1969 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

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1969 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–5 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Edward L. Blackshear Field
Astrodome
Seasons
  1968
1970  
1969 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9/8 Alcorn A&M $ 6 0 18 0 1
Southern 5 1 16 2 1
Grambling 5 2 06 4 0
Texas Southern 3 3 14 3 2
Prairie View A&M 3 4 04 5 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 4 13 6 1
Jackson State 1 6 02 6 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 6 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Alexander Durley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 4–5, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Jackson State W 21–13 [1]
September 28 Southern L 6–1422,175 [2]
October 4at Grambling L 25–5811,072 [3]
October 18at Bishop *L 21–3622,000 [4]
October 25at Arkansas AM&N
W 22–14 [5]
November 1at Mississippi Valley State W 12–10 [6]
November 8 Maryland State *
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 33–0 [7]
November 15at No. 6 Alcorn A&M L 12–10 [8]
November 27vs. Texas Southern
L 0–10 [9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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The 1977 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Hoover J. Wright, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

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The 1985 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Conway Hayman, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 2–9 and a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SWAC.

The 2000 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Larry Dorsey, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWAC West Division.

The 2001 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Larry Dorsey, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SWAC West Division.

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The 2004 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Henry Frazier III, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWAC West Division.

References

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