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Pelican Bowl. Grambling—also SWAC co-champion but the conference's second seed because of a loss to Alcorn—represented the SWAC in the Pelican Bowl in Alcorn's place. Regardless, before 30,120 fans, Grambling captured its second Pelican Bowl championship with its 28–7 victory
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Prather pass to Mickey Pringle, and the second came on a one-yard Jackie Reed run to take a 12–0 lead. State retained the lead through the fourth quarter when Southern scored a pair of touchdowns the lead late. Michael Bryant scored
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a Stone pass and returned it 70-yards for a score as time expired to give the Tigers a 35–6 lead at the half. After extending their lead to 42–6 in the third on a five-yard Reed pass to Oliver
Alexander, Grambling scored another pair of touchdowns in the fourth. Herman Christophe scored on a 24-yard
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Tureaud opened the scoring with touchdown runs of one and 56-yards to give the Tigers a 14–0 lead. Tureaud was injured later in the period, and his replacement Lee Fobbs answered with a 55-yard touchdown run to give Grambling a 21–0 lead at the end of the first quarter. Central opened the second
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Carolina State entered the game as MEAC champions for the second year in a row, with an 8–1–1 record. The Southern Jaguars entered the game as the top-seeded SWAC co-champions, with a 9–3 record. For the third time in as many contests, the SWAC representative was victorious,
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Carolina State entered the game as MEAC champions with an 8–3 record. Grambling entered the game as the second-seeded SWAC co-champions, on a ten-game winning streak, with a 10–1 record. For the second time in as many contests Grambling was victorious, this time by a score of 28–7 in
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capturing the 1974 black college football national championship.
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1587:. Spartanburg, SC. Associated Press. p. B3
1118:. Spartanburg, SC. Associated Press. p. A6
198:The 1973 contest was scheduled to be played at
1761:. Charleston, SC. Associated Press. p. 1B
1721:"S.C.State downed 15–12 in Pelican Bowl title"
1627:. Charleston, SC. Associated Press. p. 4B
1560:. Charleston, SC. Associated Press. p. 4B
931:this time being Southern by a score of 15–12.
1827:Recurring sporting events established in 1972
1822:American football competitions in New Orleans
1214:"Grambling outdefenses State in Pelican Bowl"
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1414:"Jaguars Rally To Win Pelican Bowl By 15–12"
1001:. Rock Hill, SC. Associated Press. p. 7
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1395:"Pelican Fans: Sugar Bowl Sign an Insult"
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1719:Staff Reporters (January 3, 1976).
1689:Sanders, Steve (December 8, 1974).
1649:Sanders, Steve (December 7, 1974).
1581:"Grambling backs into Pelican Bowl"
1023:UPI Reporters (November 22, 1972).
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1755:"Southern trips S.C. State 15–12"
1651:"S.C.State meets Grambling today"
1055:"Grambling wins and claims title"
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480:Tulane Stadium (New Orleans, LA)
1436:Atlanta Journal and Constitution
1412:Tom Aswell (December 29, 1975).
1371:Joe Planas (December 29, 1975).
1306:"Grambling State Yearly Results"
1212:Beck, James (December 8, 1974).
1166:"Grambling State Yearly Results"
131:Southwestern Athletic Conference
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127:Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
1807:Defunct college football bowls
1789:. Spartanburg, SC. p. B1.
1349:. January 22, 1976. p. 48
1146:. October 31, 1974. p. 48
1088:. Associated Press. p. 4B
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1697:. Spartanburg, SC. p. B1
1657:. Spartanburg, SC. p. A6
1270:"Grambling in Pel Bowl Today"
1240:"Alcorn State Yearly Results"
1727:. Washington, DC. p. 10
1373:"Sports Front: Pelican Bowl"
1220:. Charleston, SC. p. 1B
1025:"Duke selected as bowl site"
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1112:"Pelican Bowl is cancelled"
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169:Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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161:A. W. Mumford Stadium
1558:The News and Courier
1474:. November 10, 1977.
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1294:. December 8, 1974.
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288:Legacy
244:Hawaii
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