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1957 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 1957 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 1957 NCAA College Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 6–3–1, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

1957 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–3–1 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBlackshear Field
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wiley $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 1
Texas Southern 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Prairie View A&M 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Southern 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Texas College 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Langston 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Their 28–0 victory at Arkansas AM&N was the first live televised game that featured two HBCUs.[1]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Jackson*
W 22–7[2]
October 14vs. Texas Southern
W 7–6[3]
October 26Grambling*
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 25–14[4]
November 2at Arkansas AM&N
W 28–0[5]
November 9at Texas College
W 20–13[6]
November 16at Tennessee A&I*
L 7–32[7]
November 23Langston 
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 19–0[8]
November 30at Southern
L 13–18[9]
December 7Wiley
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 6–14[10]
January 1, 1958vs. Texas Southern*
T 6–6[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

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References edit

  1. ^ "Arkansas' TV debut spoiled by Prairie View". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 9, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Prairie View beats Jackson 22 to 7 in opener". The Call. October 4, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Prairie View beats Texas Southern, 7–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 15, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Prairie tops Grambling by 25–14 margin". The Shreveport Times. October 27, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Prairie View wins, 28–0". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 3, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Prairie View wins over Texas College". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 10, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tennessee State air game chills Prairie View". The Nashville Tennessean. November 17, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Prairie View paddles Langston in mud tilt". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 30, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Southern beats Prairie View". The San Francisco Examiner. December 1, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wiley posts 14–6 victory". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. December 8, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Three safeties give Texas Southern tie, 6–6". Wichita Falls Record News. January 2, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1957 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  13. ^ "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1955–1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
 

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