1967 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1967 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Grambling $ 6 1 0 9 1 0
Texas Southern 5 2 0 7 3 0
Jackson State 4 3 0 6 3 0
Southern 4 3 0 5 5 0
Arkansas AM&N 3 4 0 6 4 0
Alcorn A&M 3 4 0 5 4 0
Prairie View A&M 2 5 0 5 5 0
Wiley 1 6 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1967 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M College of Texas (now known as Prairie View A&M University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Hoover J. Wright, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Jackson StateL 6–194,674[1]
September 23Southern
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 20–3[2]
September 30at GramblingL 10–13[3]
October 16at Bishop*W 12–318,000[4]
October 21at Arkansas AM&N
L 7–64[5]
October 28at Mississippi Valley State*W 21–14[6]
November 4Allen*
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 25–22[7]
November 11at Alcorn A&ML 21–46[8]
November 18at Texas SouthernL 3–13[9]
November 25at Wiley
W 16–13[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Jackson wins, 19–6". Express and News. September 17, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Prairie View rips Southern". The Shreveport Times. September 24, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Grambling gets loop win over Prairie View". The Shreveport Times. October 1, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bishop falls 32–12 to Prairie View". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 17, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ark AM&N 64, PV A&M 7". The Eagle. October 22, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Prairie View downs MVS in 21–14 victory". Alexandria News Leader. November 5, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Prairie View nabs wild one". The Austin American-Statesman. November 5, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alcorn in 46–21 win". The Clarion-Ledger. November 12, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Texas Southern tops Panthers". Austin American-Statesman. November 19, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Prairie View A&M wins". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 26, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1967 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 10, 2023.