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1977 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (1–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Rice Stadium
Seasons← 19761978 →
1977 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Grambling State $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Jackson State 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Texas Southern 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Alcorn State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Southern 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Prairie View A&M 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The Conference was a hybrid of Division I and II programs. Mississippi Valley State and Prairie View A&M were classified as Division II. All the others were classified as Division I.

The 1977 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Hoover J. Wright, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 11vs. East Texas State*L 10–38
September 17Jackson StateL 2–27
September 24SouthernL 6–46
October 1at Grambling StateL 7–70
October 8at Southwest Texas State*W 17–7
October 15at Texas Lutheran*L 14–19
October 22at Bishop*W 39–7
October 29Mississippi Valley State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 3–0
November 5at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*L 20–33
November 12at Alcorn StateL 12–31
November 19at Texas SouthernL 28–29
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  2. "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  3. "East Texas wins 38–10". The Galveston Daily News. September 11, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Prairie View falls". The El Paso Times. September 18, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Jags rout PV, 46–6". The Shreveport Times. September 25, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Prairie View vs Southern". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. September 24, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  7. "Five for Williams in 70–7 rout". The Shreveport Times. October 2, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "PV shocks SWT, 19–7". The Sunday Express-News. October 9, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "TLC defeats Prairie View". Del Rio News Herald. October 16, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Prairie View 3, Mississippi Valley 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 30, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Ark.–Pine Bluff 33, Prairie View 20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 6, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Alcorn rips PV". The Sunday Express-News. November 13, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "TSU 29, Prairie View 28". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 20, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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