1967 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1967 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	5–5 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Hoover J. Wright (2nd season)
Home stadium	Edward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons ←  1966 1968  →

1967 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Grambling $	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Texas Southern	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Jackson State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Southern	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Alcorn A&M	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Prairie View A&M	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Wiley	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1967 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 1967 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Hoover J. Wright, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Jackson State	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 6–19	4,674	[1]
September 23	Southern	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 20–3		[2]
September 30	at Grambling	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	L 10–13		[3]
October 16	at Bishop *	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)	W 12–31	8,000	[4]
October 21	at Arkansas AM&N	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 7–64		[5]
October 28	at Mississippi Valley State *	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 21–14		[6]
November 4	Allen *	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 25–22		[7]
November 11	at Alcorn A&M	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 21–46		[8]
November 18	at Texas Southern	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 3–13		[9]
November 25	at Wiley	Wiley Field Marshall, TX	W 16–13		[10]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Jackson wins, 19–6". Express and News. September 17, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Prairie View rips Southern". The Shreveport Times. September 24, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Grambling gets loop win over Prairie View". The Shreveport Times. October 1, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bishop falls 32–12 to Prairie View". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 17, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Ark AM&N 64, PV A&M 7". The Eagle. October 22, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Prairie View downs MVS in 21–14 victory". Alexandria News Leader. November 5, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Prairie View nabs wild one". The Austin American-Statesman. November 5, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Alcorn in 46–21 win". The Clarion-Ledger. November 12, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Texas Southern tops Panthers". Austin American-Statesman. November 19, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Prairie View A&M wins". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 26, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "1967 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 10, 2023.