By: Brian Howard
| Grambling State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
| Date/Time |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 | Gameday |
| Location |
Pine Bluff, Arkansas | Simmons Bank Field |
| Tickets |
Purchase Tickets Here |
| TV/Streaming |
ESPN+ |
| Radio |
HITZ 96.3 FM (Ruston) |
| Live Stats |
gsutigers.com |
| Grambling State |
Game Notes |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
N/A |
| All-Time Series |
Grambling State leads 31-12-2 |
| Social Media |
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| Grambling State Gameday Fan Color |
White |
GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University football team closes out back-to-back road games with a trip on Saturday to visit Arkansas-Pine Bluff in a Southwestern Athletic Conference game. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. from Simmons Bank Field.
Grambling State (3-5 overall, 2-3 SWAC) enters the contest off a 26-3 road loss to Florida A&M last week. The Tigers fell behind 14-0 early in the second quarter and could not recover.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-7, 0-5) is riding a seven-game losing streak after opening the season with a 34-16 victory over Lane College. The Golden Lions will enter Saturday's tilt off a 59-17 road loss to Texas Southern last week.
Saturday's game will be streamed live on ESPN+. In addition, Grambling State will broadcast and stream the game on the Grambling State Sports Radio Network. The game can be heard in Ruston (KRUS - Hitz 96.3) and in Monroe (KNNW - 103.1 FM). The Tigers' broadcast crew of Santoria Black, Ossie Clark and Nick Harrison and T. Lay Collins will call all of the action.
"This week we are playing a good Arkansas-Pine Bluff football team," Grambling State head football coach
Broderick Fobbs said. "They have an exceptional good coaching staff and like us, they've had some bumps in the road. We have to go into the game and play Grambling football. We need to protect the ball, be solid in all three phases and if we can do that, we should be able to leave Pine Bluff with the victory."
ABOUT THE GAME
- Grambling State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff will be meeting for the 46
th time in the series and the second time in 2021
- The Tigers and Golden Lions met in the spring, with UAPB picking up a 48-21 victory at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
- Grambling State has won two out of their last four games, while Arkansas-Pine Bluff is searching for its first win since Sept. 4 against Lane College
- Both teams have been eliminated from postseason play
- The game will be streamed live on ESPN+
GRAMBLING STATE NEWS & NOTES
- The Tigers are coming off a 26-3 road defeat to Florida A&M last week
- The last three games for GSU were Homecoming contests, as the Tigers went 1-2
- Of the Homecoming games, Grambling State's win came against Texas Southern, but fell to Alcorn State and FAMU
- Grambling State has played all four quarterbacks this season –
Elijah Walker,
Aldon Clark,
Noah Bodden and
John-Paul Pierce
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Elijah Walker saw most of the action last Saturday against Florida A&M as
Aldon Clark came on in the fourth quarter
- Kicker
Garrett Urban provided the points with a 35-yard field goal in the third quarter
- Grambling State ranks tops in the conference in defensive touchdowns, fewest penalties, fumbles lost, passes intercepted and turnovers gained
- Nationally, the Tigers are ranked fourth in defensive touchdowns, sixth in blocked punts and seventh in team tackles for loss
ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF NEWS & NOTES
- The Golden Lions enter off a 59-17 loss to Texas Southern last week
- Arkansas-Pine Bluff got a 21-yard field goal in the first quarter, but were outscored, 59-14, the rest of the way
- UAPB is averaging 19.3 points per game
- The Golden Lions average 318.8 total yards of offense, including 202.5 through the air
- Skyler Perry paces the offensive attack, going 107 of 216 passing for 1,245 yards and three touchdowns
- Defensively, Jalon Thigpen has registered 54 tackles, while Monroe Beard III has three sacks
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
- Grambling State leads the all-time series, 31-12-2
- The series dates back to 1951 with Arkansas-Pine Bluff claiming a 25-13 victory
- Grambling State has won four out of the last five games
- GSU own the longest winning streak in the series – 11 games
- Arkansas-Pine Bluff won the last matchup, a 48-21 victory during the spring
BRODERICK FOBBS TRENDS
- This will be the eighth meeting between Grambling State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff
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Broderick Fobbs is 6-1 against UAPB
- The Tigers are unbeaten (3-0) in games played in the state of Arkansas
- Grambling State is 14-3 in games played in November
- GSU is 40-20 in games played before 6 p.m. and 38-21 in games played on artificial turf
LOOKING AHEAD TO WHAT'S NEXT
- Grambling State closes out its home campaign by playing host to Bethune-Cookman on Nov. 13
- The Tigers and Wildcats will be meeting for the 12
th time, but the first time as members of the SWAC
- Grambling State holds an 8-3 advantage in the series, which dates back to 1954
- The Wildcats have won the past two meetings, including a 56-53 victory at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
- Bethune-Cookman is winless this season (0-8, 0-5) and plays host to Alcorn State on Saturday
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