1963 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1963 Prairie View A&M Panthers football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 10–1 7–0 Billy Nicks 15th Blackshear Stadium Black college national championSWAC champion Camellia Bowl L 27–33 vs. Saint John's (MN) The 1963 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Prairie View A&M University in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In their 15th season under head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled a 10–1 record (7–0 against SWAC opponents), won the SWAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 364 to 144.Prairie View A&M Yearly Results College Football Data Warehouse December 4, 2019 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/prairie_view_a&m/1960-1964_yearly_results.php https://web.archive.org/web/20150906032916/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/prairie_view_a%26m/1960-1964_yearly_results.php dead September 6, 2015 The Panthers were recognized by the Pittsburgh Courier as the 1963 black college football national champion with a rating of 26.00, well ahead of second-place North Carolina College at 23.00 and third-place Morgan State at 21.97.National Champs Carry Big Load Into Playoffs The Pittsburgh Courier December 7, 1962 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40181483/national_champs_carry_big_load_into/ Newspapers.com At the end of the season, the team was invited to participate in the small college playoffs sponsored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), marking the first time a black college was invited to participate in the playoffs. Prairie View defeated 1963 Nebraska–Kearney Lopers Nebraska State Teachers in the NAIA semifinal game before losing to John Gagliardi's 1964 Saint John's Johnnies Saint John's Johnnies in the NAIA Championship Game at the Camellia Bowl. Key players for Prairie View included quarterback Jimmy Kearney and halfbacks Otis Taylor and Ezell Seals. Taylor later played 11 seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs. Schedule y y September 13 at 1963 Lackland Air Force Base Warhawks Lackland Air Force Base<ncg> Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio, TX W 22-14 Prairie View Rally Beats Lackland San Antonio Express/News September 14, 1963 3E https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40187041/prairie_view_rally_beats_lackland/ Newspapers.com September 21 Jackson State Blackshear Stadium Prairie View, TX W 28-12 Jackson Dumped By Prairie View The Pittsburgh Courier September 28, 1963 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40183069/jackson_dumped_by_prairie_view/ Newspapers.com October 5 at Texas Southern Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX W 44-6 14,000–26,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/alexandria-news-leader-prairie-view-pant/127698793/ Alexandria News Leader Prairie View Panthers clobber Texas Southern October 12, 1963 July 5, 2023 Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1963 Texas Southern) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/699/stats/13015 National Collegiate Athletic Association July 8, 2023 October 14 vs Wiley Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic) W 27-10 Prairie View A&M Clobbers Wiley The Odessa American October 15, 1963 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40187583/prairie_view_am_clobbers_wiley/ Newspapers.com October 19 at Grambling Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA W 28-7 10,000 Prairie View Stays Unbeaten; PV Takes 28 to 7 Win Over Grambling The Pittsburgh Courier October 26, 1963 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40187805/prairie_view_stays_unbeaten_pv_takes/ Newspapers.com October 26 at Arkansas AM&N Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR W 36-21 5,198 PVSC Skein Continues As Ark. Tumbles The Pittsburgh Courier November 2, 1963 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40188701/pvsc_skein_continues_as_ark_tumbles/ Newspapers.com November 9 1963 Bishop Tigers Bishop<ncg><hc> Blackshear Stadium Prairie View, TX W 53-14 200 Bishop Falls: Pr. View In Soft Tune-Up The Pittsburgh Courier November 16, 1963 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40188355/pr_view_in_soft_tuneup/ Newspapers.com November 16 at Alcorn A&M Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS W 44-20 Prairie View Rips Alcorn The Clarion-Ledger and Jackson Daily News November 17, 1963 1B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40188211/prairie_view_rips_alcorn/ Newspapers.com November 23 at Southern University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA W 35-0 Mighty Prairie View Near National 1963 Grid Title: Rips Southern, 35-0, With Only Central State Barring the Way The Pittsburgh Courier November 30, 1963 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40185149/mighty_prairie_view_near_national_1963/ Newspapers.com December 7 at 1963 Kearney State Antelopes Kearney State<ncg> Foster Field Kearney, NE (NAIA semifinal) W 20-7 Prairie View Is Bowl Bound Following, 20-7, Victory: Panthers Roll By Kearney; Camellia Bowl Is Final Test The Pittsburgh Courier December 14, 1963 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40183621/prairie_view_is_bowl_bound_following/ Newspapers.com December 14 vs Saint John's (MN)<ncg> Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA (NAIA Championship Game—Camellia Bowl) L 27-33 12,200 St. John's Tames Tough Prairie View Via Air, 33-27: Texas Team Muffs Historic Chance to Also Top NAIA The Pittsburgh Courier December 21, 1963 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40184196/st_johns_tames_tough_prairie_view_via/ Newspapers.comSt. John's Passes Beat Prairie View The San Francisco Examiner December 15, 1963 IV-5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40184774/st_johns_passes_beat_prairie_view/ Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1963 Prairie View) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/553/stats/13015 National Collegiate Athletic Association July 8, 2023 References Prairie View AandM Category:Prairie View A&M Panthers football seasons Category:Black college football national champions Category:Southwestern Athletic Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Prairie View AandM Football