1972 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team
American college football season
1972 Prairie View A&M Panthers football | |
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 5–5 (1–5 SWAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Edward L. Blackshear Field |
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No. 4 / T–8 Grambling + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1972 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 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Theophilus Danzy, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | vs. Cal State Hayward* |
| W 16–0 | 10,052 | [1] |
September 16 | at Jackson State | L 3–16 | 7,000 | [2] | |
September 23 | at Southern | L 7–20 | [3] | ||
September 30 | vs. Grambling | L 0–36 | 20,104 | [4] | |
October 7 | at Texas Lutheran* |
| W 0–2 (forfeit win) | [5] | |
October 14 | vs. Arkansas AM&N* | W 7–0 | [6][7] | ||
October 21 | at Bishop* | W 14–10 | [8] | ||
October 28 | Mississippi Valley State | W 9–6 | 7,000 | [9] | |
November 11 | Alcorn A&M |
| L 0–13 | [10] | |
November 23 | at Texas Southern | L 0–13 | 19,000 | [11] | |
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References
- ^ "Hayward St. blanked, 16–0". The San Francisco Examiner. September 10, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "J-Staters cruise by Panthers 16–3". The Clarion-Ledger. September 17, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern U. beats A&M". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 24, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Reed passes for four TDs as Grambling romps, 36–0". The Shreveport Times. October 1, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View falls to Lutherans, 2–0". Brownwood Bulletin. October 8, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View faces Arkansas AM&N". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 14, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View takes victory". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 15, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View bops Bishop". The Odessa American. October 22, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi Valley suffers 9–6 loss". The Sun Herald. October 29, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn A&M pins Prairie View". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 12, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU defeats Prairie View". The Kilgore News Herald. November 24, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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