1940 Prairie View Panthers football team
| 1940 Prairie View Panthers football | |
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Prairie View Bowl, W 7–6 vs. Alabama State | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–3 (4–2 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Blackshear Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Sam B. Taylor, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 6–3, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SWAC.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Tillotson* |
| W 53–0 | [1] | |
| October 5 | Texas College |
| W 26–6 | [2] | |
| October 14 | vs. Wiley | W 18–0 | 5,000 | [3] | |
| October 26 | Arkansas AM&N |
| W 39–0 | 3,000 | [4] |
| November 11 | at Bishop | Marshall, TX | W 12–7 | 2,500 | [5] |
| November 23 | at Langston |
| L 0–8 | [6] | |
| November 28 | Southern |
| L 2–7 | 3,000 | [7] |
| December 14 | at Xavier (LA)* | L 0–13 | [8] | ||
| January 1 | vs. Alabama State* | W 7–6 | 3,000 | [9] | |
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References
- ↑ "Tillotson beaten by Prairie View". The Chicago Defender. October 5, 1940. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Prairie View takes to air and triumphs over Tyler College". The Houston Chronicle. October 6, 1940. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Prairie View whips Wiley". San Antonio Express. October 15, 1940. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Hippo Hopkins leads Panthers in rout of Arkansas State". The Call. November 1, 1940. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Prairie View ruins Bishop homecoming". Atlanta Daily World. November 14, 1940. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Langston shares title with 8 to 0 victory". The Daily Oklahoman. November 24, 1940. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Southern tops Panthers, gains conference tie". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 7, 1940. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Gold Rush upsets Panthers 13 to 0". The Louisiana Weekly. December 21, 1940. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Prairie View rallies to beat Alabama State Hornets, 7–6". The Houston Post. January 2, 1941. Retrieved May 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.