1930 Prairie View Panthers football team

1930 Prairie View Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (3–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBlackshear Field
1930 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wiley $4–0–08–1–1
Prairie View3–1–08–3–0
Bishop2–2–02–5–0
Samuel Huston1–3–01–5–0
Texas College0–4–0?–?–?
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1930 Prairie View Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Prairie View State Normal & Industrial College (now known as Prairie View A&M University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1930 college football season. In their first season under head coach Sam B. Taylor, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27Houston Junior College*
W 15–0[1]
October 4Beaumont YMCA*
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 50–0[2]
October 11at Langston*
L 0–6[3]
October 20vs. WileyL 13–17[4]
October 27Alcorn A&M*
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 24–6[5]
November 3Texas College
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 69–0[6]
November 11Bishop
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 20–0[7]
November 21at Samuel HustonAustin, TXW 43–0[8]
November 27Southern*
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 13–0[9]
December 12at Samuel HustonW 18–0[10]
January 1vs. Tuskegee*L 7–19[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Prairie View Panthers take season's opener". The St. Louis Argus. October 3, 1930. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Prairie View Panthers paw Beaumont, 50–0". The Chicago Defender. October 11, 1930. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Langston crew ekes out 6–0 win from Texas invaders". The Guthrie Daily Leader. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Wiley wins in last 4 minutes". The Marshall Morning News. October 21, 1930. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Prairie View spanks Alcorn to 24–6 tune". The Chicago Defender. November 1, 1930. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Prairie View defeats Texas College 69–0". The St. Louis Argus. November 7, 1930. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Prairie View victor over Bishop, 20–0". The Chicago Defender. November 22, 1930. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Prairie View defeats Sam Huston, 43–0". The Chicago Defender. November 29, 1930. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Prairie View tops Southern". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1930. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Sam Huston loses to Prairie View". The Austin American. December 13, 1930. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Prairie View defeated by Tigers, 19–7". The Houston Chronicle. January 2, 1931. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.