1947 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1947 Prairie View A&M Panthers football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 6–6 5–2 Billy Nicks 3rd Fruit Bowl L 0–26 vs. Wilberforce StatePrairie View Bowl L 0–13 vs. 1947 Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In their third season under head coach Billy Nicks, the team compiled a 6–6 record, lost to Wilberforce State in the Fruit Bowl and to 1947 Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern in the Prairie View Bowl, and was outscored by a total of 137 to 89.Prairie View A&M; Yearly Results (1945-1949) College Football Data Warehouse December 15, 2019 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/prairie_view_a&m/1945-1949_yearly_results.php https://web.archive.org/web/20150906032648/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/prairie_view_a%26m/1945-1949_yearly_results.php dead September 6, 2015 Prairie View ranked No. 17 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings The Pittsburgh Courier December 6, 1947 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40070100/tennessee_no_1_in_natl_grid_ratings/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 27 1947 Samuel Huston Dragons Samuel Huston Prairie View, TX W 12–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chicago-defender-prairie-view-passes/195433702/ The Chicago Defender Prairie View passes defeat Sam Huston October 4, 1947 April 12, 2026 Newspapers.com October 4 at 1947 Bishop Tigers Bishop Fairpark Stadium Marshall, TX W 8–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/atlanta-daily-world-prairie-view-shades/195434046/ Atlanta Daily World Prairie View shades Bishop 8–6 October 11, 1947 April 12, 2026 Newspapers.com October 13 vs Wiley Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic) W 12–6 Marshall Football Clubs Hit Road for Games This Week-End Marshall News Messenger October 13, 1947 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40613601/marshall_football_clubs_hit_road_for/ Newspapers.com October 25 at 1947 Arkansas AM&N Lions Arkansas AM&N Athletic Field Pine Bluff, AR W 6–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-black-dispatch-prairie-view-panthers/195434218/ The Black Dispatch Prairie View Panthers spoil Arkansas homecoming November 1, 1947 April 12, 2026 Newspapers.com October 31 at Texas State<ncg> Buffalo Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry) L 7–13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-courier-texas-upsets-pv/128183952/ Texas upsets P.V., 13 to 12 The Pittsburgh Courier November 8, 1947 July 13, 2023 Newspapers.com November 8 at Texas College Steer Stadium Tyler, TX L 6–9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chicago-defender-texas-steers-nip-pr/195432878/ The Chicago Defender Texas Steers nip Prairie View 9–6 November 16, 1947 April 12, 2026 Newspapers.com November 15 Grambling<ncg> Prairie View, TX L 0–13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/atlanta-daily-world-grambling-conquers-p/195398932/ Atlanta Daily World Grambling conquers Prairie View, 13–0 November 19, 1947 April 12, 2026 Newspapers.com November 22 1947 Langston Lions Langston Prairie View, TX W 19–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-journal-and-guide-prairie-view-subdu/195434372/ Journal and Guide Prairie View subdues mud and Langston November 29, 1947 April 12, 2026 Newspapers.com November 29 at Southern University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA L 12–44 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chicago-defender-championship-to-sou/195401956/ The Chicago Defender Championship to Southern; Panthers lose December 6, 1947 April 12, 2026 Newspapers.com December 5 at 1947 Paul Quinn Tigers Paul Quinn<ncg> Katy Park Waco, TX W 7–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-waco-news-tribune-prairie-view-wins/195434534/ The Waco News-Tribune Prairie View wins, 7–0 December 6, 1947 April 12, 2026 Newspapers.com December 14 vs Wilberforce State<ncg> Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA (Fruit Bowl) L 0–26 10,000 Wilberforce Wins Bowl Tilt, 26–0 The San Francisco Examiner December 15, 1947 24, 26 Bob Brachman https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40410268/wilberforce_wins_bowl_tilt_260/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1948 at Texas State<ncg> Buffalo Stadium Houston, TX (Prairie View Bowl) L 0–12 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-amarillo-globe-times-texas-state-bla/18125717/ Texas State blanks Prairie View 12–0 for bowl crown The Amarillo Globe-Times January 2, 1948 July 13, 2023 Newspapers.com References Prairie View Category:Prairie View A&M Panthers football seasons Prairie View football