Prairie View Bowl

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The Prairie View Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game normally held on New Year's Day in Houston, Texas. The game was first held following the 1928 season. The annual game matched Prairie View A&M against a team from another historically black college or university (HBCU). From 1929 through 1952 the game was played in Buffalo Stadium, which was primarily a Minor League Baseball park. In 1953 the game moved to Public School Stadium (renamed Jeppesen Stadium in 1958) where it remained until the bowl folded. The 33rd and last game was played January 1, 1961. Prairie View's record in the 33 games was 19–12–2 (.606).

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Game results

DateWinnerLoserAttendRef
Jan 1, 1929 Atlanta 7 Prairie View 07,000 [1]
Jan 1, 1930 Fisk 20 Prairie View 0 [2]
Jan 1, 1931 Tuskegee 19 Prairie View 7 [3]
Jan 1, 1932 Prairie View 27 Alabama State 24,000 [4]
Dec 30, 1932 Prairie View 14 Tuskegee 0 [5]
Jan 1, 1934 Prairie View 21 Langston 78,000 [6]
Jan 1, 1935 Tuskegee 15 Prairie View 62,000 [7]
Jan 1, 1936 Wiley 7 Prairie View 6 [8]
Jan 1, 1937 Tuskegee 6 Prairie View 03,000 [9]
Jan 1, 1938 Prairie View 27 Florida A&M 14 [10]
Jan 2, 1939 Prairie View 34 Tuskegee 05,000 [11]
Jan 1, 1940 Prairie View 7 Xavier 66,000 [12]
Jan 1, 1941 Prairie View 7 Alabama State 6 [13]
Jan 1, 1942 Kentucky State 19 Prairie View 13 [14]
Jan 1, 1943 Langston 18 Prairie View 13 [15]
Jan 1, 1944 Prairie View 6 Wiley 0 [16]
Jan 1, 1945 Wiley 26 Prairie View 07,000 [17]
Jan 1, 1946 Prairie View 12 Tuskegee 010,000 [18]
Jan 1, 1947 Prairie View 14 Lincoln (MO) 01,500 [19]
Jan 1, 1948 Texas State 12 Prairie View 05,000 [20]
Jan 1, 1949 Wilberforce 6 Prairie View 08,358 [21]
Jan 2, 1950 Prairie View 27 Fisk 65,000 [22]
Jan 1, 1951 Bishop 6 Prairie View 62,300 [23]
Jan 1, 1952 Prairie View 27 Arkansas AM&N 268,500 [24]
Jan 1, 1953 Texas Southern 13 Prairie View 1213,000 [25]
Jan 1, 1954 Prairie View 33 Texas Southern 815,000 [26]
Jan 1, 1955 Prairie View 14 Texas Southern 1210,000 [27]
Jan 2, 1956 Prairie View 59 Fisk 07,500 [28]
Jan 1, 1957 Prairie View 27 Texas Southern 6 [29]
Jan 1, 1958 Texas Southern 6 Prairie View 63,500 [30]
Jan 1, 1959 Prairie View 34 Langston 9 [31]
Jan 1, 1960 Prairie View 47 Wiley 101,200 [32]
Jan 1, 1961 Prairie View 19 Arkansas AM&N 81,500 [33]

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