1939 Prairie View Panthers football team
| 1939 Prairie View Panthers football | |
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Prairie View Bowl, W 7–6 vs. Xavier (LA) | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–2–1 (3–2–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Blackshear Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In their 10th season under head coach Sam B. Taylor, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–2–1, with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 7 | at Texas College |
| L 14–18 | [1] | |
| October 16 | vs. Wiley | L 6–13 | [2] | ||
| October 21 | at Tillotson* | Austin, TX | W 32–0 | [3] | |
| October 28 | at Arkansas AM&N |
| W 22–0 | [4] | |
| November 11 | Bishop |
| W 13–0 | [5] | |
| November 25 | Langston |
| T 7–7 | [6] | |
| November 30 | at Southern | W 13–0 | 2,500 | [7] | |
| January 1 | vs. Xavier (LA)* | W 7–6 | 4,000 | [8] | |
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References
- ↑ "Texas Steers beat Prairie in late rally". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 8, 1939. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wiley overcomes lead to win over Prairie View, 13–6". The Marshall News Messenger. October 17, 1939. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Prairie View wins, 32 to 0, at Tillotson". The Call. October 27, 1939. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Prairie View spoils Ark. homecoming". The Afro-American. November 4, 1939. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Prairie View beats Bishop". The Chicago Defender. November 18, 1939. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ R. B. Welch (December 1, 1939). "Prairie View Panthers play inspired ball to hold undefeated Langston U. to 7–7 tie in homecoming contest". The Call. p. 9. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Crippled Cats drop 13–0 game to Prairie View". Morning Advocate. December 3, 1937. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Prairie View tops Xavier, 7–6, in spirited grid tilt". The Houston Post. January 2, 1940. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.