1972 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

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1972 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (1–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Edward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons
←  1971
1973  →
1972 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 / T–8 Grambling + 5 –1 –011 –2 –0
Jackson State + 5 –1 –08 –3 –0
Alcorn A&M 4 –1 –15 –3 –1
Texas Southern 3 –2 –15 –4 –1
Mississippi Valley State 1 –5 –05 –5 –0
Prairie View A&M 1 –5 –05 –5 –0
Southern 1 –5 –02 –7 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

The 1972 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 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Theophilus Danzy, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9vs. Cal State Hayward *
W 16–010,052 [1]
September 16at Jackson State
L 3–167,000 [2]
September 23at Southern
L 7–20 [3]
September 30vs. Grambling
L 0–3620,104 [4]
October 7at Texas Lutheran *
W 0–2 (forfeit win) [5]
October 14vs. Arkansas AM&N *
W 7–0 [6] [7]
October 21at Bishop *
W 14–10 [8]
October 28 Mississippi Valley State
W 9–67,000 [9]
November 11 Alcorn A&M
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 0–13 [10]
November 23at Texas Southern
L 0–1319,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Hayward St. blanked, 16–0". The San Francisco Examiner. September 10, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "J-Staters cruise by Panthers 16–3". The Clarion-Ledger. September 17, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Southern U. beats A&M". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 24, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Reed passes for four TDs as Grambling romps, 36–0". The Shreveport Times. October 1, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Prairie View falls to Lutherans, 2–0". Brownwood Bulletin. October 8, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Prairie View faces Arkansas AM&N". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 14, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Prairie View takes victory". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 15, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Prairie View bops Bishop". The Odessa American. October 22, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Mississippi Valley suffers 9–6 loss". The Sun Herald. October 29, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Alcorn A&M pins Prairie View". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 12, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "TSU defeats Prairie View". The Kilgore News Herald. November 24, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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