The 2017 Grambling State Tigers football team represented

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in the

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. The Tigers were led by fourth-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Tigers finished the season 11–2, 7–0 in SWAC play to win the West Division. They defeated

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in the

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, receiving the conference's bid to the

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where they lost to North Carolina A&T.

Preseason

The Tigers were picked to finish first in the West Division.

Schedule

Ranking movements

References

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