1987 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1987 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6–1 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHaney Catchings (2nd season; first 4 games)
Defensive coordinatorRonald Beard (4th season)
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Rice Stadium
1987 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Jackson State $^7–0–08–3–1
Southern5–2–07–4–0
Alcorn State5–2–06–3–0
Alabama State4–3–08–3–0
Grambling State3–4–05–6–0
Texas Southern3–4–05–6–0
Prairie View A&M1–6–03–8–0
Mississippi Valley State0–7–01–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 and a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

After their loss to Southern, fourth-year head coach Conway Hayman was fired with a record of 0–3–1. He was replaced with offensive coordinator Haney Catchings as interim head coach for the remainder of the season, who finished the season with a 4–3 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Texas SouthernL 21–30[2][3]
September 12at Stephen F. Austin*T 13–13[4]
September 19Jackson StateL 12–164,000[5]
September 26vs. SouthernL 0–14[6]
October 3vs. Grambling State
L 7–2835,752[7]
October 10at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*W 28–41 (forfeit win)[8]
October 17at Texas Lutheran*
W 17–16[9]
October 24at Alabama StateL 7–24[10]
October 31Mississippi Valley StateWaller, TXW 20–0[11]
November 16at Alcorn StateL 19–20[12]
November 21at Langston*
W 35–6450[13]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Prairie View fires head coach Hayman". Tyler Morning Telegraph. October 1, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "TSU 30, Prairie View 21". The Monitor. September 6, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Prairie View vs Texas Southern". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. September 5, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Prairie View A&M, Stephen F. Austin 13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 13, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "J-State manages 16–12 win". The Clarion-Ledger. September 20, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Southern Univ. 14, Prairie View A&M 0". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 27, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Grambling defeats PV A&M". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Ark.–Pine Bluff 41, Prairie View 28". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Missed scoring chances ruin TLC". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. October 18, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Alabama St. 24, Prairie View 7". Victoria Advocate. October 25, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Prairie View 20, MVSU 0". Hattiesburg American. November 1, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Coburn kicks Alcorn 20–19". The Clarion-Ledger. November 15, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Prairie View rips Langston". The Daily Oklahoman. November 22, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2023.