1970 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

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1970 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–5–1 (2–3–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Edward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons
← 1969
1971  →
1970 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7/9 Alcorn A&M $ 6 –0 –08 –1 –0
No. 13/16 Grambling 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
Texas Southern 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Southern 2 –3 –15 –5 –1
Prairie View A&M 2 –3 –14 –5 –1
Jackson State 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Mississippi Valley State 0 –6 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

The 1970 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 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Alexander Durley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 4–5–1, with a conference record of 2–3–1, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at McMurry *
L 13–30 [1]
September 19at Jackson State
W 14–7 [2]
September 26at Southern
T 13–1313,026 [3]
October 3vs. Grambling
L 6–5723,000 [4]
October 17 Lane *
W 35–6 [5]
October 24at Bishop *
W 29–26 [6]
October 31 Mississippi Valley State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 38–17
November 7at Texas Lutheran *
L 3–10 [7]
November 14No. 15 Alcorn A&M
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 3–27 [8]
November 26at Texas Southern
L 7–17 [9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Martin powers McMurry upset of Prairie View, 30–13". Wichita Falls Times. September 13, 1970. Retrieved August 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Jackson State falls to Prairie View". The Sun Herald. September 20, 1970. Retrieved August 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Southern ties, 13–13". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 27, 1970. Retrieved August 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Red-hot Grambling burnd Prairie View before 23,000, 57–6". Chicago Tribune. October 4, 1970. Retrieved August 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Prairie View waltzes, 35–6". The Austin American Statesman. October 18, 1970. Retrieved August 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bishop, PV to vie". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1970. Retrieved August 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "TLC upsets Prairie View". Express and News. November 8, 1970. Retrieved August 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Alcorn blisters Prairie View eleven". The Clarion-Ledger. November 15, 1970. Retrieved August 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Prairie View defeated". Wichita Falls Record News. November 27, 1970. Retrieved August 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Prairie View)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 15, 2023.
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