1973 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1973 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	2–6–1 (0–6 SWAC)
Head coach	Hoover J. Wright (4th season)
Home stadium	Edward L. Blackshear Field

1973 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5/7 Grambling +^	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
No. 10 Jackson State +	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. T–20 Alcorn A&M	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Southern	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Texas Southern	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Prairie View A&M	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

The 1973 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Hoover J. Wright, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 2–6–1, with a conference record of 0–6, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Jackson State	Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 7–32		[1]
September 22	at Southern	BREC Memorial Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–9	14,500	[2][3]
September 29	at No. 2 Grambling	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	L 12–37	14,968	[4]
October 6	Texas Lutheran*	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 17–6		[5]
October 13	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	T 7–7		[6]
October 20	at Bishop*	P.C. Cobb Stadium Dallas, TX	W 25–3
October 27	at Mississippi Valley State	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 6–13		[7]
November 10	at Alcorn A&M	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 0–44	8,200	[8][9]
November 17	at Texas Southern	Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 14–41	23,563	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Jackson St. slams Prairie View 32–7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 16, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Defense has been difference at SU". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 22, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Prairie View falls to Southern 9–0". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 23, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Grambling beats Prairie View". Longview News-Journal. September 30, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Panthers win over Bulldogs". Austin American-Statesman. October 7, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Prairie View earns tie with Pine Bluff". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 14, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "MVSC in historical 13–6 win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 28, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Alcorn A&M blanks Prairie View 44–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 11, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Alcorn A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
10. "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Texas Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
11. "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.