The 1972 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In its 30th season under head coach Eddie Robinson, Grambling compiled an 11–2 record (5–1 against conference opponents), tied for the SWAC championship, defeated North Carolina Central in the Pelican Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 346 to 123. The team was recognized as the 1972 black college football national champion and was ranked No. 8 by the Associated Press in the final small college rankings.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	vs. Morgan State*		Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (Whitney M. Young Memorial Classic)	W 6–0	63,517–64,409	[1]
September 16	Alcorn A&M		Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	L 6–9	11,520–14,202	[2]
September 22	at Long Beach State*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Freedom Classic)	L 19–25	42,058	[3][4]
September 30	vs. Prairie View A&M		Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, DC	W 36–0	20,109–20,414	[5]
October 7	No. 3 Tennessee State*		Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	W 27–18	12,035	[6]
October 14	vs. Mississippi Valley State		Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO	W 27–21	9,381–9,831	[7]
October 21	Jackson State		Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	W 26–13	22,000	[8]
October 28	at Texas Southern		Astrodome Houston, TX	W 21–15	52,745	[9]
November 4	at Hawaii*	No. 9	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 46–7	23,003	[10]
November 11	Norfolk State*	No. 8	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	W 39–6	3,853	[11]
November 18	at Southern	No. 8	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 0–0 (forfeit)		[12]
November 25	Nevada*	No. 8	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	W 37–3	14,000	[13]
December 2	at North Carolina Central*	No. 8	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Pelican Bowl)	W 56–6	22,500	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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