1988 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1988 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	4–6 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Haney Catchings (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Ronald Beard (5th season)
Home stadium	Edward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons ←  1987 1989  →

1988 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Jackson State $^	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	2
No. 20 Grambling State	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Alabama State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Alcorn State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Southern	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Prairie View A&M	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Texas Southern	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by head coach Haney Catchings in his first full-year as head coach, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 4–6 and a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Texas Southern	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX (Labor Day Classic)	W 13–10		[1]
September 10	at Stephen F. Austin *	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 3–38		[2]
September 17	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 7–33	18,005	[3]
September 24	at Southern	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 20–14 (forfeit)		[4] [5]
October 1	vs. Grambling State	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)	L 14–40		[6]
October 8	Arkansas–Pine Bluff *	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 13–3		[7]
October 22	vs. Alabama State	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (Capital City Classic)	L 7–45		[8]
October 29	at Mississippi Valley State	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 36–7		[9]
November 12	Alcorn State	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 7–26		[10]
November 19	Langston *	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 17–12		[11]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Safety snage 4 passes to help Prairie View". The El Paso Times. September 4, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "SFA 38, Prairie View 3". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 11, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "J-State 'D' chokes Prairie View 33–7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 18, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Prairie View 20, Southern 14". The Daily Advertiser. September 25, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "SWAC penalizes Prairie View". The Montgomery Advertiser. May 31, 1989. Retrieved August 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Grambling St. 40, Prairie View 14". The Daily Advertiser. October 2, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Prairie View 14, Ark.–Pine Bluff 3". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 9, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Alabama State strikes early, routs Prairie View in Classic". Austin American-Statesman. October 23, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Prairie View steals Valley's day; 36–7 loss puts damper on festival". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 30, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Alcorn topples Prairie View". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 13, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Langston falls at Prairie View 17–12". The Daily Oklahoman. November 20, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2023.