1960 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
SWAC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record10–1 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Jeppesen Stadium
1960 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Prairie View A&M + 6 –1 –010 –1 –0
Grambling + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
No. 7 Southern + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
Jackson State 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Arkansas AM&N 3 –4 –06 –4 –0
Texas Southern 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Wiley 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
Texas College 0 –7 –01 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1960 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 1960 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 10–1, with a conference record of 6–1, and finished as SWAC co-chaampion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Jackson State
W 24–12[1]
October 1at Texas Southern
W 35–28[2]
October 8at Allen*
W 9–63,000[3]
October 17vs. Wiley
W 36–15[4]
October 24vs. Grambling
L 0–26[5]
October 29Arkansas AM&N
W 17–8[6]
November 5Texas College
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 37–6[7]
November 12at Bishop*Dallas, TXW 45–15
November 19Tennessee A&I*
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 21–0[8]
November 26No. 6 Southern
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 23–1514,000[9]
December 31Arkansas AM&N
W 19–81,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Prairie View in 24—12 win over Jackson". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 1, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Southwestern Athletic Conf. round-up". Jackson Advocate. October 8, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Fourth-quarter field goal by Texans beats Allen, 9–6". The State. October 9, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Prairie View whips Wiley by 36 to 15". Austin American-Statesman. October 18, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Grambling stabs Prairie View in State Fair Game upset, 26–0". The Shreveport Times. October 25, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Prairie View Panthers rap Arkansas A.M.&N. 17–8 in muddy battle". The Call. November 4, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Steers stomped". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 6, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "A&I blanked by Prairie View". The Nashville Tennessean. November 20, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Prairie View upsets Southern in battle for title". The Call. December 2, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Own bowl won by Prairie View". The San Francisco Examiner. January 1, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "1960 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1960–1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
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