American college football season
The 1961 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 1961 college football season . Led by 13th-year head coach Billy Nicks , the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–4–1, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.
Schedule
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References
^ "A&I gains 21–21 tie with Prairie View" . The Nashville Tennessean . September 17, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Jackson takes grid victory" . The Daily Advertiser . September 24, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Texas Southern top Prairie View in 29–14 win" . Jackson Advocate . October 14, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Prairie View rolls over Wiley 48–13" . Austin American-Statesman . October 17, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Grambling Tigers score easy 34–14 win over Prairie View" . The Shreveport Times . October 24, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Prairie View claws Ark. A&M, 25–16, in last 50 seconds" . The Pittsburgh Courier . November 4, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Prairie View dips Bishop Tiger, 20–2" . The Pittsburgh Courier . November 18, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Second place won by Grambling team" . The Shreveport Journal . November 20, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Southern is 14–7 victor" . Lake Charles American-Press . November 26, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1961 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 20, 2023 .
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