By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
Due to the sanctions against legendary Penn State Nittany Lions head coach Joe Paterno, the late Grambling State Tigers head coach Eddie Robinson now has the most wins in college football at the Division I level. Paterno had surpassed Robinson’s mark in 2011.
Now, Robinson’s mark with 408 wins is the most. He first took over the Louisiana Normal School in 1941 and led the team through the 1997 season.
He was 408-165-15 during his long-time tenure at the Louisiana school. He also went 189-79-9 in conference play.
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His last winning record at the school came in 1994 when he guided the team to a 9-3 record.
However, in his final three seasons, The Tigers went 11-22 with a 5-6 mark in 1995 before back-to-back 3-8 records in 1996 and 1997.
Paterno surpassed Robinson’s mark with a win against the Illinois Fighting Illini on October 29th, 2011.
With Paterno having the wins removed due to the Jerry Sandusky investigation, Paterno’s last winning record at this time came in 1998 when he guided the team to a 9-3 record.
The Outback Bowl win over the Kentucky Wildcats is his last win on record following this ruling.
Paterno had coached the Nittany Lions from 1966 through the 2011 season. But the NCAA ruling has the 1998 season as his last official season on record due to the vacated wins.
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At press time, we do not know at this time if the NCAA will decide to re-evaluate this matter down the road when the Jerry Sandusky news has died down.
Robinson passed away in 2007, but his legacy is felt throughout football to this day. He has the Eddie Robinson Award, which honors the outstanding head coach in the Football Championship Subdivision. Last year was its 25th anniversary.
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