1959 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

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1959 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Edward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons
←  1958
1960  →
1959 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Southern $ 7 –0 –08 –2 –0
No. 16 Prairie View A&M 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
Texas Southern 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Jackson State 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Arkansas AM&N 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Grambling 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Texas College 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Wiley 0 –7 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 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 1959 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Jackson State
W 52–6 [1]
October 10 Allen *
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 67–12 [2]
October 19vs. Texas Southern
W 34–1510,000 [3]
October 26vs. Grambling
W 35–69,500 [4]
October 31at Arkansas AM&N
W 29–0 [5]
November 7at Texas College
W 23–112,000 [6]
November 14at Mississippi Vocational *
W 36–0
November 21 Wiley *
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 21–12
November 28at Southern
L 6–20 [7]
December 5vs. Florida A&M *
L 7–2843,645 [8]
January 1vs. Wiley
W 47–101,200 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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The 1998 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Greg Johnson, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 1–10, with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, and finished ninth in the SWAC.

The 2000 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Larry Dorsey, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWAC West Division.

The 2001 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Larry Dorsey, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SWAC West Division.

The 2003 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach C. L. Whittington, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 1–10, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWAC West Division.

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References

  1. ↑ "Prairie View is easy winner". Alabama Tribune. October 2, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Prairie View wallops Allen". The State. October 11, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Prairie View romps by Texas Southern". The Kilgore News Herald. October 20, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Valiant Tiger effort fails". The Shreveport Journal. October 27, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Prairie View power crushes Arkansas State 29–0". The Call. November 6, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Prairie View 11 trounces Steers". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 8, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Prairie View upset, Southern hands PV 1st loss". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 5, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "A&M Rips Panthers, 28–7". Tallahassee Democrat. December 6, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Panthers cop win". Lincoln Journal-Star. January 2, 1960. Retrieved August 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 1, 2023.


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