1957 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 1957 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 1957 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 6–3–1, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

1957 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Prairie View Bowl, T 6–6 vs. Texas Southern
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	6–3–1 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Billy Nicks (9th season)
Home stadium	Blackshear Field
Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

1957 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wiley $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	1
Texas Southern	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Prairie View A&M	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Southern	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Texas College	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Langston	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Their 28–0 victory at Arkansas AM&N was the first live televised game that featured two HBCUs.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 28	Jackson*	Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 22–7	[2]
October 14	vs. Texas Southern	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic, rivalry)	W 7–6	[3]
October 26	Grambling*	Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 25–14	[4]
November 2	at Arkansas AM&N	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 28–0	[5]
November 9	at Texas College	Steer Stadium Tyler, TX	W 20–13	[6]
November 16	at Tennessee A&I*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 7–32	[7]
November 23	Langston	Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 19–0	[8]
November 30	at Southern	Municipal Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 13–18	[9]
December 7	Wiley	Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 6–14	[10]
January 1, 1958	vs. Texas Southern*	Public School Stadium Houston, TX (Prairie View Bowl)	T 6–6	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "Arkansas' TV debut spoiled by Prairie View". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 9, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Prairie View beats Jackson 22 to 7 in opener". The Call. October 4, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Prairie View beats Texas Southern, 7–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 15, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Prairie tops Grambling by 25–14 margin". The Shreveport Times. October 27, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Prairie View wins, 28–0". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 3, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Prairie View wins over Texas College". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 10, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tennessee State air game chills Prairie View". The Nashville Tennessean. November 17, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Prairie View paddles Langston in mud tilt". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 30, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Southern beats Prairie View". The San Francisco Examiner. December 1, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Wiley posts 14–6 victory". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. December 8, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Three safeties give Texas Southern tie, 6–6". Wichita Falls Record News. January 2, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "1957 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
13. "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1955–1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2023.