1966 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1966 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–3–1 (3–3–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
1966 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Southern +5–1–17–2–1
No. 13 Grambling +5–1–16–2–1
Texas Southern4–2–15–4–1
Jackson State3–3–15–3–1
Prairie View A&M3–3–15–3–1
Alcorn A&M2–3–25–3–2
Arkansas AM&N2–4–14–5–1
Wiley0–7–00–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1966 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M College of Texas (now known as Prairie View A&M University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Hoover J. Wright, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–3–1, with a conference record of 3–3–1, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Jackson State
L 7–145,321[1]
September 24at Southern
L 0–3510,173[2]
October 1Grambling
T 10–106,000[3]
October 17vs. Wiley
W 21–01,000[4]
October 22Arkansas AM&N
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 31–04,000[5]
October 29Mississippi Valley State*
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 17–83,000[6]
November 5at Bishop*Dallas, TXW 30–163,000[7]
November 12Alcorn A&Mdagger
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 10–192,100–10,000[8][9]
November 19at Texas Southern
W 31–1816,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. ↑ "Tigers beat Conference opposition". The Clarion-Ledger. September 18, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Jaguars clobber Prairie View 35–0 for first SWAC win". Alexandria News Leader. October 2, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Grambling, Prairie View battle to 10–10 deadlock". The Shreveport Times. October 2, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Prairie View wins State Fair Football Classic". The Kilgore News Herald. October 18, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Its Prairie View 31–0". Wichita Falls Times. October 23, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Prairie View tops Mississippi Valley". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 30, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Prairie View romps, 30–16". The Austin American-Statesman. November 6, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Alcorn upsets Prairie View". The Shreveport Times. November 13, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1966 Alcorn A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Prairie View wins". Victoria Advocate. November 20, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1966 Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
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