1961 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

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1961 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Edward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons
←  1960
1962  →
1961 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Jackson State $ 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
Grambling 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
Southern 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Texas Southern 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Prairie View A&M 3 –4 –05 –4 –1
Wiley 2 –4 –14 –4 –1
Arkansas AM&N 1 –5 –13 –6 –1
Texas College 0 –7 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 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 1961 college football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–4–1, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Tennessee A&I *
T 21–216,000 [1]
September 23 Jackson State
L 14–20 [2]
October 7at Texas Southern
L 14–29 [3]
October 16vs. Wiley
W 48–1315,000 [4]
October 23vs. Grambling
L 14–345,000 [5]
October 28at Arkansas AM&N
W 25–16 [6]
November 4at Texas College
W 41–0
November 11 Bishop *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 20–210,000 [7]
November 18at Alcorn A&M *
W 37–7 [8]
November 25at Southern
L 7–14 [9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. ↑ "A&I gains 21–21 tie with Prairie View". The Nashville Tennessean. September 17, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Jackson takes grid victory". The Daily Advertiser. September 24, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Texas Southern top Prairie View in 29–14 win". Jackson Advocate. October 14, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Prairie View rolls over Wiley 48–13". Austin American-Statesman. October 17, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Grambling Tigers score easy 34–14 win over Prairie View". The Shreveport Times. October 24, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Prairie View claws Ark. A&M, 25–16, in last 50 seconds". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 4, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Prairie View dips Bishop Tiger, 20–2". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 18, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Second place won by Grambling team". The Shreveport Journal. November 20, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Southern is 14–7 victor". Lake Charles American-Press. November 26, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "1961 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 20, 2023.
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