1952 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
SWAC champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–2 (6–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBlackshear Field
1952 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Prairie View A&M $ 6 0 07 2 0
Southern 5 1 09 2 0
Texas College 3 2 14 3 1
Arkansas AM&N 2 2 23 6 2
Wiley 2 4 04 5 0
Langston 1 4 12 6 1
Bishop 0 6 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1952 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 1952 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 7–2, with a conference record of 6–0, and finished as SWAC champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Bishop
W 58–0[1]
October 13vs. WileyW 53–015,000[2]
October 25at Florida A&M*
L 7–10[3]
November 1Arkansas AM&N
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 39–135,000[4]
November 8Texas College
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 44–12[5]
November 15at Grambling*
W 27–14[6]
November 22at Langston
W 18–0[7]
November 29Southern
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 31–65,000[8]
January 1, 1953vs. Texas Southern*L 12–1313,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "P.V. scores 58–0 win". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 11, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "P.V. slaughters Wiley, 53–0 in Cotton Bowl". The Call. October 17, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Florida A&M edges Texas team, 10–7". The Miami Herald. October 26, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Prairie View's air attack shows class". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 8, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Prairie View tops TC Steers by 44–12". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 9, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Airlanes filled as P-V beats Grambling". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 22, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Panthers drop Langston, 18–0". The Daily Oklahoman. November 23, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Southern shocked by Prairie View power; Bows 31–6". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Texas Southern victor in Prairie View Bowl". The Baltimore Sun. January 2, 1953. Retrieved September 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1950–1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
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