1928 Prairie View Panthers football team
| 1928 Prairie View Panthers football | |
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Prairie View Bowl, L 0–7 vs. Atlanta | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–3–1 (3–2 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Blackshear Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Huston | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ? | – | ? | – | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Quinn | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ? | – | ? | – | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ? | – | ? | – | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1928 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 1928 college football season. Led by third-year head coach James H. Law the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–3–1 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the SWAC.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 20 | Beaumont YMCA* |
| W 24–12 | [2][3] | ||
| October | Houston Junior College* | W 32–6 | ||||
| November 2 | Langston | Prairie View, TX | T 19–19 | [4] | ||
| November 3 | Paul Quinn | Prairie View, TX | W 20–6 | |||
| November 12 | Bishop | Prairie View, TX | L 6–26 | 3,000 | [5] | |
| November 23 | at Wiley |
| L 15–19 | [6] | ||
| November 29 | Texas College | Prairie View, TX | W 38–0 | |||
| December 7 | 2:30 p.m. | at Samuel Huston |
| W 6–2 | [7][8] | |
| January 1 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Atlanta* | L 0–7 | 6,000–10,000 | [9][10][11][12] | |
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References
- ↑ "Wiley Tops Texas Teams". Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. January 5, 1929. p. 4, section 3. Retrieved April 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Prairie View in 24 to 12 Victory Over Beaumont Y". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. October 27, 1928. p. 6, part 2. Retrieved April 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Prairie View Wins". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 3, 1928. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved June 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Prairie View–Langston Tie 19–19". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. November 10, 1928. p. 6, part 2. Retrieved April 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Bishop Trims Prairie View". St. Louis Argus. St. Louis, Missouri. November 16, 1928. p. 5. Retrieved May 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Wiley Wildcats Defeat Prairie View Panthers". The Marshall Morning News. November 25, 1928. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Samuel Huston Dragons Will Play Prairie View Colored Eleven Friday". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. December 6, 1928. p. 10. Retrieved June 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Prairie View Defeats Samuel Huston, 6-2". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. December 8, 1928. p. 8. Retrieved June 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Prairie View Eleven Battles Atlanta at West End Park Today". Houston Post-Dispatch. Houston, Texas. January 1, 1929. p. 12. Retrieved April 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Atlanta In 7-0 Win Over Texas Team". Houston Post-Dispatch. Houston, Texas. January 2, 1929. p. 19. Retrieved April 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ Floyd J. Calvin (January 5, 1929). "Atlanta U. '11' Beats Prairie View 7-0 In Big New Year's Tilt". The Pittsburgh Courier (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). p. 1. Retrieved March 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Atlanta Hurricane Downs Prairie View". The Afro-American. Baltimore, Maryland. January 12, 1929. p. 8. Retrieved April 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .