1928 Prairie View Panthers football team

1928 Prairie View Panthers football
Prairie View Bowl, L 0–7 vs. Atlanta
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	5–3–1 (3–2 SWAC)
Head coach	James H. Law (3rd season)

1928 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wiley $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	1
Prairie View	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Bishop	?	–	?	–	?			?	–	?	–	?
Paul Quinn	?	–	?	–	?			?	–	?	–	?
Samuel Huston	?	–	?	–	?			?	–	?	–	?
Texas College	?	–	?	–	?			?	–	?	–	?
$ – Conference champion

The 1928 Prairie View Panthers football team represented Prairie View Normal and Industrial College—now known as Prairie View A&M University—as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1928 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Sam B. Taylor the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 20		Beaumont YMCA*	Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 24–12		[1]
October		Houston College for Negroes*		W 32–6
November 2		Langston	Prairie View, TX	T 19–19
November 3		Paul Quinn	Prairie View, TX	W 20–6
November 12		Bishop	Prairie View, TX	L 6–26
November 23		at Wiley	Wiley Field Marshall, TX	L 15–19		[2]
November 29		Texas College	Prairie View, TX	W 38–0
December 7	2:30 p.m.	at Samuel Huston	Samuel Huston Stadium Austin, TX	W 6–2		[3][4]
January 1		vs. Atlanta*	West End Park Houston, TX (Prairie View Bowl)	L 0–7	7,000	[5]
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

References

1. "Prairie View Wins". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 3, 1928. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved June 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Wiley Wildcats Defeat Prairie View Panthers". The Marshall Morning News. November 25, 1928. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Samuel Huston Dragons Will Play Prairie View Colored Eleven Friday". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. December 6, 1928. p. 10. Retrieved June 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Prairie View Defeats Samuel Huston, 6-2". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. December 8, 1928. p. 8. Retrieved June 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. Floyd J. Calvin (January 5, 1929). "Atlanta U. '11' Beats Prairie View 7-0 In Big New Year's Tilt". The Pittsburgh Courier (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). p. 1. Retrieved March 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.