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1974 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record0–10 (0–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons← 19731975 →
1974 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Grambling State + 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 14 Alcorn State +^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Jackson State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Southern 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Texas Southern 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll for Grambling State and Alconrn State and NAIA Division I poll for Jackson State and Southern

The 1974 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Hoover J. Wright, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 0–10, with a conference record of 0–6, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14vs. East Texas State*L 0–26
September 21at Jackson StateL 7–6718,000
September 28at SouthernL 7–3416,000
October 5vs. No. 13 Grambling State
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 0–6146,775
October 12at No. 6 UNLV*L 28–638,915
October 26at Bishop*L 14–21
November 2at Mississippi Valley StateL 7–30
November 9Arkansas–Pine Bluff*L 5–13
November 16No. 9 Alcorn State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 0–488,000
November 23at Texas SouthernL 13–3314,664
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "East Texas State rips Prairie View". The Odessa American. September 15, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Jackson State drowns PVA&M". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 22, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Southern, 34–7". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 29, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tigers have picnic on Prairie; Ponies win". The Shreveport Times. October 6, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "UNLV Rebels remain unbeaten". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 14, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Mississippi Valley belts Prairie View". The Commercial Appeal. November 3, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Pine Bluff downs Prairie View A&M". Del Rio News Herald. November 10, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Alcorn explodes in fourth". The Sun Herald. November 17, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "TSU triumphs". Austin American-Statesman. November 24, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
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