1957 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

American college football season February 2026 September 2023 1957 Prairie View A&M Panthers football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 6–3–1 4–2 Billy Nicks 9th Blackshear Field Prairie View Bowl T 6–6 vs. Texas Southern The 1957 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 1957 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 6–3–1, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished tied for second in the SWAC. Their 28–0 victory at Arkansas AM&N was the first live televised game that featured two HBCUs.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-courier-arkansas-tv-debu/132256028/ Arkansas' TV debut spoiled by Prairie View The Pittsburgh Courier November 9, 1957 September 22, 2023 Newspapers.com Schedule September 28 w y 1957 Jackson Tigers Jackson Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX 22–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-call-prairie-view-beats-jackson-22-t/132255233/ Prairie View beats Jackson 22 to 7 in opener The Call October 4, 1957 September 22, 2023 Newspapers.com October 14 w y Texas Southern Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX State Fair Classic, rivalry 7–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-prairie-view-be/127902596/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Prairie View beats Texas Southern, 7–6 October 15, 1957 September 22, 2023 Newspapers.com October 26 w y Grambling Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX 25–14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123260385/prairie-tops-grambling-by-2514-margin/ The Shreveport Times Prairie tops Grambling by 25–14 margin October 27, 1957 September 22, 2023 Newspapers.com November 2 w y Arkansas AM&N Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR 28–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times-prairie-view/132255648/ Prairie View wins, 28–0 The Corpus Christi Caller-Times November 3, 1957 September 22, 2023 Newspapers.com November 9 w y Texas College Steer Stadium Tyler, TX 20–13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tyler-courier-times-prairie-view-win/132255912/ Prairie View wins over Texas College The Tyler Courier-Times November 10, 1957 September 22, 2023 Newspapers.com November 16 l y y Tennessee A&I Hale Stadium Nashville, TN 7–32 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean/104389137/ Tennessee State air game chills Prairie View The Nashville Tennessean November 17, 1957 September 22, 2023 Newspapers.com November 23 w y Langston Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX 19–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-courier-prairie-view-padd/132256476/ Prairie View paddles Langston in mud tilt The Pittsburgh Courier November 30, 1957 September 22, 2023 Newspapers.com November 30 l y Southern Municipal Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 13–18 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-southern-beat/132256583/ Southern beats Prairie View The San Francisco Examiner December 1, 1957 September 22, 2023 Newspapers.com December 7 l Wiley Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX 6–14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times-wiley-posts/132253193/ Wiley posts 14–6 victory The Corpus Christi Caller-Times December 8, 1957 September 22, 2023 Newspapers.com January 1, 1958 t y y Texas Southern Public School Stadium Houston, TX Prairie View Bowl 6–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-record-news-three-safeties-give-te/127903518/ Wichita Falls Record News Three safeties give Texas Southern tie, 6–6 January 2, 1958 September 22, 2023 Newspapers.com Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1957 Prairie View A&M) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/553/stats/12711 National Collegiate Athletic Association September 22, 2023 References Prairie View AandM Category:Prairie View A&M Panthers football seasons Prairie View AandM Panthers football