| 1987 Prairie View A&M Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–6–1 (1–6 SWAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Haney Catchings (2nd season; first 4 games) |
| Defensive coordinator | Ronald Beard (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Edward L. Blackshear Field Rice Stadium |
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| No. 9 Jackson State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 and a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SWAC.
After their loss to Southern, fourth-year head coach Conway Hayman was fired with a record of 0–3–1. He was replaced with offensive coordinator Haney Catchings as interim head coach for the remainder of the season, who finished the season with a 4–3 record.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | at Texas Southern | L 21–30 | |||
| September 12 | at Stephen F. Austin* | T 13–13 | |||
| September 19 | Jackson State | L 12–16 | 4,000 | ||
| September 26 | vs. Southern | L 0–14 | |||
| October 3 | vs. Grambling State |
| L 7–28 | 35,752 | |
| October 10 | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff* | W 28–41 (forfeit win) | |||
| October 17 | at Texas Lutheran* |
| W 17–16 | ||
| October 24 | at Alabama State | L 7–24 | |||
| October 31 | Mississippi Valley State | Waller, TX | W 20–0 | ||
| November 16 | at Alcorn State | L 19–20 | |||
| November 21 | at Langston* |
| W 35–6 | 450 | |
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References
- "Prairie View fires head coach Hayman". Tyler Morning Telegraph. October 1, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "TSU 30, Prairie View 21". The Monitor. September 6, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Prairie View vs Texas Southern". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. September 5, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- "Prairie View A&M, Stephen F. Austin 13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 13, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "J-State manages 16–12 win". The Clarion-Ledger. September 20, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern Univ. 14, Prairie View A&M 0". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 27, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Grambling defeats PV A&M". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ark.–Pine Bluff 41, Prairie View 28". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Missed scoring chances ruin TLC". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. October 18, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Alabama St. 24, Prairie View 7". Victoria Advocate. October 25, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Prairie View 20, MVSU 0". Hattiesburg American. November 1, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Coburn kicks Alcorn 20–19". The Clarion-Ledger. November 15, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Prairie View rips Langston". The Daily Oklahoman. November 22, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
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