1964 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1964 Prairie View A&M Panthers football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 8 (UPI College Division) 2 (AP College Division) 9–0 7–0 Billy Nicks 16th Black college national championSWAC champion The 1964 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 1964 NCAA College Division football season. In their 16th season under head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled a perfect 9–0 record, won the SWAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 303 to 110.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 Pittsburgh Courier selected Prairie View as the 1964 black college football national champion with a rating of 25.71, ahead of second-place Grambling with a 24.14 rating and third-place Florida A&M with a 23.29 rating.Nicksmen Clinch Honors for '64 The Pittsburgh Courier November 28, 1964 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40191231/nicksmen_clinch_honors_for_64/ Newspapers.com Prairie View was also ranked No. 2 in the final AP small college poll and No. 8 in the final United Press International poll. At the end of the 1964 season, the Pittsburgh Courier selected Prairie View's Billy Nicks as the national Coach of the Year and quarterback Jimmy Kearney as the Back of the Year.Nicks Is Coach of Year: Courier Selectees To Be Hailed Dec. 18 The Pittsburgh Courier December 5, 1964 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40190153/nicks_is_coach_of_year_courier/ Newspapers.com Another key player was end Otis Taylor who later played 11 seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs. Schedule 1964 small college AP y y y September 11 at 1964 Lackland Air Force Base Warhawks Lackland Air Force Base Warhawk Field San Antonio, TX W 27-16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122437152/lackland-loser-in-air-battle-with-panthe/ Express and News Lackland loser in air battle with Panthers September 12, 1964 April 7, 2023 Newspapers.com September 19 at Jackson State Alumni Field Jackson, MS W 36-13 October 3 Grambling Blackshear Stadium Prairie View, TX W 22-14 Kearney Passes Pr. View Past Grambling, 22 to 14 The Pittsburgh Courier October 10, 1964 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40191868/kearney_passes_pr_view_past_grambling/ Newspapers.com October 10 at Texas Southern 4 Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX W 16-13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122437481/prairie-view-tops-tsu-1613/ Abilene Reporter-News Prairie View tops TSU, 16–13 October 11, 1964 April 7, 2023 Newspapers.com October 19 vs. Wiley 5 Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic) W 39-13 5,000 Prairie View Clobbers Wiley Gridders by 39-13 The Shreveport Times October 21, 1964 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40202580/prairie_view_clobbers_wiley_gridders_by/ Newspapers.com October 24 Arkansas AM&N 3 Blackshear Stadium Prairie View, TX W 31-13 Prairie View Rolls Past Ark. Lions, 31-13: Cats Win 2 Within a Week The Pittsburgh Courier October 31, 1964 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40192098/prairie_view_rolls_past_ark_lions/ Newspapers.com November 7 at 1964 Bishop Tigers Bishop 2 Dallas, TX W 28-14 November 14 Alcorn A&M<hc> 4 Blackshear Stadium Prairie View, TX W 44-0 10,000 P.V. Socks Alcorn In Easy Style The Pittsburgh Courier November 21, 1964 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40192320/pv_socks_alcorn_in_easy_style/ Newspapers.comHomecoming ad The Pittsburgh Courier November 14, 1964 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40202654/ad_for_prairie_view_homecoming/ Newspapers.com November 21 Southern 2 Blackshear Stadium Prairie View, TX W 60-14 Prairie View Nails Down Second Straight National Title: Panthers Finish Perfect Season By Clobbering Southern The Pittsburgh Courier November 28, 1964 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40190734/prairie_view_nails_down_second_straight/ Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1964 Prairie View) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/553/stats/13327 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