1959 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1959 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
1959 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Southern $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 16 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Texas Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Jackson State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Grambling 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Texas College 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wiley 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M College of Texas (now known as Prairie View A&M University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1959 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Jackson State
W 52–6[1]
October 10Allen*
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 67–12[2]
October 19vs. Texas Southern
W 34–1510,000[3]
October 26vs. Grambling
W 35–69,500[4]
October 31at Arkansas AM&N
W 29–0[5]
November 7at Texas College
W 23–112,000[6]
November 14at Mississippi Vocational*
W 36–0
November 21Wiley*
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 21–12
November 28at Southern
L 6–20[7]
December 5vs. Florida A&M*
L 7–2843,645[8]
January 1vs. Wiley
W 47–101,200[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Prairie View is easy winner". Alabama Tribune. October 2, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Prairie View wallops Allen". The State. October 11, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Prairie View romps by Texas Southern". The Kilgore News Herald. October 20, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Valiant Tiger effort fails". The Shreveport Journal. October 27, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Prairie View power crushes Arkansas State 29–0". The Call. November 6, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Prairie View 11 trounces Steers". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 8, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Prairie View upset, Southern hands PV 1st loss". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 5, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "A&M Rips Panthers, 28–7". Tallahassee Democrat. December 6, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Panthers cop win". Lincoln Journal-Star. January 2, 1960. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
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