2016SWACCHAMPIONS | 2016AIRFORCERESERVEBOWLCHAMPIONS | 2016BLACKCOLLEGENATIONALCHAMPIONS GAME 13 2017SCHEDULE&RESULTS #12/#13 GRAMBLING STATE Game Celebration Bowl (11-1, 7-0 SWAC) Date Saturday, Dec. 16 Time 11 a.m. Sept. 2 at Tulane% L, 14-43 Location Atlanta, Ga. Sept. 9 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 23-10 Venue Mercedes-Benz Stadium Sept. 16 JACKSON STATE%! W, 36-21 Capacity 71,000 Sept. 23 at Mississippi Valley State* W, 38-6 Television ABC Sept. 30 vs. Clark Atlanta** W, 31-20 Radio 99.3 FM/97.3 FM Oct. 7 vs. Prairie View A&M*^ W, 34-21 Series Record GSU leads, 4-3 Oct. 21 ALCORN STATE* W, 41-14 GRAMBLINGSTATE NORTHCAROLINAA&T Oct. 28 TEXAS SOUTHERN*# W, 50-24 Series Streak: GSU lost 2 Nov. 4 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff* W, 31-26 TIGERS Last Meeting 1996 AGGIES Nov. 11 at Alabama State* W, 24-7 11-1 Result N.C. A&T, 17-12 11-0 Nov. 25 vs. Southern*^^ W, 30-21 7-0SWAC 8-0MEAC Dec. 2 vs. Alcorn State$ W, 40-32 Dec. 16 North Carolina A&T State+ 11 a.m. THE GAME: This is what the fan want and this is what the fans will get. It doesn’t get any better than the SWAC’s best team going up against the MEAC’s best team with a chance to win an HBCU National Championship. Not only do you have two great teams, but you will also have two outstanding coaches in Broderick Fobbs and Rod Broadway. * - Southwestern Athletic Conference Game | ** - Chicago Classic (Soldier Field) ^ - Texas State Fair Classic (Cotton Bowl) | ^^ - Bayou Classic (Mercedes-Benz Superdome) But the comparisons don’t just stop there. North Carolina A&T State won the inaugural Celebration Bowl and Grambling State won the crown last $ - SWAC Championship (NRG Stadium) |! - High School Day year. And if you thought that part was interesting, you will have Rod Broadway going up against a school he coaches and won a HBCU National # - Homecoming | % - ESPN3 |+ - ABC title. Both teams will be looking to claim their second Celebration Bowl championship. All Times Are Central and Subject To Change Rankings Listed are FCS Coaches Poll & FCS STATS Top 25 Poll THE COACHES: Grambling State’s Broderick Fobbs is a four-time SWAC Coach of the Year. In fact, he has had a stranglehold on that award for all four years he has roamed the sidelines in Grambling. Fobbs has compiled an impressive 38-10 overall mark in four seasons and is coming off back-to-back 10-plus win seasons for the Tigers. Fobbs is just one victory shy of winning the school’s 16th Black College Football National 2017OPPONENTSCHEDULE&RESULTS Championship and two straight Celebration Bowl wins. #7 NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE Rod Broadway once roamed the sidelines in Grambling. In fact, he was the head coach of the Tigers from 2007-2010. He compiled a 35-12 overall record in four seasons. He led the Tigers to the SWAC Championship and a Black College Football National Championship in 2008. (11-0, 8-0 MEAC) RANKINGS: Grambling State comes into the Celebration Bowl as the only ranked team in the conference at No. 12 in the FCS Coaches Top Sept. 2 at Gardner-Webb W, 45-3 25 Poll and remained No. 13 in the STATS FCS Top 25 Poll. Grambling State remained in the top spot in the SBN Sports Network Black College Sept. 9 MARS HILL W, 56-0 Football Poll and in the Urban Media Today Black College Football Poll. In the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Poll, the Tigers kept its position Sept. 16 at #20 Charlotte W, 35-31 at No. 2 behind North Carolina A&T State. Sept. 23 at Morgan State* W, 49-17 Sept. 30 at South Carolina State* W, 21-7 North Carolina A&T State is ranked No. 7 in the FCS Coaches Top 25 Poll and in the STATS FCS Top 25 Poll. The Aggies are ranked No. 2 in the SBN Oct. 7 DELAWARE STATE* W, 44-3 Sports Network Black College Football Poll and in the Urban Media Today Black College Football Poll. Oct. 14 at Florida A&M* W, 31-20 Oct. 21 BETHUNE-COOKMAN* W, 24-20 GRAMBLING STATE: The Tigers come into the game having won 11 straight games after the season-opening loss to Tulane. Grambling State Nov. 4 at Norfolk State* 35-7 is seeking its second consecutive HBCU National Championship and Celebration Bowl victory. Nov. 11 SAVANNAH STATE* W, 36-17 Nov. 18 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL* W, 24-10 Grambling State is fresh off winning back-to-back SWAC Championships as the Tigers scored 28 unanswered second-quarter points to take a 38- Dec. 16 vs. Grambling State 11 a.m. 10 lead into the half. However, Alcorn State came storming back in the fourth quarter with 22 points as the Tigers hung on for the 40-32 victory. * - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Game Devante Kincade fi nished the SWAC Championship as the Offensive MVP as the senior quarter back was 14-of-23 passing with two touchdowns GRAMBLINGSTATESPORTSRADIONETWORK and ran the ball 11 times for 75 yards and a pair of scores. De’Andre Hogues was named the SWAC Championship Defensive MVP after he fi nished with seven tackles, including one sack and one forced fumble. Santoria Black Play By Play Ossie Clark Color Analyst The matchup with the Aggies will be the fi rst time Grambling State faces a ranked opponent this season. Leon Thomas Sideline Coordinator Nick Harrison Pre-Game and Halftime Host/Sideline Announcer NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE: The MEAC Champs went through the season undefeated and took down a ranked opponent (#20 Charlotte) in the process. Station Affi liates KPCH - 99.3 Ruston Unlike in the past two season, the Aggies made a statement throughout the season and avoided the regular-season loss to rival North Carolina KJMG - 97.3 Monroe Central. North Carolina A&T State’s only close victory came on Oct. 21 with a 24-21 win over Bethune-Cookman. The Aggies are averaging 36.4 points and are holding opponents to 12.3 points per game. Online: thepeach993.com INSIDE GRAMBLING FOOTBALL The App: Retro Radio 993 Lamar Raynard, a Black College Football Player of the Year Finalist, paces the offensive attack for the Aggies. The red-shirt junior from High MONDAY’S • 7 p.m. Point, N.C. has thrown for 2,707 yards and 26 touchdowns this season. Elijah Bell has been on the receiving end of most of those passes with @GSU_Tigers ESPN RADIO - 97.7 54 catches for 858 yards and 11 touchdowns. Hosted by Santoria Black /gsu.tigers1 SERIES HISTORY: This will be just the eighth meeting between these two schools as Grambling State leads the series, 4-3. However, the Aggies have won the previous two meetings (1991and 1996). 1 GGRAMBLINGSTATEFOOTBALLRAMBLINGSTATEFOOTBALL TIGERFOOTBALLMEDIASERVICES MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY OFF OFF OFF PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE WEEKLYMEDIAPRESSOPPORTUNITIES SWAC NEWS & NOTES Grambling State head coach Broderick Fobbs and selected e-mail list. SWAC WEEKLY HONORS: players will meet with the media each Tuesday at 12 p.m. Each week during the regular season, the SWAC will GAME DAY COVERAGE during the season. Requests for specifi c players should be name an offensive, defensive, newcomer and special made to the Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing and Communications on Sunday afternoon prior to the press CREDENTIAL REQUESTS: teams player of the week. opportunity. All requests for media, radio, television, photography, scouting and parking credentials for the 2017 Grambling SWAC WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE: INTERVIEWS: State Football season, or for any individual game, should The SWAC football coaches will be available on a All interview requests for coach Broderick Fobbs, any be made in writing, on company letterhead or via e-mail weekly teleconference Mondays from August 28 - Grambling State assistant coaches and players must be (company name in address), to Brian Howard. Requests November 20 from 10:00 am until noon central time. coordinated through the Assistant Athletic Director for should be made at least one week prior to the game. In- Each coach will be available for 8-10 minutes each Marketing and Communications. dividual game credentials will not be mailed, but can be week for questions and reviews. picked up in the Sports Information Offi ce the week of the Players are available for interviews, either in person or game or at the Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Will- on the phone, before or after practice Sunday through Media representatives who wish to participate should Call. consult the conference weekly release. For credible media Wednesday. In order to arrange for player interviews, please provide at least 24 hours notice to the Assistant members only who wish to participate in the weekly coach- WILL CALL: Athletic Director for Marketing and Communications. es teleconference, the call in number is 1.800.356.8278. Any media credentials not picked up during the week at Player interviews may be conducted in the Football Sta- You will br prompted for a participant code and dial: the Hobdy Assembly Center will be available at Press Will dium Support Offi ce or in the Sports Information Offi ce. 298779#. Media Members are asked to mute your line The Grambling State training room, football locker room, Call beginning three hours prior to the game. until you have a question. To Mute and Unmute your line, weight room and meeting rooms are off-limits to the me- please us 4*. dia. Your cooperation is appreciated. PRESS BOX SERVICES: The press box, located on the south side of Eddie G.