1942 Prairie View Panthers football team
| 1942 Prairie View Panthers football | |
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Prairie View Bowl, L 13–18 vs. Langston | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–2 (3–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Blackshear Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In their 13th season under head coach Sam B. Taylor, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–2, with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SWAC.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 3 | Texas College |
| L 0–6 | [2] | |
| October 10 | at Xavier (LA)* | W 14–0 | [3] | ||
| October 19 | vs. Wiley | W 6–0 | 10,000 | [4] | |
| November 21 | vs. Langston |
| W 13–12 | [5] | |
| November 28 | Southern |
| W 24–0 | [6] | |
| December 11 | vs. Camp Wallace (TX)* | Houston, TX | W 33–0 | [7] | |
| January 1 | vs. Langston* |
| L 13–18 | 5,000 | [8] |
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References
- ↑ Duncan, Chuck (December 12, 1942). "Texas College Wins Championship". The Black Dispatch. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 9. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Texas College wins at Prairie View, 6–0". The Houston Chronicle. October 4, 1942. Retrieved May 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Xavier is beaten by Prairie View in local battle". The Times-Picayune. October 11, 1942. Retrieved May 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Prairie View eleven beats Wiley team, 6–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 20, 1942. Retrieved May 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Prairie View defeats Langston". The Black Dispatch. October 28, 1942. Retrieved May 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Prairie View is 24–0 winner over Louisiana eleven". The Houston Chronicle. November 29, 1942. Retrieved May 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Camp Wallace will play Prairie View gridders on Friday". The Houston Chronicle. December 9, 1942. Retrieved May 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Langston rallies for 18–13 victory over Prairie View". The Houston Post. January 2, 1943. Retrieved May 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.