| 1961 Prairie View A&M Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (3–4 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 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 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 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–4–1, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | at Tennessee A&I* | T 21–21 | 6,000 | [1] | |
| September 23 | Jackson State | L 14–20 | [2] | ||
| October 7 | at Texas Southern | L 14–29 | [3] | ||
| October 16 | vs. Wiley | W 48–13 | 15,000 | [4] | |
| October 23 | vs. Grambling | L 14–34 | 5,000 | [5] | |
| October 28 | at Arkansas AM&N |
| W 25–16 | [6] | |
| November 4 | at Texas College |
| W 41–0 | ||
| November 11 | Bishop* |
| W 20–2 | 10,000 | [7] |
| November 18 | at Alcorn A&M* | W 37–7 | [8] | ||
| November 25 | at Southern | L 7–14 | [9] | ||
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References
- ↑ "A&I gains 21–21 tie with Prairie View". The Nashville Tennessean. September 17, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Jackson takes grid victory". The Daily Advertiser. September 24, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Texas Southern top Prairie View in 29–14 win". Jackson Advocate. October 14, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Prairie View rolls over Wiley 48–13". Austin American-Statesman. October 17, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Grambling Tigers score easy 34–14 win over Prairie View". The Shreveport Times. October 24, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Prairie View claws Ark. A&M, 25–16, in last 50 seconds". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 4, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Prairie View dips Bishop Tiger, 20–2". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 18, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Second place won by Grambling team". The Shreveport Journal. November 20, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Southern is 14–7 victor". Lake Charles American-Press. November 26, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "1961 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ↑ "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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