1987 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1987 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6–1 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHaney Catchings (2nd season; first 4 games)
Defensive coordinatorRonald Beard (4th season)
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Rice Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Jackson State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Alcorn State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Alabama State 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Grambling State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Texas Southern 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Prairie View A&M 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 and a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

After their loss to Southern, fourth-year head coach Conway Hayman was fired with a record of 0–3–1. He was replaced with offensive coordinator Haney Catchings as interim head coach for the remainder of the season, who finished the season with a 4–3 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Texas Southern
L 21–30[2][3]
September 12at Stephen F. Austin*
T 13–13[4]
September 19Jackson State
L 12–164,000[5]
September 26vs. Southern
L 0–14[6]
October 3vs. Grambling State
L 7–2835,752[7]
October 10at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
W 28–41 (forfeit win)[8]
October 17at Texas Lutheran*
W 17–16[9]
October 24at Alabama State
L 7–24[10]
October 31Mississippi Valley StateWaller, TXW 20–0[11]
November 16at Alcorn State
L 19–20[12]
November 21at Langston*
W 35–6450[13]
  • *Non-conference game

[14]

References

  1. ^ "Prairie View fires head coach Hayman". Tyler Morning Telegraph. October 1, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "TSU 30, Prairie View 21". The Monitor. September 6, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Prairie View vs Texas Southern". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. September 5, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "Prairie View A&M, Stephen F. Austin 13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 13, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "J-State manages 16–12 win". The Clarion-Ledger. September 20, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southern Univ. 14, Prairie View A&M 0". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 27, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Grambling defeats PV A&M". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ark.–Pine Bluff 41, Prairie View 28". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Missed scoring chances ruin TLC". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. October 18, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Alabama St. 24, Prairie View 7". Victoria Advocate. October 25, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Prairie View 20, MVSU 0". Hattiesburg American. November 1, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Coburn kicks Alcorn 20–19". The Clarion-Ledger. November 15, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Prairie View rips Langston". The Daily Oklahoman. November 22, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "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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