1962 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

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1962 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–3 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Edward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons
←  1961
1963  →
1962 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Jackson State $ 6 –1 –010 –1 –0
Texas Southern 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Grambling 3 –2 –26 –2 –2
Prairie View A&M 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Southern 3 –4 –05 –5 –0
Arkansas AM&N 2 –4 –14 –5 –1
Alcorn A&M 2 –5 –04 –5 –0
Wiley 1 –5 –13 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1962 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 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 6–3, with a conference record of 4–3, and finished fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Jackson State
L 7–41 [1]
October 6at Texas Southern
L 14–21 [2]
October 15vs. Wiley
W 26–17 [3]
October 20 Grambling
L 15–23 [4]
October 27 Arkansas AM&N
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 25–0 [5]
November 10at Bishop *
  • Bishop Stadium
  • Dallas, TX
W 23–0
November 17 Alcorn A&M
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 59–710,000 [6]
November 24 Southern
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 34–14 [7]
December 1 Central State (OH) *
W 37–16 [8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "P.V. no match for Jackson: Jackson U. rolls to easy win". The Pittsburgh Courier. September 29, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "League lead shared by Texas Southern". Victoria Advocate. October 9, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Prairie View defeats Wiley". Longview News-Journal. October 16, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Grambling tops Prairie View, 23–15". Lake Charles American-Press. October 21, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Arkansas no match for P.V." The Pittsburgh Courier. November 3, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Prairie View A&M pops Alcorn A&M". Abilene Reporter-News. November 18, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "P.V. tops Cats, 34–14". The Louisiana Weekly. December 1, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Prairie View wins, 37–16". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. December 2, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "1962 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 14, 2023.
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