Grambling routs Clark Atlanta 49-7

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Sat, Aug 29 · Eddie Robinson Stadium, Grambling, La. · Crowd 11,337SWAC TV

Grambling routed Clark Atlanta 49-7.

Next: Clark Atlanta beat Morehouse 31-21, Sat Sep 5

Next: Grambling beat Central State 48-26, Sat Sep 5

How it swung

Before kickoff, our ratings gave Grambling a 96% chance.

FinalGrambling 49-7 Clark AtlantaGrambling wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.
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No single play moved the chance by 20 points.

No single play moved the chance by 20 points.

Grambling’s chance to win after every play.
How to read this chartNot adjusted for the pregame line. Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores.

Every drive

Grambling scored on 6 of its 12 drives; Clark Atlanta on 2 of its 14.

Grambling’s drives are teal, Clark Atlanta’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.

own goalgoal lineQ1Clark Atlanta: Punt, from 73 yards out to 100PuntClark Atlanta: Touchdown, from 65 yards out to 0TouchdownGrambling: Punt, from 76 yards out to 69PuntClark Atlanta: Punt, from 85 yards out to 87PuntGrambling: Punt, from 80 yards out to 54PuntClark Atlanta: Punt, from 87 yards out to 74PuntGrambling: Punt, from 58 yards out to 59PuntClark Atlanta: Punt, from 69 yards out to 39PuntGrambling: Touchdown, from 87 yards out to 0TouchdownQ2Clark Atlanta: Punt, from 84 yards out to 86PuntGrambling: Touchdown, from 55 yards out to 0TouchdownClark Atlanta: Punt, from 71 yards out to 56PuntGrambling: Touchdown, from 97 yards out to 0TouchdownClark Atlanta: End of half, from 72 yards out to 72End of halfQ3Clark Atlanta: Touchdown, from 75 yards out to 0TouchdownGrambling: Punt, from 75 yards out to 61PuntClark Atlanta: Punt, from 58 yards out to 41PuntGrambling: Punt, from 90 yards out to 60PuntClark Atlanta: Punt, from 72 yards out to 66PuntGrambling: Touchdown, from 62 yards out to 0TouchdownQ4Clark Atlanta: Punt, from 82 yards out to 81PuntGrambling: Touchdown, from 72 yards out to 0TouchdownClark Atlanta: Turned over on downs, from 75 yards out to 66DownsGrambling: Touchdown, from 34 yards out to 0TouchdownClark Atlanta: Missed field goal, from 75 yards out to 23Missed FGGrambling: Uncategorized, from 77 yards out to 68Uncategorized

From Clark Atlanta’s side

Clark Atlanta’s best moment: Dennis 3-yd run (Q4 5:42). It lifted Clark Atlanta’s win chance by 13 points.

Box score

Grambling 49, Clark Atlanta 7

Clark Atlanta leaders

  • Passing Xzavier Jackson 6 of 20, 98 yds, 1 TD
  • Rushing Trayvon Pinder 9 for 38 yds; Dae'Jeaun Dennis 9 for 23 yds
  • Receiving Chry'shawn Sellers 4 for 85 yds, 1 TD; Jeremiah Valdry 2 for 25 yds

Grambling leaders

  • Passing RJ Johnson III 15 of 17, 133 yds, 1 TD
  • Rushing Andre Crews 6 for 50 yds; D'Shaun Ford 6 for 41 yds, 1 TD
  • Receiving Jordan Bride 7 for 72 yds; Tyson George 7 for 45 yds, 1 TD

Before kickoff

Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.

Recent games

Last three games · 2025 season

Clark Atlanta · 3-7

Rated 393rd in our preseason ratings.

W 48-45 vs Morehouse #401 of 667

L 28-43 @ Kentucky State #290 of 667

L 41-55 vs Edward Waters #330 of 667

L 20-27 @ Miles #392 of 667

L 7-32 @ Albany State #266 of 667

L 24-59 vs Benedict #272 of 667

L 38-49 @ Allen #349 of 667

W 26-21 vs Fort Valley State #333 of 667

W 17-12 vs Florida Memorial University

L 28-31 vs Valdosta State #269 of 667

Last three games · 2025 season

Grambling · 7-5

Rated 172nd in our preseason ratings.

L 27-28 @ Southern #249 of 667

lost by 1 as a 13.5-point underdog

L 16-27 @ Alcorn State #177 of 667

lost by 11 as a 1.5-point favorite

W 31-23 vs Bethune-Cookman #198 of 667

won by 8 as a 1.5-point favorite

W 13-10 vs Alabama A&M #218 of 667

won by 3 as a 3.5-point favorite

W 26-24 vs Jackson State #101 of 667

won by 2 as a 21-point underdog

W 20-16 @ Arkansas-Pine Bluff #254 of 667

won by 4 as an 8-point favorite

L 20-21 vs Texas Southern #209 of 667

lost by 1 as a 3.5-point favorite

L 13-28 @ Prairie View A&M #180 of 667

lost by 15 as a 3-point favorite

W 31-28 vs East Texas A&M #216 of 667

won by 3 as a 3.5-point underdog

W 37-31 vs Kentucky State #357 of 667

L 0-70 @ Ohio StateTop 25 #1 of 667

lost by 70 as a 51.5-point underdog

Grambling lost 0-70 at Ohio State. Never had a real chance.

W 55-7 vs Langston

The series

Grambling leads the series 1-0

1 meeting since 2017 · Grambling won the last meeting

  • 2017Grambling 31-20

Line, fans and home field

Home field

Home-field advantage: Bottom third of FBS.

0% at home, 0% on the road against FBS opponents (0-0 home, 0-10 away).

Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +11.8 at home vs. away over 37 games — outside the ±8.7 noise, one of the few buildings where results say more.

Night kickoff — historically worth about half a point more to the home side against the number, and not much more than that. The visitors travel about 489 miles to get here.

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