1969 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

American college football season

1969 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	4–5 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Alexander Durley (1st season)
Home stadium	Edward L. Blackshear Field Astrodome
Seasons← 1968 1970 →

1969 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9/8 Alcorn A&M $	6	–	0	–	1	8	–	0	–	1
Southern	5	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Grambling	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Texas Southern	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	3	–	2
Prairie View A&M	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Jackson State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Alexander Durley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 4–5, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20	Jackson State	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 21–13
September 28	Southern	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 6–14	22,175
October 4	at Grambling	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA (rivalry)	L 25–58	11,072
October 18	at Bishop*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 21–36	22,000
October 25	at Arkansas AM&N	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 22–14
November 1	at Mississippi Valley State	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 12–10
November 8	Maryland State*	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 33–0
November 15	at No. 6 Alcorn A&M	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 12–10
November 27	vs. Texas Southern	Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 0–10
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

"JSC falls 21–13 in opener". The Clarion-Ledger. September 21, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Southern tops Prairie View 14–6 in Houston's Astrodome". Alexandria News Leader. October 5, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Grambling gigs Prairie View by 58–25". The Shreveport Times. October 5, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Bishop College wins". Wichita Falls Times. October 19, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Prairie View wins, 22–14". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 26, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Prairie View scores win". The Austin American-Statesman. November 2, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Visiting Hawks ripped, 33–0". The Baltimore Sun. November 9, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Alcorn A&M triumphs with ease 29–14". The Galveston Daily News. November 16, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Texas Southern wins". The Waco Times-Herald. November 28, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Venues	Edward L. Blackshear Field (1960–2014) Waller ISD Football Stadium (2015) Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field (2016–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Grambling State: State Fair Classic Texas Southern: Labor Day Classic
Culture & lore	Marching bands brawl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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