1966 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

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1966 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–3–1 (3–3–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Edward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons
←  1965
1967  →
1966 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Grambling + 4 –2 –16 –2 –1
Southern + 4 –2 –16 –2 –1
Texas Southern + 4 –2 –15 –4 –1
Jackson State 3 –3 –15 –3 –1
Prairie View A&M 3 –3 –15 –3 –1
Alcorn A&M 2 –3 –25 –3 –2
Arkansas AM&N 2 –4 –14 –5 –1
Wiley 0 –7 –00 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1966 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 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Hoover J. Wright, 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Jackson State
L 7–145,321 [1]
September 24at Southern
L 0–3510,173 [2]
October 1 Grambling
T 10–106,000 [3]
October 17vs. Wiley
W 21–01,000 [4]
October 22 Arkansas AM&N
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 31–04,000 [5]
October 29 Mississippi Valley State *
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 17–83,000 [6]
November 5at Bishop *Dallas, TXW 30–163,000 [7]
November 12 Alcorn A&M Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 10–192,100–10,000 [8] [9]
November 19at Texas Southern
W 31–1816,500 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. ↑ "Tigers beat Conference opposition". The Clarion-Ledger. September 18, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Jaguars clobber Prairie View 35–0 for first SWAC win". Alexandria News Leader. October 2, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Grambling, Prairie View battle to 10–10 deadlock". The Shreveport Times. October 2, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Prairie View wins State Fair Football Classic". The Kilgore News Herald. October 18, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Its Prairie View 31–0". Wichita Falls Times. October 23, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Prairie View tops Mississippi Valley". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 30, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Prairie View romps, 30–16". The Austin American-Statesman. November 6, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Alcorn upsets Prairie View". The Shreveport Times. November 13, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Alcorn A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Prairie View wins". Victoria Advocate. November 20, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 10, 2023.
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