The 1973 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Hoover J. Wright, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 2–6–1, with a conference record of 0–6, and finished seventh in the SWAC.
| 1973 Prairie View A&M Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 2–6–1 (0–6 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Edward L. Blackshear Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5/7 Grambling +^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Jackson State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–20 Alcorn A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | Jackson State | L 7–32 | [1] | ||
| September 22 | at Southern | L 0–9 | 14,500 | [2][3] | |
| September 29 | at No. 2 Grambling | L 12–37 | 14,968 | [4] | |
| October 6 | Texas Lutheran* |
| W 17–6 | [5] | |
| October 13 | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff* |
| T 7–7 | [6] | |
| October 20 | at Bishop* | W 25–3 | |||
| October 27 | at Mississippi Valley State | L 6–13 | [7] | ||
| November 10 | at Alcorn A&M | L 0–44 | 8,200 | [8][9] | |
| November 17 | at Texas Southern | L 14–41 | 23,563 | [10] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Jackson St. slams Prairie View 32–7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 16, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defense has been difference at SU". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 22, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View falls to Southern 9–0". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 23, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling beats Prairie View". Longview News-Journal. September 30, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers win over Bulldogs". Austin American-Statesman. October 7, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View earns tie with Pine Bluff". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 14, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MVSC in historical 13–6 win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 28, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn A&M blanks Prairie View 44–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 11, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Alcorn A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Texas Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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