The 1988 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by head coach Haney Catchings in his first full-year as head coach, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 4–6 and a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWAC.
| 1988 Prairie View A&M Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (2–5 SWAC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Ronald Beard (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Edward L. Blackshear Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Jackson State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Grambling State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | at Texas Southern | W 13–10 | [1] | ||
| September 10 | at Stephen F. Austin* | L 3–38 | [2] | ||
| September 17 | at Jackson State | L 7–33 | 18,005 | [3] | |
| September 24 | at Southern | L 20–14 (forfeit) | [4][5] | ||
| October 1 | vs. Grambling State | L 14–40 | [6] | ||
| October 8 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff* |
| W 13–3 | [7] | |
| October 22 | vs. Alabama State |
| L 7–45 | [8] | |
| October 29 | at Mississippi Valley State | W 36–7 | [9] | ||
| November 12 | Alcorn State | L 7–26 | [10] | ||
| November 19 | Langston* |
| W 17–12 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Safety snage 4 passes to help Prairie View". The El Paso Times. September 4, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SFA 38, Prairie View 3". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 11, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "J-State 'D' chokes Prairie View 33–7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 18, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View 20, Southern 14". The Daily Advertiser. September 25, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SWAC penalizes Prairie View". The Montgomery Advertiser. May 31, 1989. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling St. 40, Prairie View 14". The Daily Advertiser. October 2, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View 14, Ark.–Pine Bluff 3". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 9, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama State strikes early, routs Prairie View in Classic". Austin American-Statesman. October 23, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View steals Valley's day; 36–7 loss puts damper on festival". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 30, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn topples Prairie View". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 13, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Langston falls at Prairie View 17–12". The Daily Oklahoman. November 20, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
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