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1952 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
SWAC champion
Prairie View Bowl, L 12–13 vs. Texas Southern
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–2 (6–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBlackshear Field
Seasons← 19511953 →
1952 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Prairie View A&M $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Southern 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Texas College 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Arkansas AM&N 2 – 2 – 2 3 – 6 – 2
Wiley 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Langston 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Bishop 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press

The 1952 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 1952 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 7–2, with a conference record of 6–0, and finished as SWAC champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4BishopW 58–0
October 13vs. WileyW 53–015,000
October 25at Florida A&M*L 7–10
November 1Arkansas AM&N
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 39–135,000
November 8Texas College
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 44–12
November 15at Grambling*W 27–14
November 22at LangstonW 18–0
November 29Southern
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 31–65,000
January 1, 1953vs. Texas Southern*L 12–1313,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Press Syndicate Rates Fla. Top Eleven". Baltimore Afro-American. December 20, 1952. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "P.V. scores 58–0 win". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 11, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "P.V. slaughters Wiley, 53–0 in Cotton Bowl". The Call. October 17, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Florida A&M edges Texas team, 10–7". The Miami Herald. October 26, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Prairie View's air attack shows class". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 8, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Prairie View tops TC Steers by 44–12". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 9, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Airlanes filled as P-V beats Grambling". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 22, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Panthers drop Langston, 18–0". The Daily Oklahoman. November 23, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Southern shocked by Prairie View power; Bows 31–6". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Texas Southern victor in Prairie View Bowl". The Baltimore Sun. January 2, 1953. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1950–1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
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