1956 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 1956 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 1956 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.

1956 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Prairie View Bowl, W 27–6 vs. Texas Southern
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	5–5 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Billy Nicks (8th season)
Home stadium	Blackshear Field
Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

1956 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas Southern +	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Wiley +	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Southern	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Prairie View A&M	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Langston	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	0	–	5	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Texas College	0	–	5	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Jackson*	Alumni Stadium Jackson, MS	L 12–20		[1]
October 6	at Texas Southern	Public School Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 7–13	11,000	[2]
October 15	vs. Tennessee A&I*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)	L 0–45	5,000	[3][4]
October 27	Arkansas AM&N	Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 43–6		[5]
November 3	Texas College	Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 36–12	8,500	[6]
November 10	at Grambling*	Tiger Stadium Grambling, LA	L 0–46		[7]
November 17	at Langston	Anderson Stadium Langston, OK	W 12–0		[8]
November 24	Southern	Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 14–6		[9]
December 1	vs. Wiley	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	L 0–27		[10]
January 1, 1957	vs. Texas Southern*	Public School Stadium Houston, TX (Prairie View Bowl)	W 27–6	5,500	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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