1983 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1983 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	0–11 (0–6 SWAC)
Head coach	James McKinley (2nd season)
Home stadium	Edward L. Blackshear Field

1983 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Grambling State $	6	–	0	–	1			8	–	1	–	2
No. 15 Jackson State	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Southern	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 19 Mississippi Valley State	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Alcorn State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Texas Southern	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Alabama State	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Prairie View A&M	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach James McKinley, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 0–11, with a conference record of 0–6, and finished tied for seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Stephen F. Austin*	Lumberjack Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 6–37		[1]
September 10	at Southwest Texas State*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 7–46	11,533	[2]
September 17	Jackson State	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 0–50	4,000	[3]
September 24	vs. Southern	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 9–23		[4]
October 1	at No. 17 Grambling State	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA (rivalry)	L 8–42		[5]
October 8	Bishop*	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 20–32		[6]
October 15	at Texas Lutheran*	Matador Stadium Seguin, TX	L 14–33		[7]
October 29	Mississippi Valley State	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 12–54		[8]
November 5	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 6–34		[9]
November 12	at Alcorn State	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 6–38		[10]
November 19	at Texas Southern	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 20–28
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "SFA upends Prairie View". Tyler Morning Telegraph. September 2, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southwest Texas wins first game for O'Hara". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 11, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Gorden's paranoia unfounded, J-State rolls 50–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 18, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Sept 24, 1983 - Prairie View A&M vs Southern University". Retrieved January 3, 2025.
5. "GSU romps by Prairie View, 42–8". The Shreveport Times. October 2, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bishop 32, Prairie View 20". Longview News-Journal. October 9, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Texas Lutheran whips PV A&M". New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. October 16, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Mississippi Valley St. 54, Prairie View 12". The Bradenton Herald. October 30, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Ark.–Pine Bluff 34, Prairie View 6". The Marshall News Messenger. November 6, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Jones put Alcorn over Prairie View". The Commercial Appeal. November 13, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1980–1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2023.