1974 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record0–10 (0–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
1974 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Grambling State + 5 1 011 1 0
No. 14 Alcorn State +^ 5 1 09 2 0
No. 10 Jackson State 4 2 07 3 0
No. 12 Southern 3 3 08 3 0
Texas Southern 3 3 06 4 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 5 05 5 0
Prairie View A&M 0 6 00 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll for Grambling State and Alconrn State and NAIA Division I poll for Jackson State and Southern

The 1974 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Hoover J. Wright, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 0–10, with a conference record of 0–6, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14vs. East Texas State*L 0–26[1]
September 21at Jackson StateL 7–6718,000[2]
September 28at SouthernL 7–3416,000[3]
October 5vs. No. 13 Grambling State
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 0–6146,775[4]
October 12at No. 6 UNLV*L 28–638,915[5]
October 26at Bishop*L 14–21
November 2at Mississippi Valley StateL 7–30[6]
November 9Arkansas–Pine Bluff*L 5–13[7]
November 16No. 9 Alcorn State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 0–488,000[8]
November 23at Texas SouthernL 13–3314,664[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "East Texas State rips Prairie View". The Odessa American. September 15, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Jackson State drowns PVA&M". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 22, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Southern, 34–7". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 29, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tigers have picnic on Prairie; Ponies win". The Shreveport Times. October 6, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "UNLV Rebels remain unbeaten". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 14, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Mississippi Valley belts Prairie View". The Commercial Appeal. November 3, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Pine Bluff downs Prairie View A&M". Del Rio News Herald. November 10, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Alcorn explodes in fourth". The Sun Herald. November 17, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "TSU triumphs". Austin American-Statesman. November 24, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 17, 2023.


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