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1988 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1988 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRonald Beard (5th season)
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Jackson State $^ 7 0 0 8 1 2
No. 20 Grambling State 5 2 0 8 3 0
Alabama State 4 3 0 7 3 0
Alcorn State 4 3 0 6 4 0
Southern 4 3 0 6 5 0
Prairie View A&M 3 4 0 5 5 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 6 0 3 8 0
Texas Southern 0 7 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by head coach Haney Catchings in his first full-year as head coach, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 4–6 and a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Texas SouthernW 13–10[1]
September 10at Stephen F. Austin*L 3–38[2]
September 17at Jackson StateL 7–3318,005[3]
September 24at SouthernL 20–14 (forfeit)[4][5]
October 1vs. Grambling StateL 14–40[6]
October 8Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
W 13–3[7]
October 22vs. Alabama State
L 7–45[8]
October 29at Mississippi Valley StateW 36–7[9]
November 12Alcorn StateL 7–26[10]
November 19Langston*
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 17–12[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Safety snage 4 passes to help Prairie View". The El Paso Times. September 4, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "SFA 38, Prairie View 3". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 11, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "J-State 'D' chokes Prairie View 33–7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 18, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Prairie View 20, Southern 14". The Daily Advertiser. September 25, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "SWAC penalizes Prairie View". The Montgomery Advertiser. May 31, 1989. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grambling St. 40, Prairie View 14". The Daily Advertiser. October 2, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Prairie View 14, Ark.–Pine Bluff 3". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 9, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alabama State strikes early, routs Prairie View in Classic". Austin American-Statesman. October 23, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Prairie View steals Valley's day; 36–7 loss puts damper on festival". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 30, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Alcorn topples Prairie View". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 13, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Langston falls at Prairie View 17–12". The Daily Oklahoman. November 20, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2023.