Grambling State University - Tiger Yearbook (Grambling, LA)

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Clyde Dyson halted by Jackson defenders. Win Streak Ended JSU Halts G-Men Who says history never repeats itself? It most certainly did last Oct. 26 in Jackson, Miss. For the first half of the 1985 grid season, the G-Men devastated all six opponents—just as the power-packed 1975 unit had done. The ’85 Tigers beat major college foe Oregon State and whipped Tennessee St. in Nashville. The 1975 squad was the only other GSU outfit to accomplish that feat. Both Eddie Robinson teams traveled to Jackson with 6-0 charts and both suffered their first setbacks. The ‘‘team of the 70s’ walked away from the Mississippi capital with a 10-point loss (24-14) and the ’85 squad was hand- ed a nine-point defeat. When time finally ran out, Jackson had defeated GSU 35-26 before a crowd of 27,765 rain-soaked fans. JSU snapped GSU’s 11-game winning streak dating back to last season and also spoiled Eddie Robinson’s bid to surpass George ‘‘Papa Bear’’ Halas’ 326 victories on the collegiate pro level. Jackson quarterback Shannon Boyd started the scoring barrage with a six-yard TD pass to tailback Lewis Tillman. But the Louisiana Tigers jumped out to a 13-7 lead on two Ardashir Nobahar field goals and a 45-yard TD reception by i . ' : wingback John McFarland. Jeffrey Smith goes for interception. The hometown squad reeled off four more TDs. Boyd hooked up on 66 and 35-yard TD tosses to Stacey Mobley and Ter- rence Hull, respectively. Then right tackle Leon Seals pounced on a Landry fumble in the end zone for a touchdown and linebacker Jackie Walker returned a Landry pass 67 yards with 9:17 left in the third period to put JSU out front 35-13. GSU linebacker Joe Williams returned a Shannon Boyd pass 18-yards for a touchdown at 4:32 to cut the lead to 35-20. Then Landry connected on an 11-yard TD toss to McFarland with 48 seconds left in the third period to establish the final score. Fred Collins Jr. snags Jackson runner. ae aS 138 Football

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3I-2I Valley Defeated The Tigers took over sole possession of first place in the SWAC by downing previously undefeated Mississip- pi Valley 31-21 before 18,000 rain-soaked fans in Rob- inson Stadium. Eddie Robinson also reached another milestone. This time he tied the late “Papa Bear” Halas’ all-time colle- giate pro victory record of 326. “But the most important thing about the game was oe into the conference lead and remaining unbeat- ” Rob noted. ae 4-0 overall and 3-0 in the SWAC, Grambling trailed 14-6 at halftime. Eddie’s crew struck first when running back Wayne Hill crossed the goal line on a four-yard scamper. The Grosse Tete native gained 124 yards on 24 carries and scored four of GSU’s five TDs to lead the Tiger attack. Following the six-pointer, y Tn Grambling attempted to run for two tallies, but the Tiger pounces on Valley fumble. move failed. The GSU defense was tenacious. Valley reeled off the next two scores on eight-yard touchdown aerials to wideout Joe Thomas and running back Carl Byrum. Both PATs were good and the Delta Devils enjoyed a one touchdown halftime lead. The celebration, however, was short-lived as Grambling struck for two third quarter scores. The first came on a 27-yard TD pass from Terrell Landry to John McFarland. Another two-point attempt failed. But it wasn’t long before Hill scored again and Ardashir Nobahar kicked the PAT. The Mississippi crew narrowed the score late in the third quarter when Totten hit Byrum for a 12-yard TD reception. The extra point attempt failed, and Valley trailed 25-21 with 1:56 left in the third. Grambling pushed across an insurance jouehdown | in the final stanza on a 15-yard Hill run that ended the scoring. With the vicion GSU pushed it’s win streak to 11 in a row. The last Tiger defeat came ironically at the hands of Valley in Indianapolis. ‘ x Valley quarterback reads Tiger defensive set.

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TSU Suffers 30-6 Loss It was definitely a record-breaking after- noon. As the Tigers were busy dismantling an of- fensive-minded Texas Southern team, Eddie Robinson and Ardashir Nobahar were demol- ishing two long-standing records. Coach Rob eclipsed “Papa Bear’ Halas’ all-time collegiate pro win mark of 326 victo- ries with his team’s 30-6 thrashing of TSU. Nobahar, who kicked three field goals dur- ing the battle, made SWAC history by booting a record-breaking 54-yarder early in the fourth quarter. GSU initiated the scoring when Wayne Hill romped 14 yards for a TD. Nobahar’s 25-yard field goal in the second quarter gave the Ti- gers a 10-0 lead. © But then TSU tallied when Donald Narcisse caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from signal caller Johnny Cole. The PAT failed. Grambling made it 17-6 at halftime after Terrell Landry drilled a 28-yard scoring aerial to John McFarland. Following a scoreless third quarter, Carlos Ellison of the Tigers scored on a one-yard scamper. Nobahar later added his record- setting three-pointer covering 54 yards. The junior kicker finished the scoring with a 30- yard field goal. : Tight end Arthur Wells paced the Tiger re- ceivers with six catches for 108 yards. Hill, the national scoring leader in Division I- AA, finished with 60 yards on 14 carries. Landry had a good afternoon, finishing with 13 completions in 23 attempts for 237 yards. The win boosted GSU’s overall slate to 7-1 and revised its SWAC record to 4-1. Biddle Medley gets a sack. Hill finds a king-size hole courtesy of Lee and Moore. a