1951 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team
American college football season
1951 Prairie View A&M Panthers football | |
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SWAC champion | |
Prairie View Bowl, W 27–26 vs. Arkansas AM&N | |
Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 9–1 (6–1 SWAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Blackshear Field |
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No. 4 Prairie View A&M $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Texas College | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Southern | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Arkansas AM&N | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Langston | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wiley | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samuel Huston | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bishop | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach James A. Stevens, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the SWAC title.[2] Prairie View A&M defeated Arkansas AM&N in the Prairie View Bowl, 27–26.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | Samuel Huston | Prairie View, TX | W 64–0 | [3] | ||
September 29 | vs. Bishop | Port Arthur, TX | W 72–0 | 4,500 | [4] | |
October 15 | vs. Wiley |
| W 32–0 | 28,000 | [5] | |
October 27 | at Arkansas AM&N |
| W 20–6 | [6] | ||
November 3 | 2:30 p.m. | at Texas College |
| W 33–6 | 8,000 | [7][8] |
November 10 | Grambling* |
| W 34–12 | [9][10] | ||
November 17 | Langston |
| W 25–0 | 10,000 | [11][12] | |
November 24 | 8:00 p.m. | at Southern | L 0–13 | [13][14] | ||
November 30 | at Texas Southern* | W 33–13 | 6,000–14,500 | [15][16] | ||
January 1 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Arkansas AM&N* |
| W 27–26 | 8,500 | [17][18] |
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References
- ^ "The Pigskin Huddle". The Call. December 14, 1951. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Guide | Football" (PDF). Southwestern Athletic Conference. p. 81. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- ^ "Prairie View Dazzles Sam Houston, 64-0". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. September 28, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Dixon, R. E. (October 5, 1951). "'Skipper's Southwest Sport-O-Graph'; P. V. Swamps Bishop". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 11. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Wiley Falls 32-0 In Cotton Bowl". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. October 16, 1951. p. 9. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Prairie View Hangs Arkansas State 20-0[sic]". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. November 2, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Texas College, Prairie View Clash Saturday". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. November 3, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Panthers' Second Half Rally Dims League Rivals' Title Hopes". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1951. p. 16. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Dixon, R. E. (November 16, 1951). "Coach Henry Kean's Tenn. State Cats Squelch National Aim of Morris Brown; Prairie View Plunders On". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 20. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Grambling becomes Prairie View's seventh straight victim". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 17, 1951. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dixon, R. E. (November 16, 1951). "Southwest Round-Up". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 20. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Prairie View Wins Crown In Southwest Conference". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 24, 1951. p. 14. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Southern Cats Meet Prairie View Saturday". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. November 23, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Dixon, R. E. (November 30, 1951). "'Skipper's Southwest Sport-O-Graph'; Southern Upsets P. V. Panthers, 13-0". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Wood, C. A. (December 7, 1951). "P. V. Panthers Top Texas Southern Cats, 33-13". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 11. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Nunn, Bill Jr. (December 8, 1951). "Panthers Prove Top Team In Southwest". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 14. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Expect 10,000 At Prairie View Bowl Tilt New Year's Day". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. December 28, 1951. p. 11. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Prairie View Scores 27-26 Win In Bowl". Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi). January 2, 1952. p. 8. Retrieved March 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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