1937 Prairie View Panthers football team
| 1937 Prairie View Panthers football | |
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Prairie View Bowl, W 27–14 vs. Florida A&M | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (4–2 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Blackshear Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 3 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1937 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 1937 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Sam B. Taylor, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SWAC.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | Samuel Huston* |
| W 46–0 | [1] | ||
| October 2 | at Texas College |
| L 0–6 | [2] | ||
| October 9 | Arkansas AM&N |
| L 0–7 | 1,500 | [3] | |
| October 18 | vs. Wiley | W 13–0 | 10,000 | [4] | ||
| October 23 | at Tillotson* | W 32–0 | [5] | |||
| November 6 | at Xavier (LA)* | L 0–28 | 3,000 | [6] | ||
| November 11 | Bishop |
| W 7–0 | [7] | ||
| November 20 | Langston |
| W 14–9 | [8] | ||
| November 25 | at Southern | W 13–7 | [9] | |||
| December 18 | at Tuskegee* | L 0–6 | [10] | |||
| January 1 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Florida A&M* | W 27–14 | 4,500 | [11][12][13] | |
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References
- ↑ "Prairie View tumbles Sam Huston 46–0". The Call. October 1, 1937. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Texas College opens campaign with 6–0 victory". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 3, 1937. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Arkansas Lions defeat Prairie View eleven 7–0". The Houston Chronicle. October 10, 1937. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wylie defeated by Prairie View in Negro Classic". The Dallas Journal. October 19, 1939. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tillotson to engage Prairie View eleven". Austin Statesman. October 23, 1937. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Xavier defeats Prairie View, score 28 to 0". The Times-Picayune. November 7, 1937. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Prairie View scores win over Bishop". The Call. November 19, 1937. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Langston University's gridiron Lions ring down curtain against powerful undefeated Arkansas team". The Black Dispatch. December 4, 1937. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Southern drops Turkey Day tilt to Prairie View". Morning Advocate. November 26, 1937. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tuskegee defeats Prairie View outfit, 6–0". Atlanta Daily World. December 19, 1937. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Negro Teams Clash Today At Buff Park". Houston Chronicle. Houston, Texas. January 1, 1938. p. 11. Retrieved May 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ Kidd, A. L. (January 1, 1938). "Prairie View Upsets Florida Rattlers, 27-14". Atlanta Daily World. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 5. Retrieved May 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Rattlers lose 27 to 14". The Tallahassee Daily Democrat. January 2, 1938. p. 8. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.