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1969 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

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1969 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–5 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Astrodome
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9/8 Alcorn A&M $6–0–18–0–1
Southern5–1–16–2–1
Grambling5–2–06–4–0
Texas Southern3–3–14–3–2
Prairie View A&M3–4–04–5–0
Arkansas AM&N2–4–13–6–1
Jackson State1–6–02–6–0
Mississippi Valley State1–6–01–8–0
  • $ – 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Jackson StateW 21–13[1]
September 28SouthernL 6–1422,175[2]
October 4at GramblingL 25–5811,072[3]
October 18at Bishop*L 21–3622,000[4]
October 25at Arkansas AM&N
W 22–14[5]
November 1at Mississippi Valley StateW 12–10[6]
November 8Maryland State*
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 33–0[7]
November 15at No. 6 Alcorn A&ML 12–10[8]
November 27vs. Texas Southern
L 0–10[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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