1975 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 1975 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Hoover J. Wright, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

1975 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–7 (1–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Houston Astrodome
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Grambling State * 4 2 0 10 2 0
No. 9 Southern + 4 2 0 9 3 0
No. 7 Jackson State + 4 2 0 7 3 0
No. T–19 Alcorn State 3 3 0 6 3 1
Mississippi Valley State 3 3 0 6 4 0
Texas Southern 2 4 0 4 6 0
Prairie View A&M 1 5 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Grambling State vacated a share of the conference championship.
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP poll for Grambling State and NAIA Division I poll for Southern and Jackson State

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13vs. East Texas State*L 19–4212,500[1]
September 20Jackson StateL 13–4910,000[2]
September 27SouthernL 0–26[3][4]
October 4vs. Grambling State
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 0–0 (forfeit win)[5]
October 18at Texas Lutheran*
L 3–286,000[6]
October 25at Bishop*W 14–13500[7]
November 1Mississippi Valley State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 26–2713,000[8]
November 8at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
W 19–148,000[9]
November 15at Alcorn StateL 0–156,000[10]
November 26vs. Texas Southern
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
L 14–189,000[11][12]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "ET routs Prairie View, 42–19". The Paris News. September 14, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Prairie View routed, 49–13". San Antonio Express. September 21, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tech has shed old grand jinx". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 26, 1975. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southern belts Prairie View 26–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 28, 1975. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Robinson upset by forfeiture". The Shreveport Times. November 27, 1975. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Washington leads TLC to 28–3 win". Austin American-Statesman. October 19, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Panthers prowl". The El Paso Times. October 26, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Miss. Valley nips PV". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 2, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Prairie View tops Golden Lions 19–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 9, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Alcorn beats Panthers". The Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Last second pass propels TSU past Prairie View". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 27, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Prairie View vs Texas Southern". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. November 23, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  13. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 17, 2023.