1962 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team
| 1962 Prairie View A&M Panthers football | |
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Prairie View Bowl, W 37–16 vs. Central State (OH) | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–3 (4–3 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Edward L. Blackshear Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn A&M | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1962 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 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 6–3, with a conference record of 4–3, and finished fourth in the SWAC.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | at Jackson State |
| L 7–41 | [1] | |
| October 6 | at Texas Southern | L 14–21 | [2] | ||
| October 15 | vs. Wiley | W 26–17 | [3] | ||
| October 20 | Grambling | L 15–23 | [4] | ||
| October 27 | Arkansas AM&N |
| W 25–0 | [5] | |
| November 10 | at Bishop* |
| W 23–0 | ||
| November 17 | Alcorn A&M |
| W 59–7 | 10,000 | [6] |
| November 24 | Southern |
| W 34–14 | [7] | |
| December 1 | Central State (OH)* |
| W 37–16 | [8] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "P.V. no match for Jackson: Jackson U. rolls to easy win". The Pittsburgh Courier. September 29, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "League lead shared by Texas Southern". Victoria Advocate. October 9, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View defeats Wiley". Longview News-Journal. October 16, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling tops Prairie View, 23–15". Lake Charles American-Press. October 21, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas no match for P.V." The Pittsburgh Courier. November 3, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View A&M pops Alcorn A&M". Abilene Reporter-News. November 18, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "P.V. tops Cats, 34–14". The Louisiana Weekly. December 1, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View wins, 37–16". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. December 2, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1962 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
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