1959 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1959 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Orange Blossom Classic L 7–28 vs. Florida A&M Prairie View Bowl W 47–10 vs. Wiley
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	9–2 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Billy Nicks (11th season)
Home stadium	Edward L. Blackshear Field

1959 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Southern $	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Prairie View A&M	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Texas Southern	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Jackson State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Grambling	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Texas College	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Wiley	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 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 1959 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Jackson State	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 52–6		[1]
October 10	Allen*	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 67–12		[2]
October 19	vs. Texas Southern	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic, rivalry)	W 34–15	10,000	[3]
October 26	vs. Grambling	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA (State Fair Classic)	W 35–6	9,500	[4]
October 31	at Arkansas AM&N	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 29–0		[5]
November 7	at Texas College	Steer Field Tyler, TX	W 23–11	2,000	[6]
November 14	at Mississippi Vocational*	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 36–0
November 21	Wiley*	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 21–12
November 28	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 6–20		[7]
December 5	vs. Florida A&M*	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL (Orange Blossom Classic)	L 7–28	43,645	[8]
January 1	vs. Wiley	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX (Prairie View Bowl)	W 47–10	1,200	[9]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Prairie View is easy winner". Alabama Tribune. October 2, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Prairie View wallops Allen". The State. October 11, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Prairie View romps by Texas Southern". The Kilgore News Herald. October 20, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Valiant Tiger effort fails". The Shreveport Journal. October 27, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Prairie View power crushes Arkansas State 29–0". The Call. November 6, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Prairie View 11 trounces Steers". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 8, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Prairie View upset, Southern hands PV 1st loss". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 5, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "A&M Rips Panthers, 28–7". Tallahassee Democrat. December 6, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Panthers cop win". Lincoln Journal-Star. January 2, 1960. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 1, 2023.