2008 Grambling State Tigers football team

The 2008 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Rod Broadway, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 11–2 and a mark of 7–0 in conference play, and finished as both SWAC and black college national champion.

2008 Grambling State Tigers football
SWAC Championship Game, W 41–9 vs. Jackson State
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 24
FCS CoachesNo. 24
Record11–2 (7–0 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Rod Broadway (2nd season)
Home stadiumEddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Jackson State xy  6 1   7 5  
Alabama A&M  4 3   5 7  
Alabama State  2 5   3 8  
Mississippi Valley State  1 6   3 8  
Alcorn State  1 6   2 10  
West Division
Grambling State xy$  7 0   11 2  
Prairie View A&M  6 1   9 1  
Southern  5 2   6 5  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  2 5   3 9  
Texas Southern  1 6   4 8  
Championship: Grambling State 41, Jackson State 9
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
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