Grambling State | Rushing |
| Grambling State | Receiving |

### at Alabama A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 22 |
at Louis Crews Stadium • Huntsville, AL
* Date: Thursday November 14, 2024
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: NW 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
* Game attendance: 3,595
* Referee: Y. N. Myers III
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Tiffany Greene (play-by-play) and Jay Walker (analyst)
| Statistics | GRAM | AAMU |
| First downs | 12 | 27 |
| Total yards | 263 | 388 |
| Rushing yards | 94 | 160 |
| Passing yards | 169 | 228 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–29–2 | 20–35–0 |
| Time of possession | 23:21 | 36:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Grambling State | Passing | Myles Crawley | 12/27, 169 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Grambling State | Rushing | Ke'Travion Hargrove | 8 carries, 38 yards |
| Grambling State | Receiving | Jalen Johnson | 1 reception, 67 yards |
| Alabama A&M | Passing | Cornelious Brown | 20/35, 228 yards, TD |
| Alabama A&M | Rushing | Donovan Eaglin | 25 carries, 123 yards |
| Alabama A&M | Receiving | Keenan Hambrick | 8 receptions, 99 yards, TD |

### vs. Southern (Bayou Classic)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, LA
* Date: Saturday November 30, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV: NBC
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Southern | Passing |
| Southern | Rushing |
| Southern | Receiving |
| Grambling State | Passing |
| Grambling State | Rushing |
| Grambling State | Receiving |