1978 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1978 Prairie View A&M Panthers football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 3–7 1–5 Hoover J. Wright 9th Edward L. Blackshear Field The 1978 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Hoover J. Wright, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished seventh in the SWAC. Schedule 1978 NCAA Division I-AA AP September 16 l y Jackson State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 14–41 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hattiesburg-american-harris-leads-j-sta/129287438/ Hattiesburg American Harris leads J. State to win September 17, 1978 August 18, 2023 Newspapers.com September 23 l y Southern BREC Memorial Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 14–15 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-jags-gamble-win/130231383/ The Shreveport Times Jags gamble, win September 24, 1978 August 18, 2023 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-world-southern-coach-has-rare-care/130327327/ Daily World Southern coach has rare career August 27, 1978 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com September 30 l y Grambling State T–10 Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX rivalry 6–37 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88665893/the-times/ The Shreveport Times G-Men flatten Prairie View October 1, 1979 August 18, 2023 Newspapers.com October 7 l y y Southwest Texas State Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX 6–58 6,500 SWT wins 58–6 as records fall https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98243814/swt-wins-586-as-records-fall/ Austin American-Statesman October 8, 1978 August 18, 2023 Newspapers.com October 14 w y 1978 Texas Lutheran Bulldogs Texas Lutheran Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX 12–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/del-rio-news-herald-prairie-view-nudges/130231670/ Del Rio News Herald Prairie View nudges TLC October 15, 1978 August 18, 2023 Newspapers.com October 21 l y y 1978 Bishop Tigers Bishop P.C. Cobb Stadium Dallas, TX 34–35 October 28 l y Mississippi Valley State Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS 23–42 4,912 https://www.newspapers.com/article/enterprise-journal-miss-valley-wins-42/130231902/ Enterprise-Journal Miss. Valley wins 42–23 October 29, 1978 August 18, 2023 Newspapers.com Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Mississippi Valley State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/432/stats/13635 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 28, 2024 November 4 w y 1978 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Arkansas–Pine Bluff Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX 20–12 https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-prairie-view-2/130232032/ Austin American-Statesman Prairie View 20, Pine Bluff 12 November 5, 1978 August 18, 2023 Newspapers.com November 11 l Alcorn State Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX 7–28 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-yazoo-herald-alcorn-wins-287/130232162/ The Yazoo Herald Alcorn wins, 28–7 November 12, 1978 August 18, 2023 Newspapers.com November 18 w y Texas Southern Astrodome Houston, TX rivalry 20–6 References Prairie View AandM Category:Prairie View A&M Panthers football seasons Prairie View AandM Panthers football