Prairie View A&M Panthers football
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| Prairie View A&M Panthers football | |||
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| First season | 1907 | ||
| Head coach | Willie Simmons 1st year, 9–2–0 (.818) |
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| Stadium | Panther Stadium (Under Construction) | ||
| Seating capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Field surface | Natural grass | ||
| Location | Prairie View, Texas | ||
| Conference | SWAC | ||
| Division | West | ||
| All-time record | 401–459–34 (.468) | ||
| Bowl record | 24–25–1 (.490) | ||
| Claimed nat'l titles | 5 Black college football national championships | ||
| Conference titles | 11 | ||
| Mascot | Panthers | ||
| Marching band | "Marching Storm" | ||
| Website | pvpanthers.com | ||
The Prairie View A&M Panthers football team is the college football team representing the Prairie View A&M University. The Panthers play in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. From 1989-1998, Prairie View A&M lost 80 straight games, the longest losing streak in NCAA history.[1]
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Annual Classics
- Labor Day Classic versus Texas Southern Tigers
- State Fair Classic versus Grambling State Tigers
History
Classifications
- 1951–1972: NCAA College Division
- 1952–1969: NAIA
- 1970–1986: NAIA Division I
- 1973–1979: NCAA Division II
- 1980–present: NCAA Division I–AA
Conference memberships
- 1907–1922: Independent
- 1923–present: Southwestern Athletic Conference
Championships
- 1953
- 1954
- 1958
- 1963
- 1964
- 1931
- 1933 (shared with Langston)
- 1951
- 1952
- 1953
- 1954
- 1958
- 1960 (shared with Southern and Grambling State)
- 1963
- 1964
- 2009
College Football Hall of Fame members
- William J. Nicks (head coach; 1945-1965)
Alumni in the NFL
Over 30 Prairie View alumni have played in the NFL,[2] including:
- Charlie Brackins
- Rufus Granderson
- Ken Houston
- Sam Johnson
- Jim Kearney
- Quinton Spears
- Otis Taylor
- Matthew Teague
