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1966 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 1966 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 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Hoover J. Wright, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–3–1, with a conference record of 3–3–1, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

1966 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–3–1 (3–3–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Grambling + 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Southern + 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Texas Southern + 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Jackson State 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Prairie View A&M 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Alcorn A&M 2 – 3 – 2 5 – 3 – 2
Arkansas AM&N 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Wiley 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Jackson State
L 7–145,321[1]
September 24at Southern
L 0–3510,173[2]
October 1Grambling
T 10–106,000[3]
October 17vs. Wiley
W 21–01,000[4]
October 22Arkansas AM&N
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 31–04,000[5]
October 29Mississippi Valley State*
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 17–83,000[6]
November 5at Bishop*Dallas, TXW 30–163,000[7]
November 12Alcorn A&M 
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 10–1910,000[8]
November 19at Texas Southern
W 31–1816,500[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

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References edit

  1. ^ "Tigers beat Conference opposition". The Clarion-Ledger. September 18, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jaguars clobber Prairie View 35–0 for first SWAC win". Alexandria News Leader. October 2, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Grambling, Prairie View battle to 10–10 deadlock". The Shreveport Times. October 2, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Prairie View wins State Fair Football Classic". The Kilgore News Herald. October 18, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Its Prairie View 31–0". Wichita Falls Times. October 23, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Prairie View tops Mississippi Valley". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 30, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Prairie View romps, 30–16". The Austin American-Statesman. November 6, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alcorn upsets Prairie View". The Shreveport Times. November 13, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Prairie View wins". Victoria Advocate. November 20, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "1966 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  11. ^ "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1965–1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
 

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