1966 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team
| 1966 Prairie View A&M Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–3–1 (3–3–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Edward L. Blackshear Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Grambling + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1966 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 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Hoover J. Wright, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–3–1, with a conference record of 3–3–1, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at Jackson State |
| L 7–14 | 5,321 | [1] |
| September 24 | at Southern | L 0–35 | 10,173 | [2] | |
| October 1 | Grambling | T 10–10 | 6,000 | [3] | |
| October 17 | vs. Wiley | W 21–0 | 1,000 | [4] | |
| October 22 | Arkansas AM&N |
| W 31–0 | 4,000 | [5] |
| October 29 | Mississippi Valley State* |
| W 17–8 | 3,000 | [6] |
| November 5 | at Bishop* | Dallas, TX | W 30–16 | 3,000 | [7] |
| November 12 | Alcorn A&M |
| L 10–19 | 2,100–10,000 | [8][9] |
| November 19 | at Texas Southern | W 31–18 | 16,500 | [10] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Tigers beat Conference opposition". The Clarion-Ledger. September 18, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jaguars clobber Prairie View 35–0 for first SWAC win". Alexandria News Leader. October 2, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling, Prairie View battle to 10–10 deadlock". The Shreveport Times. October 2, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View wins State Fair Football Classic". The Kilgore News Herald. October 18, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Its Prairie View 31–0". Wichita Falls Times. October 23, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View tops Mississippi Valley". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 30, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View romps, 30–16". The Austin American-Statesman. November 6, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn upsets Prairie View". The Shreveport Times. November 13, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Alcorn A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "Prairie View wins". Victoria Advocate. November 20, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
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