The FAMU Rattler (4-2, 2-1 SWAC) football team takes on the Grambling State Tigers (1-5, 0-3 SWAC) today in Grambling, La. Kickoff is at 2 pm.
The Rattlers are riding a four game winning streak after a 20-14 victory against the defending HBCU National Champions South Carolina State last week in Orangeburg, SC.
The Tigers are coming off a double OT 31-31 road loss to Alabama A&M. GSU’s only win of the season was a 47-21 victory over Northwestern State on September 10.
Today's game will be broadcast live on HBCU-GO with Jon Kelley and Charlie Neal. The game will also be broadest live on the Rattler Sports Network with Melvin Beal and Albert Chester calling all the action.
About the game
- FAMU and Grambling will be meeting for the 17th time
- FAMU is entering the game riding a four-game winning streak this season
- Grambling, playing at home for the first-time this season, will be looking to snap a four-game losing streak
- The game will be streamed live on HBCU-GO
- Today's game will mark the first time in more than 30 years (31 to be exact) since FAMU visited Grambling, LA
- Grambling holds the all-time series lead, 10-6
- The Tigers won the first meeting between the two teams in 1955, 28-21
- Grambling has outscored FAMU, 326-338, in the 16 games series
- FAMU won the last meeting between the two teams 26-3 (20-21) in Tallahassee