1962 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1962 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Prairie View Bowl, W 37–16 vs. Central State (OH)
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	6–3 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Billy Nicks (14th season)
Home stadium	Edward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons ← 1961 1963  →

1962 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Jackson State $	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Texas Southern	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Grambling	3	–	2	–	2			6	–	2	–	2
Prairie View A&M	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Southern	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Alcorn A&M	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Wiley	1	–	5	–	1			3	–	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Jackson State	Alumni Field Jackson, MS	L 7–41		[1]
October 6	at Texas Southern	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 14–21		[2]
October 15	vs. Wiley	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)	W 26–17		[3]
October 20	Grambling	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 15–23		[4]
October 27	Arkansas AM&N	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 25–0		[5]
November 10	at Bishop *	Bishop Stadium Dallas, TX	W 23–0
November 17	Alcorn A&M	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 59–7	10,000	[6]
November 24	Southern	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	W 34–14		[7]
December 1	Central State (OH) *	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX (Prairie View Bowl)	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.
10. "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1960–1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2023.