1975 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 1975 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Hoover J. Wright, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

1975 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	3–7 (1–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Hoover J. Wright (6th season)
Home stadium	Edward L. Blackshear Field Houston Astrodome
Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Grambling State *	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Southern +	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 7 Jackson State +	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
No. T–19 Alcorn State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Mississippi Valley State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Texas Southern	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Prairie View A&M	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion * – Grambling State vacated a share of the conference championship. Rankings from NCAA Division II AP poll for Grambling State and NAIA Division I poll for Southern and Jackson State

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	vs. East Texas State*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 19–42	12,500	[1]
September 20	Jackson State	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 13–49	10,000	[2]
September 27	Southern	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 0–26		[3][4]
October 4	vs. Grambling State	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 0–0 (forfeit win)		[5]
October 18	at Texas Lutheran*	Matador Stadium Seguin, TX	L 3–28	6,000	[6]
October 25	at Bishop*	P.C. Cobb Stadium Dallas, TX	W 14–13	500	[7]
November 1	Mississippi Valley State	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 26–27	13,000	[8]
November 8	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 19–14	8,000	[9]
November 15	at Alcorn State	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 0–15	6,000	[10]
November 26	vs. Texas Southern	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 14–18	9,000	[11][12]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "ET routs Prairie View, 42–19". The Paris News. September 14, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Prairie View routed, 49–13". San Antonio Express. September 21, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tech has shed old grand jinx". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 26, 1975. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southern belts Prairie View 26–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 28, 1975. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Robinson upset by forfeiture". The Shreveport Times. November 27, 1975. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Washington leads TLC to 28–3 win". Austin American-Statesman. October 19, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Panthers prowl". The El Paso Times. October 26, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Miss. Valley nips PV". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 2, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Prairie View tops Golden Lions 19–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 9, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Alcorn beats Panthers". The Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Last second pass propels TSU past Prairie View". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 27, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Prairie View vs Texas Southern". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. November 23, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
13. "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 17, 2023.