The 2020 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by seventh-year head coach Broderick Fobbs and played their home games at Eddie Robinson Stadium in Grambling, Louisiana as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
On July 20, 2020, the Southwestern Athletic Conference announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes the football program. The conference is formalizing plans to conduct a competitive schedule for football during the 2021 spring semester.
Preseason Recruiting class Reference:
Preseason polls The SWAC will release their polls in July 2020.
+West Division 1 2 3 4 5 +East Division 1 2 3 4 5
Preseason all–SWAC teams
Offense
Defense
Schedule Due to the SWAC's postponement of the 2020 football season to spring 2021, games against South Alabama, South Carolina State and UTSA were canceled. The SWAC released updated spring schedules on August 17.
Game summaries Jackson State
Statistics Jackson StateGrambling State First downs 21 29 Total yards 473 422 Rushing yards 293 182 Passing yards 180 240 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 28:06 31:54
Team Category Player StatisticsJackson State Passing Jalon Jones 12/18, 180 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Tyson Alexander 17 carries, 184 yards, 1 TD Receiving Daylen Baldwin 4 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TDGrambling State Passing Geremy Hickbottom 24/35, 237 yards, 1 TD Rushing Geremy Hickbottom 16 carries, 81 yards, 1 TD Receiving Dorrell James 6 receptions, 87 yards
Vs. Prairie View A&M
Statistics Prairie View A&MGrambling State First downs 18 17 Total yards 370 308 Rushing yards 153 105 Passing yards 217 203 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 43:05 28:46
Team Category Player StatisticsPrairie View A&M Passing Trazon Connley 8/12, 152 yards, 1 TD Rushing Kristian Mosley 18 carries, 74 yards Receiving Chris Johnson 3 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TDGrambling State Passing Geremy Hickbottom 11/16, 113 yards, 2 INTs Rushing Lyndemian Brooks 11 carries, 61 yards Receiving Darrell Clark 6 receptions, 91 yards
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Statistics Arkansas–Pine BluffGrambling State First downs 18 16 Total yards 402 368 Rushing yards 56 87 Passing yards 346 281 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 27:53 32:07
Team Category Player StatisticsArkansas–Pine Bluff Passing Skyler Perry 18/30, 346 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Omar Allen Jr. 11 carries, 42 yards Receiving Josh Wilkes 6 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TDGrambling State Passing Elijah Walker 13/26, 174 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Keilon Elder 11 carries, 65 yards Receiving Kash Foley 5 receptions, 111 yards, 1 TD
Vs. Southern
Statistics Grambling StateSouthern First downs 13 19 Total yards 208 520 Rushing yards 143 232 Passing yards 65 288 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 25:51 34:09
Team Category Player StatisticsGrambling State Passing Elijah Walker 9/14, 65 yards, 1 TD Rushing Lyndemian Brooks 9 carries, 71 yards Receiving Raylon Richardson 3 receptions, 51 yards, 1 TDSouthern Passing John Lampley 8/11, 143 yards, 1 TDs Rushing Ladarius Skelton 7 carries, 76 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Ethan Howard 5 receptions, 80 yards
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