The 1964 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Prairie View A&M University in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season. In their 16th season under head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled a perfect 9–0 record, won the SWAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 303 to 110.[1]
| 1964 Prairie View A&M Panthers football | |
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Black college national champion SWAC champion | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 8 (UPI College Division) |
| AP | No. 2 (AP College Division) |
| Record | 9–0 (7–0 SWAC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5/2 Prairie View A&M $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19/NR Grambling | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn A&M | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Pittsburgh Courier selected Prairie View as the 1964 black college football national champion with a rating of 25.71, ahead of second-place Grambling with a 24.14 rating and third-place Florida A&M with a 23.29 rating.[2] Prairie View was also ranked No. 2 in the final AP small college poll and No. 8 in the final United Press International poll.
At the end of the 1964 season, the Pittsburgh Courier selected Prairie View's Billy Nicks as the national Coach of the Year and quarterback Jimmy Kearney as the Back of the Year.[3] Another key player was end Otis Taylor who later played 11 seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 11 | at Lackland Air Force Base |
| W 27–16 | [4] | ||||
| September 19 | at Jackson State |
| W 36–13 | |||||
| October 3 | Grambling | W 22–14 | [5] | |||||
| October 10 | at Texas Southern | No. 4 | Houston, TX | W 16–13 | [6] | |||
| October 19 | vs. Wiley | No. 5 | Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic) | W 39–13 | 5,000 | [7] | ||
| October 24 | Arkansas AM&N | No. 3 |
| W 31–13 | [8] | |||
| November 7 | at Bishop | No. 2 | Dallas, TX | W 28–14 | ||||
| November 14 | Alcorn A&M | No. 4 |
| W 44–0 | 10,000 | [9][10] | ||
| November 21 | Southern | No. 2 |
| W 60–14 | [11] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ "Nicksmen Clinch Honors for '64". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 28, 1964. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nicks Is Coach of Year: Courier Selectees To Be Hailed Dec. 18". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 5, 1964. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lackland loser in air battle with Panthers". Express and News. September 12, 1964. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kearney Passes Pr. View Past Grambling, 22 to 14". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 10, 1964. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View tops TSU, 16–13". Abilene Reporter-News. October 11, 1964. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View Clobbers Wiley Gridders by 39-13". The Shreveport Times. October 21, 1964. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View Rolls Past Ark. Lions, 31-13: Cats Win 2 Within a Week". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 31, 1964. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "P.V. Socks Alcorn In Easy Style". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 21, 1964. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Homecoming ad". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 14, 1964. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View Nails Down Second Straight National Title: Panthers Finish Perfect Season By Clobbering Southern". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 28, 1964. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 8, 2023.