1958 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

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1958 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Prairie View Bowl, W 34–8 vs. Langston
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
1958 record10–0–1 (5–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Prairie View A&M $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 1
Southern 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Texas College 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Texas Southern 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wiley 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1958 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 1958 NCAA College Division football season. In their tenth season under head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled a 10–0–1 record, won the SWAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 369 to 101. In two post-season games, they defeated Florida A&M in the Orange Blossom Classic and Langston in the Prairie View Bowl. The Panthers were recognized as the 1958 black college national champion.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
Fort HoodW 53–0
September 27at Jackson StateJackson, MST 14–14
October 13at Texas SouthernDallas, TXW 26–19
October 25at GramblingGrambling, LAW 44–6
November 1Arkansas AM&NPrairie View, TXW 37–13
November 8Texas CollegePrairie View, TXW 43–0
November 15Mississippi Valley StatePrairie View, TXW 59–19
November 22at WileyMarshall, TXW 13–0
November 29SouthernPrairie View, TXW 20–14
December 13vs. Florida A&M
W 26–839,426[1]
January 1, 1959vs. LangstonHouston, TX (Prairie View Bowl)W 34–8[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Fast-Striking Prairie View Attack Trips Rattlers 26-8". The Miami News. December 14, 1958. pp. 1C, 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Second Half Surge Wins For Prairie View". The Victoria Advocate. January 2, 1959. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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