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1971 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–7 (2–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Astrodome
Seasons← 19701972 →
1971 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Grambling and UPI small college poll for Alcorn A&M

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Angelo State*L 14–21
September 18Jackson StateW 13–12
September 25SouthernW 21–3
October 2at No. 3 GramblingL 7–3015,175
October 16vs. No. 9 Tennessee State*L 20–4215,000
October 23Quantico Marines*
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 17–18
October 30at Mississippi Valley StateL 7–37
November 6Texas Lutheran*
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 16–7
November 13vs. Alcorn A&ML 13–33
November 25vs. Texas SouthernL 6–16
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Ram debut successful". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 12, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Prairie View A&M nips Jackson St". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 19, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Panthers claw Jaguars, 21–3". The Louisiana Weekly. October 2, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Grambling spanks Texas rival, 30–7". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Grambling )". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  6. "TSU rambles, 42–20". The Nashville Tennessean. October 17, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Prairie View A&M vs United States Marines". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. October 23, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  8. "MVSC Devils rips Prairie View". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 31, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Fumbles foil TLC". Austin American-Statesman. November 7, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Alcorn slashes P. View". The Clarion-Ledger. November 14, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Southern beats Prairie View". The Waco Times-Herald. November 26, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
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