2005 Grambling State Tigers football team

The 2005 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Melvin Spears, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 11–1 and a mark of 9–0 in conference play, and finished as both SWAC and black college national champion.

2005 Grambling State Tigers football
SWAC Championship Game, W 45–5 vs. Alabama A&M
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 11
Record11–1 (9–0 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Melvin Spears (2nd season)
Home stadiumEddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
2005 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alabama A&M xy  7 2   9 3  
Alabama State  6 3   6 5  
Mississippi Valley State  5 4   6 5  
Alcorn State  5 4   6 5  
Jackson State  2 7   2 9  
West Division
No. 11 Grambling State xy$  9 0   11 1  
Southern  4 5   4 5  
Prairie View A&M  3 6   5 6  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  3 6   3 8  
Texas Southern  1 8   1 10  
Championship: Grambling State 45, Alabama A&M 6
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
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