1997 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record0–9 (0–8 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
1997 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Southern $  8 0   11 1  
No. 14 Jackson State ^  7 1   9 3  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  6 2   8 3  
Texas Southern  4 4   5 6  
Alcorn State  4 4   4 7  
Mississippi Valley State  3 5   4 6  
Alabama State  2 6   3 8  
Grambling State  2 6   3 8  
Prairie View A&M  0 8   0 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 1997 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Greg Johnson, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 0–9, with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, and finished ninth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Texas SouthernL 16–32[1]
September 13Langston*L 10–19[2]
September 20No. 13 SouthernL 7–63[3]
October 4vs. Grambling StateL 6–3355,119[4]
October 11at Alcorn StateL 9–24[5]
October 18at Alabama StateL 7–56[6]
November 1Mississippi Valley State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 0–27[7]
November 8vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
L 14–48[8]
November 15No. 13 Jackson State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 7–20389[9]

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References

  1. "Texas Southern 32, Prairie View 16". Abilene Reporter-News. August 31, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Langston escapes PV". The Daily Oklahoman. September 14, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Prairie View's streak now stands at 71 losses". The Sacramento Bee. September 21, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Grambling finds familiar success against Prairie View". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 5, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Alcorn State gets past Prairie View A&M, 24–9". Hattiesburg American. October 12, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Prairie View A&M drops 74th straight". Asbury Park Press. October 19, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Prairie View can't score on Devils 'D'". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 2, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Ark.–Pine Bluff 48, Prairie View 14". South Florida Sun Sentinel. November 9, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "JSU takes care of business". The Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1995–1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2023.


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