1944 Prairie View Panthers football team

American college football season May 2026 May 2026 1944 Prairie View Panthers football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 3–6 2–4 LeRoy T. Walker 1st Blackshear Field Prairie View Bowl L 0–26 vs. Wiley The 1944 Prairie View Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Prairie View State Normal & Industrial College (now known as Prairie View A&M University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1944 college football season. In their first season under head coach LeRoy T. Walker, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 3–6, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC. Schedule September 30 l 1944 Samuel Huston Dragons Samuel Huston Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX 0–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/atlanta-daily-world-huston-upset-prairie/197197093/ Atlanta Daily World Huston upset Prairie View 6–0 October 8, 1944 May 9, 2026 Newspapers.com October 16 l y Wiley Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 0–28 14,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-post-wiley-runs-over-prairie/195860161/ The Houston Post Wiley runs over Prairie View, 28–0 October 17, 1944 May 9, 2026 Newspapers.com October 21 l y y 1944 Xavier Gold Rush Xavier (LA) Xavier Stadium New Orleans, LA 6–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-picayune-xavier-defeats-prairi/197197360/ The Times-Picayune Xavier defeats Prairie View, 7–6 October 22, 1944 May 9, 2026 Newspapers.com October 28 w y 1944 Arkansas AM&N Lions Arkansas AM&N Athletic Field Pine Bluff, AR 40–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chicago-defender-pv-downs-ark-sta/197197505/ The Chicago Defender P.V. downs Ark. State November 4, 1944 May 9, 2026 Newspapers.com November 11 l Texas College Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX 6–26 4,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chicago-defender-steers-defeat-prair/195844563/ The Chicago Defender Steers defeat Prairie View November 18, 1944 May 9, 2026 Newspapers.com November 18 w y Samuel Huston Austin, TX 2–0 November 25 l y Langston Page Stadium Oklahoma City, OK 6–15 December 2 w y Southern University Stadium Scotlandville, LA 6–8 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-chronicle-prairie-view-beats/197044114/ The Houston Chronicle Prairie View beats Southern University December 3, 1944 May 9, 2026 Newspapers.com January 1 l y y Wiley Buffalo Stadium Houston, TX Prairie View Bowl 0–26 7,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-post-houston-boys-lead-wiley/195861378/ The Houston Post Houston boys lead Wiley to victory January 2, 1945 May 9, 2026 Newspapers.com References Prairie View Category:Prairie View A&M Panthers football seasons Prairie View Panthers football