1997 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

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1997 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record0–9 (0–8 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Southern $   8 0     11 1  
No. 14 Jackson State ^   7 1     9 3  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   6 2     8 3  
Texas Southern   4 4     5 6  
Alcorn State   4 4     4 7  
Mississippi Valley State   3 5     4 6  
Alabama State   2 6     3 8  
Grambling State   2 6     3 8  
Prairie View A&M   0 8     0 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 1997 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Greg Johnson, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 0–9, with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, and finished ninth in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Texas SouthernL 16–32[1]
September 13Langston*L 10–19[2]
September 20No. 13 SouthernL 7–63[3]
October 4vs. Grambling StateL 6–3355,119[4]
October 11at Alcorn StateL 9–24[5]
October 18at Alabama StateL 7–56[6]
November 1Mississippi Valley State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 0–27[7]
November 8vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
L 14–48[8]
November 15No. 13 Jackson State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 7–20389[9]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Texas Southern 32, Prairie View 16". Abilene Reporter-News. August 31, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Langston escapes PV". The Daily Oklahoman. September 14, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Prairie View's streak now stands at 71 losses". The Sacramento Bee. September 21, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Grambling finds familiar success against Prairie View". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 5, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Alcorn State gets past Prairie View A&M, 24–9". Hattiesburg American. October 12, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Prairie View A&M drops 74th straight". Asbury Park Press. October 19, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Prairie View can't score on Devils 'D'". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 2, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ark.–Pine Bluff 48, Prairie View 14". South Florida Sun Sentinel. November 9, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "JSU takes care of business". The Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1995–1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2023.