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1954 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Black college national champion
SWAC champion
Prairie View Bowl, W 14–12 vs. Texas Southern
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record10–1 (6–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Seasons← 19531955 →
1954 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Prairie View A&M $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Southern 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Langston 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Texas College 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wiley 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 2
Bishop 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press

The 1954 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Prairie View A&M University in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1954 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled a perfect 10–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the SWAC championship, defeated Texas Southern in the Prairie View Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 255 to 116. The Panthers were recognized as a 1953 black college national co-champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 17Fort Hood*W 26–21
October 2BishopW 53–0
October 9at Jackson*W 26–6
October 18vs. WileyW 19–6
October 23Florida A&M*
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 7–19
October 30Arkansas AM&N
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 26–0
November 6Texas College
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 19–6
November 13at Grambling*W 26–19
November 20at LangstonW 19–14
November 27Southern
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 20–13
January 1, 1955at Texas SouthernW 14–12
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Pigskin Huddle". Baltimore Afro-American. December 25, 1954. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  3. "Prairie View Panthers beat Fort Hood Tankers, 26–21 in opening game". The Call. September 24, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Powerful P.V. Panthers crush Bishop Cats 53–0". The Call. October 8, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Prairie View beats Wylie". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 19, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Florida A&M trips Prairie View, 19–7". The Birmingham News. October 24, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Stell sparks P.V. victory". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 6, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Prairie View dumps Texas College, 19–6". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 7, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Prairie View tops Grambling". Alabama Tribune. November 19, 1954. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Texans rally, nip Langston". The Daily Oklahoman. November 21, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Prairie View raps Southern". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 28, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Prairie View's late rally beats Texas Southern". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. January 2, 1955. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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