1998 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 1998 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Greg Johnson, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 1–10, with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, and finished ninth in the SWAC.

1998 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	1–10 (0–8 SWAC)
Head coach	Greg Johnson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Edward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Southern $		8	–	0					9	–	3
Jackson State		7	–	1					7	–	4
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		6	–	2					8	–	3
Texas Southern		4	–	4					6	–	5
Grambling State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Alabama State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Alcorn State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	7					1	–	10
Prairie View A&M		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion Alabama A&M was an affiliate member, so its games did not count in the official standings. Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Their win over Langston marked the end of their NCAA record 80-game losing streak that started during their 1989 season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Texas Southern	Astrodome Houston, TX (Labor Day Classic)	L 13–24		[1][2]
September 12	at Howard Payne*	Gordon Wood Stadium Brownwood, TX	L 14–22		[3]
September 19	vs. No. 18 Southern	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 7–37		[4]
September 26	vs. Langston*	Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	W 14–12	9,552	[5]
October 3	vs. Grambling State	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)	L 40–55	33,549	[6]
October 10	Alcorn State	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 36–45		[7]
October 17	Alabama State	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 20–30		[8]
October 24	at Oklahoma Panhandle State*	Carl Wooten Field Goodwell, OK	L 13–16		[9]
October 31	at Mississippi Valley State	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 6–38		[10]
November 7	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 0–30		[11]
November 14	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 12–31		[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Prairie View silent about 77-game losing streak". The Kansas City Star. September 5, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Texas Southern tops Prairie View". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 6, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Prairie View falls for 79th straight time". Longview News-Journal. September 13, 1998. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Prairie View loses its 80th straight". The El Paso Times. September 20, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Deja 'View: Skid ends". The Daily Oklahoman. September 27, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Victory celebration lasts just one week for Prairie View A&M". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Prairie View A&M loses to Alcorn St". Victoria Advocate. October 11, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Uh-oh: Prairie View loses third straight game, 30–20". The Courier-Journal. October 18, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Panhandle holds off Prairie View". The Daily Oklahoman. October 25, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Mississippi Valley St. 38, Prairie View 6". The Monitor. November 1, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Ark.–Pine Bluff 30, Prairie View 0". Victoria Advocate. November 8, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "JSU easily contains Prairie View". The Sun Herald. November 15, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1995–1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2023.