1968 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 1968 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Hoover J. Wright and played their home games at Edward L. Blackshear Field in Prairie View, Texas. Prairie View A&M finished the season with an overall record of 4–6 and a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the SWAC.

1968 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
1968 record4–6 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
1968 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Alcorn A&M + 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
Grambling + 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
Texas Southern + 6 –1 –06 –4 –0
Arkansas AM&N 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
Southern 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Prairie View A&M 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Jackson State 1 –6 –03 –6 –0
Wiley 0 –7 –02 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21at Jackson State
W 10–8[1]
September 28at Southern
L 0–26[2]
October 5Grambling State*
L 14–22[3]
October 19at Bishop*Dallas, TXL 10–13[4]
October 26Arkansas AM&N
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 0–9[5][6]
November 2Mississippi Valley State*
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 19–7[7]
November 9at Allen*Columbia, SCW 20–2[8]
November 16Alcorn A&M
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 3–17[9][10]
November 23at Texas SouthernHouston, TXL 14–22[11]
November 30at WileyMarshall, TXW 22–15[12]
  • *Non-conference game

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References
  1. Davidson Jr., David E. (September 22, 1968). "Boosts Panthers Atop Jackson St". Clarion-Ledger – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "College football scores". The Lompoc Record. September 30, 1968 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Grambling Rolls By Prairie View". The Town Talk. October 6, 1968 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Wild Weekend In SWAC; Win For Grambliing". The Monroe News-Star. October 21, 1968 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Oct 26, 1968- Prairie View A&M vs University of Arkansas". Prairie View A&M University.
  6. "AM&N Shuts Out Prairie View 9-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 27, 1968 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Prairie View Wins". Austin American-Statesman. November 3, 1968 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Prairie View Routs Allen". The Austin American. November 10, 1968 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Hadley Sparks Alcorn Win Over Prairie View". Clarion Ledger. November 17, 1968 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Alcorn Grabs Share of Title". The Times. November 17, 1968 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "TSU Wins 22-14". Victoria Advocate. November 24, 1968 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Football Scores". The Times Recorder. December 2, 1968 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Prairie View A&M. Yearly Results". CFB Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  14. "Football Media Guide- 1969". Digital Commons.PVAMU.edu.
  15. "Prairie View Panthers College Football Scores, Schedules, and Analytics". college-football-results.com.
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