1986 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1986 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHaney Catchings (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRonald Beard (3rd season)
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Jackson State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Alcorn State 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Grambling State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Southern 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Mississippi Valley State 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Alabama State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Texas Southern 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Prairie View A&M 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Conway Hayman, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 3–8 and a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Texas Southern
L 35–38[1]
September 6at McNeese State*
L 24–5719,778[2]
September 13at Stephen F. Austin*
L 14–46[3]
September 20at Jackson State
L 24–32[4]
September 27at Southern
L 14–21[5]
October 4vs. No. 13 Grambling State
W 24–1933,480[6]
October 11vs. Bishop*
W 44–2111,450[7]
October 18Texas Lutheran*
W 28–18[8]
October 25Alabama State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 14–20[9]
November 1at Mississippi Valley State
L 21–28[10]
November 15Alcorn State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 20–35[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Prairie View A&M first challenge of '86". The Eunice News. September 4, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Citizen rambles in McNeese win". The Eunice News. September 7, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Stephen F. Austin St. sees over Prairie View". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 14, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "J-State rebounds to win". The Clarion-Ledger. September 21, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southern trims Prairie View". The Eunice News. September 28, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Prairie View upsets Grambling, 24–19". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 5, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Prairie View topples Bishop in scoring duel". Austin American-Statesman. October 12, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Errors doom TLC, 28–18". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. October 19, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Baxter leads Hornets to win". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 26, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Valley downs View". Enterprise-Journal. November 2, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Alcorn wins stages SWAC showdown". The Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2023.


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