1941 Prairie View Panthers football team

1941 Prairie View Panthers football
SWAC champion (forfeited)
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–1–2 (4–0–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Prairie View 4 0 2 7 1 2
Langston 4 1 1 9 1 1
Southern 4 2 0 5 3 1
Texas College 3 2 1 4 2 1
Bishop 3 3 0 3 4 0
Arkansas AM&N 0 5 1 1 7 1
Wiley 0 5 1 0 6 1
  • Prairie View's conference title was forfeited after the SWAC ruled at its winter meeting, on December 13, that the Panthers had used an ineligible player, Whiteside.

The 1941 Prairie View Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Prairie View Normal and Industrial College—now known as Prairie View A&M University—as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1941 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Sam B. Taylor, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 7–1–2 with a mark of 4–0–2 in conference play, winning the SWAC title. At the SWAC winter meeting on December 13, Prairie View's title was forfeited because the Panthers had used an ineligible player, Whiteside. No conference champion is recognized for 1941.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Texas CollegeT 7–7[2]
October 13vs. WileyW 32–7[3][4]
October 18Xavier (LA)*daggerPrairie View, TXW 21–65,000[5]
October 25at Arkansas AM&NPine Bluff, ARW 39–14[6]
November 1at Tillotson*Austin, TXW 33–0[7]
November 8BishopPrairie View, TXW 18–7[8][9]
November 22LangstonPrairie View, TXT 0–0[10]
November 29at SouthernBaton Rouge, LAW 19–7[11]
December 57:00 p.m.vs. Alabama State*Grove Hill, ALW 26–20[12][13][14]
January 1vs. Kentucky State*L 13–19[15]

References

  1. ^ Dixon, R. E. (December 26, 1941). "Prairie View Forfeits S. W. Grid Title for Use Of Ineligible Player". San Antonio Register. San Antonio, Texas. p. 3. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via The Portal to Texas History.
  2. ^ "2 Upsets Note In S'west Negro Play". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. October 7, 1941. p. 7. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Wiley to Play Prairie View at Fair on Monday". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. October 12, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Wiley Routed by Prairie View at Dallas, 32 to 7". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. October 14, 1941. p. 5. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Hilliard, R. W. (October 24, 1941). "Prairie View Panthers Defeat Xavier Goldrushers 21-6 Before Homecoming Crowd of 5,000 Fans". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 10. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Hudson, Harrison (November 1, 1941). "Prairie View's Snarling Panthers Maul Arkansas; Keep Clean Slate". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 17. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Prairie View Rolls over Tillotson, 33-0". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 2, 1941. p. 18. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Dixon, R. E. (November 15, 1941). "Skipper's Southwest Sport-O-Graph". The Black Dispatch. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 8. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Myers, Ivery V. (November 22, 1941). "In The News At Prairie View". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 22. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Welch, R. B. (November 29, 1941). "Home-Jinx Stops Langston After Reaching Prairie View 2-Yard Line". The Black Dispatch. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 8. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ Dixon, R. E. (December 6, 1941). "Skipper's Southwest Sport-O-Graph". The Black Dispatch. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 8. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Prairie View To Meet State Hornets Friday At Grove Hill". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. December 2, 1941. p. 6. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Hornets To Clash With Texas Team In Charity Tilt". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. December 5, 1941. p. 22. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Negro Game Success; Texas Eleven Wins". The Clarke County Democrat. Grove Hill, Alabama. December 11, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ Victor K. Perry (January 3, 1942). "Kentucky State Win Pleasing". The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky). p. 15. Retrieved March 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon