1971 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

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1971 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–7 (2–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Edward L. Blackshear Field
Astrodome
Seasons
←  1970
1972  →
1971 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Grambling $ 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
Jackson State 4 –1 –19 –1 –1
No. 16 Alcorn A&M 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Texas Southern 3 –2 –17 –2 –1
Prairie View A&M 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
Mississippi Valley State 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Southern 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Grambling and UPI small college poll for Alcorn A&M

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Hillyer, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Angelo State *
L 14–21 [1]
September 18 Jackson State
W 13–12 [2]
September 25 Southern
W 21–3 [3]
October 2at No. 3 Grambling
L 7–3015,175 [4] [5]
October 16vs. No. 9 Tennessee State *
L 20–4215,000 [6]
October 23 Quantico Marines *
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 17–18 [7]
October 30at Mississippi Valley State
L 7–37 [8]
November 6 Texas Lutheran *
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 16–7 [9]
November 13vs. Alcorn A&M
L 13–33 [10]
November 25vs. Texas Southern
L 6–16 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Ram debut successful". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 12, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Prairie View A&M nips Jackson St". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 19, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Panthers claw Jaguars, 21–3". The Louisiana Weekly. October 2, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Grambling spanks Texas rival, 30–7". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Grambling )". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  6. ↑ "TSU rambles, 42–20". The Nashville Tennessean. October 17, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Prairie View A&M vs United States Marines". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. October 23, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  8. ↑ "MVSC Devils rips Prairie View". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 31, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Fumbles foil TLC". Austin American-Statesman. November 7, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Alcorn slashes P. View". The Clarion-Ledger. November 14, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Southern beats Prairie View". The Waco Times-Herald. November 26, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 15, 2023.
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