1971 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1971 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–7 (2–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Astrodome
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Grambling $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Jackson State 4 – 1 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
No. 16 Alcorn A&M 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Texas Southern 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Prairie View A&M 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Southern 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Grambling and UPI small college poll for Alcorn A&M

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Hillyer, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Angelo State*
L 14–21[1]
September 18Jackson State
W 13–12[2]
September 25Southern
W 21–3[3]
October 2at No. 3 Grambling
L 7–3015,175[4][5]
October 16vs. No. 9 Tennessee State*
L 20–4215,000[6]
October 23Quantico Marines*
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 17–18[7]
October 30at Mississippi Valley State
L 7–37[8]
November 6Texas Lutheran*
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 16–7[9]
November 13vs. Alcorn A&M
L 13–33[10]
November 25vs. Texas Southern
L 6–16[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Ram debut successful". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 12, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Prairie View A&M nips Jackson St". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 19, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Panthers claw Jaguars, 21–3". The Louisiana Weekly. October 2, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Grambling spanks Texas rival, 30–7". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Grambling )". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "TSU rambles, 42–20". The Nashville Tennessean. October 17, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Prairie View A&M vs United States Marines". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. October 23, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  8. ^ "MVSC Devils rips Prairie View". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 31, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Fumbles foil TLC". Austin American-Statesman. November 7, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Alcorn slashes P. View". The Clarion-Ledger. November 14, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Southern beats Prairie View". The Waco Times-Herald. November 26, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 15, 2023.


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