1959 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team
American college football season
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 9–2 (6–1 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | Edward L. Blackshear Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Prairie View A&M | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas AM&N | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas College | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wiley | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 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 1959 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SWAC.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 26 | Jackson State | W 52–6 | [1] | ||
October 10 | Allen* |
| W 67–12 | [2] | |
October 19 | vs. Texas Southern |
| W 34–15 | 10,000 | [3] |
October 26 | vs. Grambling |
| W 35–6 | 9,500 | [4] |
October 31 | at Arkansas AM&N |
| W 29–0 | [5] | |
November 7 | at Texas College |
| W 23–11 | 2,000 | [6] |
November 14 | at Mississippi Vocational* | W 36–0 | |||
November 21 | Wiley* |
| W 21–12 | ||
November 28 | at Southern | L 6–20 | [7] | ||
December 5 | vs. Florida A&M* | L 7–28 | 43,645 | [8] | |
January 1 | vs. Wiley | W 47–10 | 1,200 | [9] | |
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References
- ^ "Prairie View is easy winner". Alabama Tribune. October 2, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View wallops Allen". The State. October 11, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View romps by Texas Southern". The Kilgore News Herald. October 20, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Valiant Tiger effort fails". The Shreveport Journal. October 27, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View power crushes Arkansas State 29–0". The Call. November 6, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View 11 trounces Steers". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 8, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View upset, Southern hands PV 1st loss". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 5, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&M Rips Panthers, 28–7". Tallahassee Democrat. December 6, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers cop win". Lincoln Journal-Star. January 2, 1960. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
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