1996 Grambling State Tigers football team

1996 Grambling State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
1996 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. T–8 Jackson State $^  6 1   10 2  
Southern  5 2   7 5  
Mississippi Valley State  5 2   7 4  
Texas Southern  5 2   7 4  
Alcorn State  3 4   4 7  
Grambling State  2 5   3 8  
Alabama State  2 5   3 8  
Prairie View A&M  0 7   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 1996 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 54th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–8 and a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the SWAC.