The 1941 Prairie View Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Prairie View Normal and Industrial College—now known as Prairie View A&M University—as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1941 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Sam B. Taylor, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 7–1–2 with a mark of 4–0–2 in conference play, winning the SWAC title. At the SWAC winter meeting on December 13, Prairie View's title was forfeited because the Panthers had used an ineligible player, Whiteside. No conference champion is recognized for 1941.[1]
| 1941 Prairie View Panthers football | |
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SWAC champion (forfeited) | |
Prairie View Bowl, L 13–19 vs. Kentucky State | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–1–2 (4–0–2 SWAC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View | 4 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 4 | Texas College | T 7–7 | [2] | |||
| October 13 | vs. Wiley | W 32–7 | [3][4] | |||
| October 18 | Xavier (LA)* | Prairie View, TX | W 21–6 | 5,000 | [5] | |
| October 25 | at Arkansas AM&N | Pine Bluff, AR | W 39–14 | [6] | ||
| November 1 | at Tillotson* | Austin, TX | W 33–0 | [7] | ||
| November 8 | Bishop | Prairie View, TX | W 18–7 | [8][9] | ||
| November 22 | Langston | Prairie View, TX | T 0–0 | [10] | ||
| November 29 | at Southern | Baton Rouge, LA | W 19–7 | [11] | ||
| December 5 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Alabama State* | Grove Hill, AL | W 26–20 | [12][13][14] | |
| January 1 | vs. Kentucky State* | L 13–19 | [15] | |||
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References
edit- ^ Dixon, R. E. (December 26, 1941). "Prairie View Forfeits S. W. Grid Title for Use Of Ineligible Player". San Antonio Register. San Antonio, Texas. p. 3. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via The Portal to Texas History.
- ^ "2 Upsets Note In S'west Negro Play". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. October 7, 1941. p. 7. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Wiley to Play Prairie View at Fair on Monday". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. October 12, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Wiley Routed by Prairie View at Dallas, 32 to 7". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. October 14, 1941. p. 5. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Hilliard, R. W. (October 24, 1941). "Prairie View Panthers Defeat Xavier Goldrushers 21-6 Before Homecoming Crowd of 5,000 Fans". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 10. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Hudson, Harrison (November 1, 1941). "Prairie View's Snarling Panthers Maul Arkansas; Keep Clean Slate". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 17. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Prairie View Rolls over Tillotson, 33-0". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 2, 1941. p. 18. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Dixon, R. E. (November 15, 1941). "Skipper's Southwest Sport-O-Graph". The Black Dispatch. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 8. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Myers, Ivery V. (November 22, 1941). "In The News At Prairie View". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 22. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Welch, R. B. (November 29, 1941). "Home-Jinx Stops Langston After Reaching Prairie View 2-Yard Line". The Black Dispatch. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 8. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Dixon, R. E. (December 6, 1941). "Skipper's Southwest Sport-O-Graph". The Black Dispatch. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 8. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Prairie View To Meet State Hornets Friday At Grove Hill". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. December 2, 1941. p. 6. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Hornets To Clash With Texas Team In Charity Tilt". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. December 5, 1941. p. 22. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Negro Game Success; Texas Eleven Wins". The Clarke County Democrat. Grove Hill, Alabama. December 11, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Victor K. Perry (January 3, 1942). "Kentucky State Win Pleasing". The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky). p. 15. Retrieved March 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
