1985 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1985 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–9 (0–7 SWAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRonald Beard (2nd season)
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Astrodome
1985 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Grambling State +^6–1–09–3–0
No. 15 Jackson State +^6–1–08–3–0
Mississippi Valley State5–2–08–3–0
No. 20 Alcorn State5–2–07–3–0
Southern3–4–06–5–0
Alabama State2–5–03–8–0
Texas Southern1–6–01–10–0
Prairie View A&M0–7–02–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Conway Hayman, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 2–9 and a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Texas Southern
L 7–19[1][2]
September 7at Sam Houston State*
W 14–96,500[3]
September 14at Lamar*
L 7–30[4]
September 21Jackson State
L 3–215,120[5]
September 28Southern
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 12–14[6]
October 5vs. No. 2 Grambling State
L 7–2736,652[7]
October 12Bishop*
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 28–16[8]
October 19at Texas Lutheran*
L 6–30[9]
October 26at Alabama State
L 10–17[10]
November 2Mississippi Valley State
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 17–56[11]
November 16at Alcorn State
L 7–411,450[12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Texas Southern 19, Prairie View A&M 7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 1, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Prairie View vs Texas Southern". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. August 31, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Prairie View 14, S. Houston 9". Abilene Reporter-News. September 8, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Lamar 30, Prairie View 7". Victoria Advocate. September 15, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Jackson State embarrasses Prairie View". The Clarion-Ledger. September 22, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Jags take victory". The Shreveport Times. September 29, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Robinson passes Bryant with win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Prairie View 28, Bishop 16". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 13, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bulldogs dance in the rain past Panthers". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. October 20, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Hornets hold off Prairie View". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 27, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Valley State bombs Prairie View, 56–17". The Sun Herald. November 3, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Alcorn coasts by Prairie View". The Clarion-Ledger. November 17, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
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