1935 Prairie View Panthers football team

1935 Prairie View Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–3–4 (1–1–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBlackshear Field
1935 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas College $5–0–19–0–1
Wiley3–0–38–0–3
Bishop3–2–17–2–1
Prairie View1–1–44–3–4
Langston1–3–22–3–2
Southern1–4–11–7–1
Samuel Huston1–5–01–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1935 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 1935 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Sam B. Taylor, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 4–3–4, with a mark of 1–1–4 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWAC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Paul Quinn*
W 53–0
October 21vs. WileyT 0–03,000[2]
October 25Arkansas AM&N*
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 19–0[3]
November 2at Texas College
L 0–7[4]
November 11Bishopdagger
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
T 0–01,500[5]
November 23Langston
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
T 0–0[6]
November 28at SouthernT 6–6[7]
December 7vs. Samuel Huston
W 20–0[8]
December 14at Xavier (LA)*W 7–0[9]
December 21at Tuskegee*L 6–7[10]
January 1vs. Wiley*L 6–72,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ↑ Okeson, Walter R., ed. (1936). Spalding's Official Intercollegiate Foot Ball Guide 1936. New York, New York: American Sports Publishing Co. pp. 167–192.
  2. ↑ "Prairie View and Wiley College in scoreless battle". San Antonio Evening News. October 22, 1935. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Ark. State is no match for Prairie View". The Call. November 1, 1935. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Martin, W. H. (November 8, 1935). "Prairie View Eleven Upset By Texas College, 7-0". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 6. Retrieved June 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Bishop College and Prairie View tie, 0–0". The Houston Chronicle. November 12, 1935. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Langston and Prairie View in 0 to 0 tie". The Call. November 29, 1935. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Southern Cats Prairie View in Turkey Day tie". The Louisiana Weekly. December 7, 1935. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Prairie View wins from Sam'l Huston by score of 20 to 0". The Houston Chronicle. December 8, 1935. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Flowers' 70-yard run gives Prairie View 7–0 victory". Atlanta Daily World. December 15, 1935. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tuskegee downs Prairie View, 7–6". The Birmingham News & Age-Herald. December 22, 1935. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Wiley College grid team in 7 to 6 victory". The Houston Post. January 2, 1936. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.