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1974 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

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1974 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record0–10 (0–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Grambling State + 5 1 0 11 1 0
No. 14 Alcorn State +^ 5 1 0 9 2 0
No. 10 Jackson State 4 2 0 7 3 0
No. 12 Southern 3 3 0 8 3 0
Texas Southern 3 3 0 6 4 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 5 0 5 5 0
Prairie View A&M 0 6 0 0 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

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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

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  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.