1954 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1954 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record10–1 (6–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Prairie View A&M $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Southern 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Langston 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Texas College 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wiley 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 2
Bishop 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press[1]

The 1954 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Prairie View A&M University in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1954 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled a perfect 10–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the SWAC championship, defeated Texas Southern in the Prairie View Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 255 to 116. The Panthers were recognized as a 1953 black college national co-champion.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 17Fort Hood*
W 26–21[3]
October 2Bishop
W 53–0[4]
October 9at Jackson*
W 26–6
October 18vs. Wiley
W 19–6[5]
October 23Florida A&M*
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 7–19[6]
October 30Arkansas AM&N
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 26–0[7]
November 6Texas College
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 19–6[8]
November 13at Grambling*
W 26–19[9]
November 20at Langston
W 19–14[10]
November 27Southern
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 20–13[11]
January 1, 1955at Texas Southern
W 14–12[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Pigskin Huddle". Baltimore Afro-American. December 25, 1954. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Prairie View Panthers beat Fort Hood Tankers, 26–21 in opening game". The Call. September 24, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Powerful P.V. Panthers crush Bishop Cats 53–0". The Call. October 8, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Prairie View beats Wylie". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 19, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Florida A&M trips Prairie View, 19–7". The Birmingham News. October 24, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Stell sparks P.V. victory". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 6, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Prairie View dumps Texas College, 19–6". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 7, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Prairie View tops Grambling". Alabama Tribune. November 19, 1954. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Texans rally, nip Langston". The Daily Oklahoman. November 21, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Prairie View raps Southern". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 28, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Prairie View's late rally beats Texas Southern". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. January 2, 1955. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.