1961 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1961 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Jackson State $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Grambling 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Texas Southern 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Prairie View A&M 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Wiley 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Arkansas AM&N 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Texas College 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 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 1961 college football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–4–1, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Tennessee A&I*
T 21–216,000[1]
September 23Jackson State
L 14–20[2]
October 7at Texas Southern
L 14–29[3]
October 16vs. Wiley
W 48–1315,000[4]
October 23vs. Grambling
L 14–345,000[5]
October 28at Arkansas AM&N
W 25–16[6]
November 4at Texas College
W 41–0
November 11Bishop*dagger
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 20–210,000[7]
November 18at Alcorn A&M*
W 37–7[8]
November 25at Southern
L 7–14[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. ^ "A&I gains 21–21 tie with Prairie View". The Nashville Tennessean. September 17, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jackson takes grid victory". The Daily Advertiser. September 24, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas Southern top Prairie View in 29–14 win". Jackson Advocate. October 14, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Prairie View rolls over Wiley 48–13". Austin American-Statesman. October 17, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Grambling Tigers score easy 34–14 win over Prairie View". The Shreveport Times. October 24, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Prairie View claws Ark. A&M, 25–16, in last 50 seconds". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 4, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Prairie View dips Bishop Tiger, 20–2". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 18, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Second place won by Grambling team". The Shreveport Journal. November 20, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Southern is 14–7 victor". Lake Charles American-Press. November 26, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "1961 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
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