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
Conf.Overall
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

References

  1. "JSC falls 21–13 in opener". The Clarion-Ledger. September 21, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Southern tops Prairie View 14–6 in Houston's Astrodome". Alexandria News Leader. October 5, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Grambling gigs Prairie View by 58–25". The Shreveport Times. October 5, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Bishop College wins". Wichita Falls Times. October 19, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Prairie View wins, 22–14". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 26, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Prairie View scores win". The Austin American-Statesman. November 2, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Visiting Hawks ripped, 33–0". The Baltimore Sun. November 9, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Alcorn A&M triumphs with ease 29–14". The Galveston Daily News. November 16, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Texas Southern wins". The Waco Times-Herald. November 28, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.