The 1952 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 1952 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 7–2, with a conference record of 6–0, and finished as SWAC champion.
| 1952 Prairie View A&M Panthers football | |
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SWAC champion | |
Prairie View Bowl, L 12–13 vs. Texas Southern | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–2 (6–0 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Blackshear Field |
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| No. 5 Prairie View A&M $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Southern | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Texas College | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 4 | Bishop |
| W 58–0 | [2] | |
| October 13 | vs. Wiley | W 53–0 | 15,000 | [3] | |
| October 25 | at Florida A&M* |
| L 7–10 | [4] | |
| November 1 | Arkansas AM&N |
| W 39–13 | 5,000 | [5] |
| November 8 | Texas College |
| W 44–12 | [6] | |
| November 15 | at Grambling* |
| W 27–14 | [7] | |
| November 22 | at Langston |
| W 18–0 | [8] | |
| November 29 | Southern |
| W 31–6 | 5,000 | [9] |
| January 1, 1953 | vs. Texas Southern* | L 12–13 | 13,000 | [10] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Press Syndicate Rates Fla. Top Eleven". Baltimore Afro-American. December 20, 1952. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "P.V. scores 58–0 win". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 11, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "P.V. slaughters Wiley, 53–0 in Cotton Bowl". The Call. October 17, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida A&M edges Texas team, 10–7". The Miami Herald. October 26, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View's air attack shows class". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 8, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View tops TC Steers by 44–12". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 9, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Airlanes filled as P-V beats Grambling". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 22, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers drop Langston, 18–0". The Daily Oklahoman. November 23, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern shocked by Prairie View power; Bows 31–6". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1952. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern victor in Prairie View Bowl". The Baltimore Sun. January 2, 1953. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1950–1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
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