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
Conf.Overall
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. WileyW 47–101,200 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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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.