The 1997 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Greg Johnson, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 0–9, with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, and finished ninth in the SWAC.
| 1997 Prairie View A&M Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 0–9 (0–8 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Edward L. Blackshear Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Southern $ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Jackson State ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | at Texas Southern | L 16–32 | [1] | ||
| September 13 | Langston* | L 10–19 | [2] | ||
| September 20 | at No. 13 Southern | L 7–63 | [3] | ||
| October 4 | vs. Grambling State | L 6–33 | 55,119 | [4] | |
| October 11 | at Alcorn State | L 9–24 | [5] | ||
| October 18 | at Alabama State | L 7–56 | [6] | ||
| November 1 | Mississippi Valley State |
| L 0–27 | [7] | |
| November 8 | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| L 14–48 | [8] | |
| November 15 | No. 13 Jackson State |
| L 7–20 | 389 | [9] |
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References
edit- ^ "Texas Southern 32, Prairie View 16". Abilene Reporter-News. August 31, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Langston escapes PV". The Daily Oklahoman. September 14, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View's streak now stands at 71 losses". The Sacramento Bee. September 21, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling finds familiar success against Prairie View". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 5, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn State gets past Prairie View A&M, 24–9". Hattiesburg American. October 12, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View A&M drops 74th straight". Asbury Park Press. October 19, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View can't score on Devils 'D'". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 2, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ark.–Pine Bluff 48, Prairie View 14". South Florida Sun Sentinel. November 9, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JSU takes care of business". The Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1995–1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
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