1926 Prairie View Panthers football team

1926 Prairie View Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–2–1 (3–1–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBlackshear Field
1926 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Samuel Huston $5–0–07–0–0
Prairie View3–1–15–2–1
Wiley3–2–05–3–1
Paul Quinn2–2–1?–?–?
Bishop1–4–0?–?–?
Texas College0–5–0?–?–?
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1926 Prairie View Panthers football team represented Prairie View Normal and Industrial College (now known as Prairie View A&M University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1926 college football season. Led by first-year head coach James H. Law the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–2–1 with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, and placed second in the SWAC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 16Houston High School*
W 44–0[2]
October 22at Samuel HustonAustin, TXL 0–31[3]
October 28Langston*
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 0–12[4]
November 4Paul Quinn
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
T 6–6[5]
November 11Bishop
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 27–0[6]
November 19at Wiley
W 3–0[7]
November 25Texas College
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 72–12
January 1vs. Bishop*
W 9–62,500[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: [9]

References

  1. ↑ Mohr, Dean (December 11, 1926). "Samuel Houston Declared Winner Of Southwestern Conference Grid Title". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 13. Retrieved December 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ "Prairie View Panthers down Houston High". The Philadelphia Tribune. October 30, 1926. Retrieved June 2, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Mohr, Dean (October 30, 1926). "Prairie View tramples by Sam Huston". Pittsburgh Courier. p. 14. Retrieved June 2, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Rotarians and A&M officials visit Prairie View Normal Friday and see interesting football game". Bryan Daily Eagle. October 29, 1926. Retrieved June 2, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Paul Quinn ties Prairie View". The Waco News-Tribune. November 6, 1926. Retrieved June 2, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Local negro colleges split even with foes". The Marshall Morning News. November 12, 1926. Retrieved June 2, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Wiley loses to Prairie View, 3–0". The Marshall Morning News. November 20, 1926. Retrieved June 2, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Prairie View beats Bishop in close tilt". The Beaumont Enterprise. January 2, 1927. Retrieved June 2, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Prairie View has big squad for hard year". The Philadelphia Tribune. October 9, 1926. Retrieved June 2, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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