1972 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1972 Prairie View A&M Panthers football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 5–5 1–5 Theophilus Danzy 1st Edward L. Blackshear Field The 1972 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M College of Texas (now known as Prairie View A&M University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Theophilus Danzy, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC. Schedule September 9 w y y Cal State Hayward Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Oakland, CA Sickle Cell Anemia Football Classic 16–0 10,052 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-hayward-st-b/130134154/ Hayward St. blanked, 16–0 The San Francisco Examiner September 10, 1972 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com September 16 l y Jackson State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 3–16 7,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123112604/j-staters-cruise-by-panthers-163/ J-Staters cruise by Panthers 16–3 The Clarion-Ledger September 17, 1972 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com September 23 l y Southern University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 7–20 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-town-talk-southern-u-beats-am/130134497/ Southern U. beats A&M The Alexandria Daily Town Talk September 24, 1972 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com September 30 l y Grambling RFK Stadium Washington, DC 0–36 20,104 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40359222/reed_passes_for_four_tds_as_grambling/ Reed passes for four TDs as Grambling romps, 36–0 The Shreveport Times October 1, 1972 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com October 7 w y y 1972 Texas Lutheran Bulldogs Texas Lutheran Matador Stadium Seguin, TX 0–2 (forfeit win) https://www.newspapers.com/article/brownwood-bulletin-prairie-view-falls-to/130134973/ Prairie View falls to Lutherans, 2–0 Brownwood Bulletin October 8, 1972 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com October 14 w y y 1972 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions Arkansas AM&N Farrington Field Fort Worth, TX 7–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-prairie-view-fa/130135266/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Prairie View faces Arkansas AM&N October 14, 1972 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-times-prairie-view-takes/130135315/ The Corpus Christi Caller-Times Prairie View takes victory October 15, 1972 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com October 21 w y y 1972 Bishop Tigers Bishop P.C. Cobb Stadium Dallas, TX 14–10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-odessa-american-prairie-view-bops-bi/130135482/ Prairie View bops Bishop The Odessa American October 22, 1972 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com October 28 w Mississippi Valley State Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX 9–6 7,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-mississippi-valley-suffers-9/130132963/ The Sun Herald Mississippi Valley suffers 9–6 loss October 29, 1972 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com November 11 l Alcorn A&M Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX 0–13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times-alcorn-am-p/130091868/ Alcorn A&M pins Prairie View The Corpus Christi Caller-Times November 12, 1972 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com November 23 l y Texas Southern Astrodome Houston, TX rivalry 0–13 19,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kilgore-news-herald-tsu-defeats-prai/127154276/ The Kilgore News Herald TSU defeats Prairie View November 24, 1972 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/553/stats/13168 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 16, 2023 References Prairie View AandM Category:Prairie View A&M Panthers football seasons Prairie View AandM Panthers football