American college football season
The 1964 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 1964 NCAA College Division football season . In their 16th season under head coach Billy Nicks , the Panthers compiled a perfect 9–0 record, won the SWAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 303 to 110.[1]
The Pittsburgh Courier selected Prairie View as the 1964 black college football national champion with a rating of 25.71, ahead of second-place Grambling with a 24.14 rating and third-place Florida A&M with a 23.29 rating.[2] Prairie View was also ranked No. 2 in the final Associated Press 1964 small college poll and No. 8 in the final United Press International poll.
At the end of the 1964 season, the Pittsburgh Courier selected Prairie View's Billy Nicks as the national Coach of the Year and quarterback Jimmy Kearney as the Back of the Year.[3] Another key player was end Otis Taylor who later played 11 seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs .
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 11 at Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio, TX W 27–16
September 19 at Jackson State Jackson, MS W 36–13
October 3 Grambling W 22–14[4]
October 10 at Texas Southern No. 4 Houston, TX W 16–13
October 19 at Wiley No. 5 Dallas, TX (State Fair Football Classic)W 39–135,000 [5]
October 24 Arkansas AM&N No. 3 Blackshear Stadium Prairie View, TX W 31–13[6]
November 9 at Bishop No. 2 Dallas, TX W 28–14
November 14 Alcorn A&M No. 4 Blackshear Stadium Prairie View, TX W 44–010,000 [7] [8]
November 21 Southern No. 2 Blackshear Stadium Prairie View, TX W 60–14[9]
HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
References [ ]
^ "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results" . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2019 .
^ "Nicksmen Clinch Honors for '64" . The Pittsburgh Courier . November 28, 1964. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Nicks Is Coach of Year: Courier Selectees To Be Hailed Dec. 18" . The Pittsburgh Courier . December 5, 1964. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Kearney Passes Pr. View Past Grambling, 22 to 14" . The Pittsburgh Courier . October 10, 1964. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Prairie View Clobbers Wiley Gridders by 39-13" . The Shreveport Times . October 21, 1964. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Prairie View Rolls Past Ark. Lions, 31-13: Cats Win 2 Within a Week" . The Pittsburgh Courier . October 31, 1964. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "P.V. Socks Alcorn In Easy Style" . The Pittsburgh Courier . November 21, 1964. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Homecoming ad" . The Pittsburgh Courier . November 14, 1964. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Prairie View Nails Down Second Straight National Title: Panthers Finish Perfect Season By Clobbering Southern" . The Pittsburgh Courier . November 28, 1964. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com .
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People National championship seasons in bold
1920 : Howard , Talladega
1921 : Talladega , Wiley
1922 : Hampton
1923 : Howard , Lincoln (PA) , Virginia Union
1924 : Lincoln (PA) , Paul Quinn , Tuskegee
1925 : Howard , Tuskegee
1926 : Howard , Tuskegee
1927 : Bluefield , Tuskegee
1928 : Bluefield , Wiley
1929 : Tuskegee
1930 : Tuskegee
1931 : Wilberforce
1932 : Wiley
1933 : Morgan
1934 : Kentucky State
1935 : Kentucky State , Texas College
1936 : Virginia State , West Virginia State
1937 : Morgan
1938 : Florida A&M
1939 : Langston
1940 : Morris Brown
1941 : Langston , Morris Brown
1942 : Florida A&M
1943 : Morgan State
1944 : Morgan State
1945 : Wiley
1946 : Morgan State , Tennessee A&I
1947 : Shaw , Tennessee A&I
1948 : Wilberforce State , Southern
1949 : Morgan State , Southern
1950 : Florida A&M , Southern
1951 : Morris Brown , North Carolina A&T
1952 : Florida A&M
1953 : Florida A&M , Prairie View A&M , Tennessee A&I
1954 : Florida A&M , North Carolina College , Prairie View A&M , Southern , Tennessee A&I
1955 : Grambling
1956 : Tennessee A&I
1957 : Florida A&M
1958 : Prairie View A&M
1959 : Florida A&M
1960 : Southern
1961 : Florida A&M
1962 : Florida A&M , Jackson State
1963 : Prairie View A&M
1964 : Prairie View A&M
1965 : Tennessee A&I
1966 : Tennessee A&I
1967 : Grambling , Morgan State
1968 : Alcorn A&M , North Carolina A&T
1969 : Alcorn A&M
1970 : Tennessee State
1971 : Tennessee State
1972 : Grambling
1973 : Tennessee State
1974 : Alcorn State , Grambling State
1975 : Grambling State
1976 : South Carolina State
1977 : , Grambling State ,
1978 : Florida A&M
1979 : Tennessee State
1980 : Grambling State
1981 : South Carolina State ,
1982 : ,
1983 : , ,
1984 : ,
1985 : ,
1986 :
1987 : ,
1988 :
1989 :
1990 : , North Carolina A&T
1991 :
1992 : ,
1993 : ,
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1997 : ,
1998 : ,
1999 : North Carolina A&T
2000 : Grambling State
2001 : , ,
2002 : Bethune–Cookman , ,
2003 : ,
2004 : ,
2005 : , ,
2006 : Hampton ,
2007 : Delaware State ,
2013 : Bethune–Cookman , Tennessee State
2014 : Alcorn State
2015 : North Carolina A&T
2016 : Grambling State
2017 : North Carolina A&T
2018 : North Carolina A&T
2019 : North Carolina A&T
2020 : Alabama A&M
2021 : Florida A&M , South Carolina State
Wiley (1921)
Paul Quinn (1922)
Wiley (1923)
Paul Quinn (1924)
Bishop (1925)
Samuel Huston (1926)
Wiley (1927)
Wiley (1928)
Wiley (1929)
Wiley (1930)
Prairie View (1931)
Wiley (1932)
Langston & Prairie View (1933)
Texas College (1934)
Texas College (1935)
Texas College & Langston (1936)
Southern & Langston (1937)
Southern & Langston (1938)
Langston (1939)
Southern & Langston (1940)
No champion (1941)
Texas College (1942)
No champion (1943)
Wiley , Texas College , & Langston (1944)
Wiley (1945)
Southern (1946)
Southern (1947)
Southern (1948)
Southern & Langston (1949)
Southern (1950)
Prairie View (1951)
Prairie View (1952)
Prairie View (1953)
Prairie View (1954)
Southern (1955)
Texas Southern & Langston (1956)
Wiley (1957)
Prairie View (1958)
Southern (1959)
Southern , Prairie View , & Grambling (1960)
Jackson State (1961)
Jackson State (1962)
Prairie View (1963)
Prairie View (1964)
Grambling (1965)
Grambling , Southern , Texas Southern , & Arkansas–Pine Bluff (1966)
Grambling (1967)
Alcorn State , Grambling , & Texas Southern (1968)
Alcorn State (1969)
Alcorn State (1970)
Grambling (1971)
Grambling & Jackson State (1972)
Grambling & Jackson State (1973)
Grambling State & Alcorn State (1974)
Grambling State , Jackson State , & Southern (1975)
Alcorn State (1976)
Grambling State (1977)
Grambling State (1978)
Grambling State & Alcorn State (1979)
Grambling State & Jackson State (1980)
Jackson State (1981)
Jackson State (1982)
Grambling State (1983)
Alcorn State (1984)
Jackson State & Grambling State (1985)
Jackson State (1986)
Jackson State (1987)
Jackson State (1988)
Grambling State (1989)
Jackson State (1990)
Alabama State (1991)
Alcorn State (1992)
Southern (1993)
Alcorn State & Grambling State (1994)
Jackson State (1995)
Jackson State (1996)
Southern (1997)
Southern (1998)
Southern (1999)
Grambling State (2000)
Grambling State (2001)
Grambling State (2002)
Southern (2003)
Alcorn State (2004)
Grambling State (2005)
Alabama A&M (2006)
Jackson State (2007)
Grambling State (2008)
Prairie View (2009)
Texas Southern (2010) vacated
Grambling State (2011)
Arkansas–Pine Bluff (2012)
Southern (2013)
Alcorn State (2014)
Alcorn State (2015)
Grambling State (2016)
Grambling State (2017)
Alcorn State (2018)
Alcorn State (2019)
Alabama A&M (2020)
Jackson State (2021)