1983 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 1983 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach James McKinley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 0–11, with a conference record of 0–6, and finished tied for seventh in the SWAC.

1983 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record0–11 (0–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Grambling State $ 6 0 1 8 1 2
No. 15 Jackson State 5 2 0 8 3 0
Southern 5 2 0 7 4 0
No. 19 Mississippi Valley State 4 2 1 7 2 1
Alcorn State 4 3 0 7 3 0
Texas Southern 2 5 0 4 6 0
Alabama State 0 6 0 2 9 0
Prairie View A&M 0 6 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Stephen F. Austin*L 6–37[1]
September 10at Southwest Texas State*L 7–4611,533[2]
September 17Jackson StateL 0–504,000[3]
September 24SouthernHouston, TXL 9–23
October 1at No. 17 Grambling StateL 8–42[4]
October 8Bishop*
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 20–32[5]
October 15at Texas Lutheran*
L 14–33[6]
October 29Mississippi Valley State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 12–54[7]
November 5at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
L 6–34[8]
November 12at Alcorn StateL 6–38[9]
November 19at Texas SouthernL 20–28

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References

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  1. ^ "SFA upends Prairie View". Tyler Morning Telegraph. September 2, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southwest Texas wins first game for O'Hara". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 11, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gorden's paranoia unfounded, J-State rolls 50–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 18, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "GSU romps by Prairie View, 42–8". The Shreveport Times. October 2, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bishop 32, Prairie View 20". Longview News-Journal. October 9, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas Lutheran whips PV A&M". New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. October 16, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mississippi Valley St. 54, Prairie View 12". The Bradenton Herald. October 30, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ark.–Pine Bluff 34, Prairie View 6". The Marshall News Messenger. November 6, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Jones put Alcorn over Prairie View". The Commercial Appeal. November 13, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1980–1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2023.