The 1958 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Prairie View A&M University in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1958 college football season. In their tenth season under head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled a 10–0–1 record, won the SWAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 369 to 101. In two post-season games, they defeated Florida A&M in the Orange Blossom Classic and Langston in the Prairie View Bowl. The Panthers were recognized as the 1958 black college national champion.
| 1958 Prairie View A&M Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 10–0–1 (5–0 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Blackshear Field Jeppesen Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 20 | at Fort Hood* |
| W 53–0 | 7,000 | [1] | ||
| September 27 | at Jackson State* |
| T 14–14 | [2] | |||
| October 13 | vs. Texas Southern | W 26–19 | 10,000 | [3] | |||
| October 25 | at Grambling* | W 44–6 | [4] | ||||
| November 1 | Arkansas AM&N |
| W 37–13 | 4,000 | [5] | ||
| November 8 | Texas College |
| W 43–0 | [6] | |||
| November 15 | Mississippi Vocational* |
| W 59–19 | 3,500 | [7] | ||
| November 22 | at Wiley |
| W 13–0 | [8] | |||
| November 29 | Southern | W 20–14 | [9] | ||||
| December 13 | vs. Florida A&M* | W 26–8 | 39,426 | [10] | |||
| January 1, 1959 | vs. Langston* |
| W 34–8 | [11] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "Prairie View dumps Fort Hood". The Louisiana Weekly. October 11, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State College Tigers meet MVC Delta Devils at Itta Bena Saturday night". Jackson Advocate. October 4, 1958. Retrieved July 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View nudges Texas Southern, 26–19". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 14, 1958. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View mauls Tigers". The Shreveport Times. October 26, 1958. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View Panthers rip Ark. State Lions 37–13". The Call. November 7, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View routs Texas College, 43–0". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 9, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View team stuns MVC, 59–19". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 22, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View stymies Wiley's Wildcats 13 to 0". The Call. November 29, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View stops Cats 20–14". The Louisiana Weekly. December 6, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fast-Striking Prairie View Attack Trips Rattlers 26–8". The Miami News. December 14, 1958. pp. 1C, 5C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Second Half Surge Wins For Prairie View". The Victoria Advocate. January 2, 1959. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 8, 2023.