1957 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1957 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Prairie View Bowl, T 6–6 vs. Texas Southern
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	6–3–1 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Billy Nicks (9th season)
Home stadium	Blackshear Field
Seasons ←  1956 1958  →

1957 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wiley $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	1
Texas Southern	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Prairie View A&M	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Southern	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Texas College	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Langston	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1957 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 1957 NCAA College Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 6–3–1, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

Their 28–0 victory at Arkansas AM&N was the first live televised game that featured two HBCUs. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 28	Jackson *	Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 22–7	[2]
October 14	vs. Texas Southern	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic, rivalry)	W 7–6	[3]
October 26	Grambling *	Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 25–14	[4]
November 2	at Arkansas AM&N	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 28–0	[5]
November 9	at Texas College	Steer Stadium Tyler, TX	W 20–13	[6]
November 16	at Tennessee A&I *	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 7–32	[7]
November 23	Langston	Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 19–0	[8]
November 30	at Southern	Municipal Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 13–18	[9]
December 7	Wiley	Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 6–14	[10]
January 1, 1958	vs. Texas Southern*	Public School Stadium Houston, TX (Prairie View Bowl)	T 6–6	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "Arkansas' TV debut spoiled by Prairie View". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 9, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Prairie View beats Jackson 22 to 7 in opener". The Call. October 4, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Prairie View beats Texas Southern, 7–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 15, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Prairie tops Grambling by 25–14 margin". The Shreveport Times. October 27, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Prairie View wins, 28–0". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 3, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Prairie View wins over Texas College". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 10, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tennessee State air game chills Prairie View". The Nashville Tennessean. November 17, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Prairie View paddles Langston in mud tilt". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 30, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Southern beats Prairie View". The San Francisco Examiner. December 1, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Wiley posts 14–6 victory". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. December 8, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Three safeties give Texas Southern tie, 6–6". Wichita Falls Record News. January 2, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "1957 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 22, 2023.
13. "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1955–1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2023.