1965 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1965 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	5–3–1 (3–3–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Billy Nicks (17th season)
Home stadium	Edward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons ←  1964 1966  →

1965 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Grambling $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Southern	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Texas Southern	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Jackson State	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Prairie View A&M	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Arkansas AM&N	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Alcorn A&M	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Wiley	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA College Division UPI Poll

The 1965 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 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–3–1, with a conference record of 3–3–1, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Jackson State	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	T 7–7	8,500	[1]
September 25	Southern	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 13–28		[2]
October 2	at Grambling	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	L 7–44	23,000	[3]
October 18	vs. Wiley	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)	W 16–7	5,000	[4]
October 23	at Arkansas AM&N	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 24–14		[5]
October 30	at Edward Waters *	Wolfson Stadium Jacksonville, FL	W 18–10		[6]
November 6	Bishop *	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 19–0		[7]
November 13	at Alcorn A&M	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 17–14		[8]
November 20	at Texas Southern	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 0–16		[9]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Jackson State ties Prairie View, 7–7". Abilene Reporter-News. September 19, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Prairie View is bumped by Southern club". The Shreveport Times. September 26, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tigers rout Prairie View". The Shreveport Times. October 4, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Prairie View wins over Wiley, 16–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 19, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Billy Hall directs Prairie View to win". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 24, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Prairie View tops EWC Tigers, 18–10". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 6, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Prairie View wins". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 7, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Prairie View victor". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 14, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Coach's son is Grambling spark". Lake Charles American-Press. November 22, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "1965 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 12, 2023.
11. "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1965–1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2023.