1971 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Hillyer, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

1971 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	3–7 (2–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Jim Hillyer (1st season)
Home stadium	Edward L. Blackshear Field Astrodome
Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Grambling $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Jackson State	4	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
No. 16 Alcorn A&M	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Texas Southern	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Prairie View A&M	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Southern	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Grambling and UPI small college poll for Alcorn A&M

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Angelo State*	San Angelo Stadium San Angelo, TX	L 14–21		[1]
September 18	Jackson State	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 13–12		[2]
September 25	Southern	Astrodome Houston, TX	W 21–3		[3]
October 2	at No. 3 Grambling	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA (rivalry)	L 7–30	15,175	[4][5]
October 16	vs. No. 9 Tennessee State*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 20–42	15,000	[6]
October 23	Quantico Marines*	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 17–18		[7]
October 30	at Mississippi Valley State	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 7–37		[8]
November 6	Texas Lutheran*	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 16–7		[9]
November 13	vs. Alcorn A&M	City Park Stadium Vicksburg, MS	L 13–33		[10]
November 25	vs. Texas Southern	Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 6–16		[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Ram debut successful". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 12, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Prairie View A&M nips Jackson St". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 19, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Panthers claw Jaguars, 21–3". The Louisiana Weekly. October 2, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Grambling spanks Texas rival, 30–7". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Grambling )". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
6. "TSU rambles, 42–20". The Nashville Tennessean. October 17, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Prairie View A&M vs United States Marines". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. October 23, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
8. "MVSC Devils rips Prairie View". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 31, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Fumbles foil TLC". Austin American-Statesman. November 7, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Alcorn slashes P. View". The Clarion-Ledger. November 14, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Southern beats Prairie View". The Waco Times-Herald. November 26, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 15, 2023.