1979 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record0–11 (0–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
1979 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Alcorn State + 5 1 08 2 0
No. 1 Grambling State + 5 1 08 3 0
No. 8 Jackson State 4 2 08 3 0
No. T–10 Southern 4 2 07 4 0
Mississippi Valley State 2 4 04 5 0
Texas Southern 1 5 03 8 0
Prairie View A&M 0 6 00 11 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Hoover J. Wright, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 0–11, with a conference record of 0–6, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1vs. Southwest Texas State*L 13–386,000[1]
September 15Jackson StateL 6–24[2]
September 22SouthernHouston, TXL 0–44[3]
September 29at No. 6 Grambling StateL 6–61[4]
October 6at Bishop*L 16–33[5]
October 13at Texas Lutheran*
L 21–30[6]
October 20at Hawaii*L 0–6528,839[7]
October 27Mississippi Valley State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 0–22[8]
November 3at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
L 0–37[9]
November 10at No. 8 Alcorn StateL 0–19[10]
November 17at Texas Southern
L 8–43
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Wacker's debut a hit as SWT wins opener". Austin American-Statesman. September 2, 1979. Retrieved August 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Jackson State posts victory". The Commercial Appeal. September 16, 1979. Retrieved August 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Southern 44, Prairie View 0". Austin American-Statesman. September 23, 1979. Retrieved August 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "G-Men pulverize Panthers". The Shreveport Times. September 30, 1979. Retrieved August 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bishop 33, Prairie View 16". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1979. Retrieved August 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "TLC gets back on winning track". Austin American-Statesman. October 14, 1979. Retrieved August 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Nolo contendere: Bows 65, PV 0". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. October 21, 1979. Retrieved August 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Miss. Valley wins". The Monitor. October 28, 1979. Retrieved August 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Pine Bluff 37, Prairie View 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 4, 1979. Retrieved August 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Rerun: Alcorn St. rips Prairie View". The Clarion-Ledger. November 11, 1979. Retrieved August 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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