1975 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–7 (1–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Houston Astrodome
1975 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Grambling State * 4 2 010 2 0
No. 9 Southern + 4 2 09 3 0
No. 7 Jackson State + 4 2 07 3 0
No. T–19 Alcorn State 3 3 06 3 1
Mississippi Valley State 3 3 06 4 0
Texas Southern 2 4 04 6 0
Prairie View A&M 1 5 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • * – Grambling State vacated a share of the conference championship.
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP poll for Grambling State and NAIA Division I poll for Southern and Jackson State

The 1975 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Hoover J. Wright, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13vs. East Texas State*L 19–4212,500[1]
September 20Jackson StateL 13–4910,000[2]
September 27SouthernL 0–26[3][4]
October 4vs. Grambling State
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 0–0 (forfeit win)[5]
October 18at Texas Lutheran*
L 3–286,000[6]
October 25at Bishop*W 14–13500[7]
November 1Mississippi Valley State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 26–2713,000[8]
November 8at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
W 19–148,000[9]
November 15at Alcorn StateL 0–156,000[10]
November 26vs. Texas Southern
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
L 14–189,000[11][12]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "ET routs Prairie View, 42–19". The Paris News. September 14, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Prairie View routed, 49–13". San Antonio Express. September 21, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tech has shed old grand jinx". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 26, 1975. Retrieved April 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Southern belts Prairie View 26–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 28, 1975. Retrieved April 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Robinson upset by forfeiture". The Shreveport Times. November 27, 1975. Retrieved April 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Washington leads TLC to 28–3 win". Austin American-Statesman. October 19, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Panthers prowl". The El Paso Times. October 26, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Miss. Valley nips PV". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 2, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Prairie View tops Golden Lions 19–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 9, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Alcorn beats Panthers". The Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Last second pass propels TSU past Prairie View". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 27, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Prairie View vs Texas Southern". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. November 23, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  13. "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 17, 2023.


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