The 1965 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 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–3–1, with a conference record of 3–3–1, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.
| 1965 Prairie View A&M Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–3–1 (3–3–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Edward L. Blackshear Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Grambling $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn A&M | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | Jackson State | T 7–7 | 8,500 | [1] | |
| September 25 | Southern |
| L 13–28 | [2] | |
| October 2 | at Grambling | L 7–44 | 23,000 | [3] | |
| October 18 | vs. Wiley | W 16–7 | 5,000 | [4] | |
| October 23 | at Arkansas AM&N |
| W 24–14 | [5] | |
| October 30 | at Edward Waters* |
| W 18–10 | [6] | |
| November 6 | Bishop* |
| W 19–0 | [7] | |
| November 13 | at Alcorn A&M | W 17–14 | [8] | ||
| November 20 | at Texas Southern | L 0–16 | [9] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Jackson State ties Prairie View, 7–7". Abilene Reporter-News. September 19, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View is bumped by Southern club". The Shreveport Times. September 26, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers rout Prairie View". The Shreveport Times. October 4, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View wins over Wiley, 16–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 19, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Billy Hall directs Prairie View to win". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 24, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View tops EWC Tigers, 18–10". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 6, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View wins". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 7, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View victor". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 14, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Coach's son is Grambling spark". Lake Charles American-Press. November 22, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1965 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
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