1973 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1973 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–6–1 (0–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
1973 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5/7 Grambling +^5–1–010–3–0
No. 10 Jackson State +5–1–09–2–0
No. T–20 Alcorn A&M3–2–17–2–1
Southern3–3–06–4–0
Texas Southern2–3–15–5–1
Mississippi Valley State2–4–03–5–0
Prairie View A&M0–6–02–6–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

The 1973 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Hoover J. Wright, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 2–6–1, with a conference record of 0–6, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Jackson State
L 7–32[1]
September 22at Southern
L 0–914,500[2][3]
September 29at No. 2 Grambling
L 12–3714,968[4]
October 6Texas Lutheran*
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 17–6[5]
October 13at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
T 7–7[6]
October 20at Bishop*
W 25–3
October 27at Mississippi Valley State
L 6–13[7]
November 10at Alcorn A&M
L 0–448,200[8][9]
November 17at Texas Southern
L 14–4123,563[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Jackson St. slams Prairie View 32–7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 16, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Defense has been difference at SU". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 22, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Prairie View falls to Southern 9–0". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 23, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Grambling beats Prairie View". Longview News-Journal. September 30, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Panthers win over Bulldogs". Austin American-Statesman. October 7, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Prairie View earns tie with Pine Bluff". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 14, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "MVSC in historical 13–6 win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 28, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Alcorn A&M blanks Prairie View 44–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 11, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Alcorn A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Texas Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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