1936 Prairie View Panthers football team

1936 Prairie View Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–4–2 (1–3–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBlackshear Field
1936 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas College +4–1–15–2–2
Langston +4–1–17–1–1
Wiley3–2–16–3–1
Bishop2–2–22–3–2
Arkansas AM&N2–3–15–4–1
Prairie View1–3–24–4–2
Southern1–5–03–5–1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1936 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 1936 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Sam B. Taylor, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 4–4–2, with a mark of 1–3–2 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Texas College
T 0–0[1]
October 10at Arkansas AM&N
T 0–0[2]
October 19vs. Wiley
L 0–712,000[3]
October 31vs. Lincoln (MO)*
W 13–0[4]
November 7Xavier (LA)*dagger
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 6–0[5]
November 14at BishopMarshall, TXL 0–19[6]
November 21at Langston
L 0–35,000[7]
November 26Southern
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 13–0[8]
December 5vs. Florida A&M*
W 6–05,000[9][10]
January 1vs. Tuskegee*
L 0–63,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ↑ "Prairie View battles to 0–0 deadlock". California Eagle. October 9, 1936. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Arkansas and Prairie View end 0 to 0". The Chicago Defender. October 17, 1936. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "12,000 see Wiley beat Prairie View". The Houston Post. October 20, 1936. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Lincoln U. loses to Prairie View". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 1, 1936. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Prairie View knocks Xavier from ranks of undefested with thrilling 6–0 victory". The Call. November 13, 1936. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bishop wins 19–0". The Chicago Defender. November 21, 1936. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Langston defeats Prairie View, 3–0". The Daily Oklahoman. November 22, 1936. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Prairie View victor over Southern U." The Call. December 4, 1936. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Prairie View trims Florida Orange, 6–0". Atlanta Daily World. December 6, 1936. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "5,000 see Prairie View beat Florida, 6–0, in Orange Blossom game". St. Louis Argus. December 11, 1936. p. 6. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Tuskegee wins 6–0 game from Prairie View". The Houston Post. January 2, 1937. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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