1988 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

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1988 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Ronald Beard (5th season)
Home stadium Edward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons
  1987
1989  
1988 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Jackson State $^ 7 0 08 1 2
No. 20 Grambling State 5 2 08 3 0
Alabama State 4 3 07 3 0
Alcorn State 4 3 06 4 0
Southern 4 3 06 5 0
Prairie View A&M 3 4 05 5 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 6 03 8 0
Texas Southern 0 7 00 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Texas Southern W 13–10 [1]
September 10at Stephen F. Austin *L 3–38 [2]
September 17at Jackson State L 7–3318,005 [3]
September 24at Southern L 20–14 (forfeit) [4] [5]
October 1vs. Grambling State L 14–40 [6]
October 8 Arkansas–Pine Bluff *
W 13–3 [7]
October 22vs. Alabama State
L 7–45 [8]
October 29at Mississippi Valley State W 36–7 [9]
November 12 Alcorn State 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.