1952 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

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1952 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
SWAC champion
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–2 (6–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBlackshear Field
Seasons
←  1951
1953  →
1952 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Prairie View A&M $ 6 –0 –07 –2 –0
Southern 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
Texas College 3 –2 –14 –3 –1
Arkansas AM&N 2 –2 –23 –6 –2
Wiley 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Langston 1 –4 –12 –6 –1
Bishop 0 –6 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1952 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M College of Texas (now known as Prairie View A&M University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1952 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 7–2, with a conference record of 6–0, and finished as SWAC champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4 Bishop
W 58–0 [1]
October 13vs. Wiley
W 53–015,000 [2]
October 25at Florida A&M *
L 7–10 [3]
November 1 Arkansas AM&N
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 39–135,000 [4]
November 8 Texas College
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 44–12 [5]
November 15at Grambling *
W 27–14 [6]
November 22at Langston
W 18–0 [7]
November 29 Southern
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 31–65,000 [8]
January 1, 1953vs. Texas Southern *
L 12–1313,000 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "P.V. scores 58–0 win". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 11, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "P.V. slaughters Wiley, 53–0 in Cotton Bowl". The Call. October 17, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Florida A&M edges Texas team, 10–7". The Miami Herald. October 26, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Prairie View's air attack shows class". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 8, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Prairie View tops TC Steers by 44–12". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 9, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Airlanes filled as P-V beats Grambling". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 22, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Panthers drop Langston, 18–0". The Daily Oklahoman. November 23, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Southern shocked by Prairie View power; Bows 31–6". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Texas Southern victor in Prairie View Bowl". The Baltimore Sun. January 2, 1953. Retrieved September 24, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1950–1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
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