1953 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

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1953 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
1953 record12–0 (6–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Prairie View A&M $ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
Southern 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Texas College 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
Langston 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Bishop 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Wiley 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled a perfect 12–0 record, won the SWAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 387 to 88. In two post-season games, they defeated Florida A&M in the Orange Blossom Classic and Texas Southern in the Prairie View Bowl. The Panthers were recognized as the 1953 black college national champion.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Fort Hood*W 21–6
October 3BishopPrairie View, TXW 40–19
October 10at Jackson State*Jackson, MSW 61–0
October 19at WileyDallas, TXW 32–0
October 24at Morris Brown*Atlanta, GAW 27–15
October 31at Arkansas AM&NPine Bluff, ARW 34–6
November 7at Texas CollegeTyler, TXW 27–7
November 14Grambling*Prairie View, TXW 32–0
November 21LangstonPrairie View, TXW 27–0
November 28at SouthernBaton Rouge, LAW 20–0
December 5vs. Florida A&M*
W 33–2741,313[1]
January 1, 1954vs. Texas Southern*Houston, TX (Prairie View Bowl)W 33–815,000[2]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Prairie View Nips Rattlers, 33-27". The Miami News. December 6, 1953. pp. 1B, 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Prairie View Gets Easy Win". The Corpus Christi Times. January 2, 1954. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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