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1951 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
SWAC champion
Prairie View Bowl, W 27–26 vs. Arkansas AM&N
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record9–1 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBlackshear Field
Seasons← 19501952 →
1951 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Prairie View A&M $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 17 Texas College 4 – 1 – 2 5 – 3 – 2
No. 21 Southern 4 – 1 – 2 5 – 4 – 2
No. 20 Arkansas AM&N 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Langston 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wiley 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Samuel Huston 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Bishop 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach James A. Stevens, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the SWAC title. Prairie View A&M defeated Arkansas AM&N in the Prairie View Bowl, 27–26.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Samuel HustonPrairie View, TXW 64–0
September 29vs. BishopPort Arthur, TXW 72–04,500
October 15vs. WileyW 32–028,000
October 27at Arkansas AM&NW 20–6
November 32:30 p.m.at Texas CollegeW 33–68,000
November 10Grambling*
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 34–12
November 17Langston
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 25–010,000
November 248:00 p.m.at SouthernL 0–13
November 30at Texas Southern*W 33–136,000–14,500
January 12:00 p.m.vs. Arkansas AM&N*W 27–268,500

References

  1. "The Pigskin Huddle". The Call. December 14, 1951. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Guide | Football" (PDF). Southwestern Athletic Conference. p. 81. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  3. "Prairie View Dazzles Sam Houston, 64-0". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. September 28, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. Dixon, R. E. (October 5, 1951). "'Skipper's Southwest Sport-O-Graph'; P. V. Swamps Bishop". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 11. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Wiley Falls 32-0 In Cotton Bowl". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. October 16, 1951. p. 9. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Prairie View Hangs Arkansas State 20-0[sic]". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. November 2, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "Texas College, Prairie View Clash Saturday". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. November 3, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Panthers' Second Half Rally Dims League Rivals' Title Hopes". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1951. p. 16. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. Dixon, R. E. (November 16, 1951). "Coach Henry Kean's Tenn. State Cats Squelch National Aim of Morris Brown; Prairie View Plunders On". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 20. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. "Grambling becomes Prairie View's seventh straight victim". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 17, 1951. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Dixon, R. E. (November 16, 1951). "Southwest Round-Up". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 20. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. "Prairie View Wins Crown In Southwest Conference". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 24, 1951. p. 14. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. "Southern Cats Meet Prairie View Saturday". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. November 23, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. Dixon, R. E. (November 30, 1951). "'Skipper's Southwest Sport-O-Graph'; Southern Upsets P. V. Panthers, 13-0". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. Wood, C. A. (December 7, 1951). "P. V. Panthers Top Texas Southern Cats, 33-13". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 11. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. Nunn, Bill Jr. (December 8, 1951). "Panthers Prove Top Team In Southwest". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 14. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. "Expect 10,000 At Prairie View Bowl Tilt New Year's Day". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. December 28, 1951. p. 11. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. "Prairie View Scores 27-26 Win In Bowl". Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi). January 2, 1952. p. 8. Retrieved March 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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