1971 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team
| 1971 Prairie View A&M Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (2–4 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Edward L. Blackshear Field Astrodome |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Grambling $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Alcorn A&M | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Hillyer, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | at Angelo State* | L 14–21 | [1] | ||
| September 18 | Jackson State | W 13–12 | [2] | ||
| September 25 | Southern | W 21–3 | [3] | ||
| October 2 | at No. 3 Grambling | L 7–30 | 15,175 | [4][5] | |
| October 16 | vs. No. 9 Tennessee State* | L 20–42 | 15,000 | [6] | |
| October 23 | Quantico Marines* |
| L 17–18 | [7] | |
| October 30 | at Mississippi Valley State | L 7–37 | [8] | ||
| November 6 | Texas Lutheran* |
| W 16–7 | [9] | |
| November 13 | vs. Alcorn A&M |
| L 13–33 | [10] | |
| November 25 | vs. Texas Southern |
| L 6–16 | [11] | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Ram debut successful". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 12, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View A&M nips Jackson St". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 19, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers claw Jaguars, 21–3". The Louisiana Weekly. October 2, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling spanks Texas rival, 30–7". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Grambling )". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "TSU rambles, 42–20". The Nashville Tennessean. October 17, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View A&M vs United States Marines". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. October 23, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "MVSC Devils rips Prairie View". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 31, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fumbles foil TLC". Austin American-Statesman. November 7, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn slashes P. View". The Clarion-Ledger. November 14, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern beats Prairie View". The Waco Times-Herald. November 26, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
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