1954 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team
| 1954 Prairie View A&M Panthers football | |
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Black college national champion SWAC champion | |
Prairie View Bowl, W 14–12 vs. Texas Southern | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 10–1 (6–0 SWAC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Prairie View A&M $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Southern | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Prairie View A&M University in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1954 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled a perfect 10–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the SWAC championship, defeated Texas Southern in the Prairie View Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 255 to 116. The Panthers were recognized as a 1953 black college national co-champion.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 17 | Fort Hood* |
| W 26–21 | [3] | ||
| October 2 | Bishop |
| W 53–0 | [4] | ||
| October 9 | at Jackson* |
| W 26–6 | |||
| October 18 | vs. Wiley | W 19–6 | [5] | |||
| October 23 | Florida A&M* |
| L 7–19 | [6] | ||
| October 30 | Arkansas AM&N |
| W 26–0 | [7] | ||
| November 6 | Texas College |
| W 19–6 | [8] | ||
| November 13 | at Grambling* |
| W 26–19 | [9] | ||
| November 20 | at Langston |
| W 19–14 | [10] | ||
| November 27 | Southern |
| W 20–13 | [11] | ||
| January 1, 1955 | at Texas Southern | W 14–12 | [12] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Pigskin Huddle". Baltimore Afro-American. December 25, 1954. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ "Prairie View Panthers beat Fort Hood Tankers, 26–21 in opening game". The Call. September 24, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Powerful P.V. Panthers crush Bishop Cats 53–0". The Call. October 8, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View beats Wylie". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 19, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida A&M trips Prairie View, 19–7". The Birmingham News. October 24, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stell sparks P.V. victory". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 6, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View dumps Texas College, 19–6". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 7, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View tops Grambling". Alabama Tribune. November 19, 1954. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texans rally, nip Langston". The Daily Oklahoman. November 21, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View raps Southern". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 28, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View's late rally beats Texas Southern". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. January 2, 1955. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.