1985 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1985 Prairie View A&M Panthers football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 2–9 0–7 Conway Hayman 2nd Ronald Beard 2nd Edward L. Blackshear FieldAstrodome The 1985 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Conway Hayman, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 2–9 and a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SWAC. Schedule 1985 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee August 31 l y Texas Southern Astrodome Houston, TX Labor Day Classic 7–19 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-texas-southern/126158401/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Texas Southern 19, Prairie View A&M 7 September 1, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.comPrairie View vs Texas Southern https://digitalcommons.pvamu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1084&context=football-programs Digital Commons @PVAMU Prairie View A&M University August 20, 2023 August 31, 1985 September 7 w y y Sam Houston State Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX 14–9 6,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news-prairie-view-14-s/130367595/ Abilene Reporter-News Prairie View 14, S. Houston 9 September 8, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com September 14 l y y Lamar Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX 7–30 https://www.newspapers.com/article/victoria-advocate-lamar-30-prairie-view/130367850/ Victoria Advocate Lamar 30, Prairie View 7 September 15, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com September 21 l Jackson State Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX 3–21 5,120 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122515908/jackson-state-embarrasses-prairie-view/ Jackson State embarrasses Prairie View The Clarion-Ledger September 22, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com September 28 l Southern Astrodome Houston, TX 12–14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-jags-take-victory/130368224/ Jags take victory The Shreveport Times September 29, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 5 l y Grambling State 2 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 7–27 State Fair Classic 36,652 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121185960/robinson-passes-bryant-with-win/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Robinson passes Bryant with win October 6, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 12 w y 1985 Bishop Tigers Bishop Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX 28–16 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-prairie-view-2/130368476/ The Montgomery Advertiser Prairie View 28, Bishop 16 October 13, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 19 l y y 1985 Texas Lutheran Bulldogs Texas Lutheran Matador Stadium Seguin, TX 6–30 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-seguin-gazette-enterprise-bulldogs-d/130368645/ Bulldogs dance in the rain past Panthers The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise October 20, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 26 l y Alabama State Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL 10–17 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-hornets-hold-o/129073819/ Hornets hold off Prairie View The Montgomery Advertiser October 27, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 2 l Mississippi Valley State Astrodome Houston, TX 17–56 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-valley-state-bombs-prairie-vi/130368880/ Valley State bombs Prairie View, 56–17 The Sun Herald November 3, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 16 l y Alcorn State Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS 7–41 1,450 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-alcorn-coasts-by-prairie/130369020/ The Clarion-Ledger Alcorn coasts by Prairie View November 17, 1985 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.comPrairie View A&M Yearly Results (1985–1989) College Football Data Warehouse August 20, 2023 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/prairie_view_a&m/1985-1989_yearly_results.php September 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906031348/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/prairie_view_a&m/1985-1989_yearly_results.php dead References Prairie View AandM Category:Prairie View A&M Panthers football seasons Prairie View AandM Panthers football