1958 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team
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.
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 10–0–1 (5–0 SWAC) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| Fort Hood* | W 53–0 | ||||||
| September 27 | at Jackson State* | Jackson, MS | T 14–14 | ||||
| October 13 | at Texas Southern | Dallas, TX | W 26–19 | ||||
| October 25 | at Grambling* | W 44–6 | [1] | ||||
| November 1 | Arkansas AM&N | Prairie View, TX | W 37–13 | ||||
| November 8 | Texas College | Prairie View, TX | W 43–0 | ||||
| November 15 | Mississippi Vocational* | Prairie View, TX | W 59–19 | ||||
| November 22 | at Wiley | Marshall, TX | W 13–0 | ||||
| November 29 | Southern | Prairie View, TX | W 20–14 | ||||
| December 13 | vs. Florida A&M* | W 26–8 | 39,426 | [2] | |||
| January 1, 1959 | vs. Langston* | Houston, TX (Prairie View Bowl) | W 34–8 | [3] | |||
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References
- "Prairie View mauls Tigers". The Shreveport Times. October 26, 1958. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Fast-Striking Prairie View Attack Trips Rattlers 26-8". The Miami News. December 14, 1958. pp. 1C, 5C – via Newspapers.com.
- "Second Half Surge Wins For Prairie View". The Victoria Advocate. January 2, 1959. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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