1962 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–3 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
1962 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Jackson State $ 6 1 010 1 0
Texas Southern 5 2 07 3 0
Grambling 3 2 26 2 2
Prairie View A&M 4 3 06 3 0
Southern 3 4 05 5 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 4 14 5 1
Alcorn A&M 2 5 04 5 0
Wiley 1 5 13 5 1
  • $ Conference champion

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Jackson State
L 7–41[1]
October 6at Texas SouthernL 14–21[2]
October 15vs. WileyW 26–17[3]
October 20GramblingL 15–23[4]
October 27Arkansas AM&N
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 25–0[5]
November 10at Bishop*
  • Bishop Stadium
  • Dallas, TX
W 23–0
November 17Alcorn A&M
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 59–710,000[6]
November 24Southern
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 34–14[7]
December 1Central State (OH)*
W 37–16[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "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.
  2. "League lead shared by Texas Southern". Victoria Advocate. October 9, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Prairie View defeats Wiley". Longview News-Journal. October 16, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Grambling tops Prairie View, 23–15". Lake Charles American-Press. October 21, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Arkansas no match for P.V." The Pittsburgh Courier. November 3, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Prairie View A&M pops Alcorn A&M". Abilene Reporter-News. November 18, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "P.V. tops Cats, 34–14". The Louisiana Weekly. December 1, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Prairie View wins, 37–16". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. December 2, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "1962 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  10. "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1960–1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
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