1974 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 1974 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Hoover J. Wright, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 0–10, with a conference record of 0–6, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

1974 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	0–10 (0–6 SWAC)
Head coach	Hoover J. Wright (5th season)
Home stadium	Edward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Grambling State +	5	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 14 Alcorn State +^	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Jackson State	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
No. 12 Southern	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Texas Southern	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Prairie View A&M	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AP small college poll for Grambling State and Alconrn State and NAIA Division I poll for Jackson State and Southern

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	vs. East Texas State*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 0–26		[1]
September 21	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 7–67	18,000	[2]
September 28	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 7–34	16,000	[3]
October 5	vs. No. 13 Grambling State	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 0–61	46,775	[4]
October 12	at No. 6 UNLV*	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	L 28–63	8,915	[5]
October 26	at Bishop*	P.C. Cobb Stadium Dallas, TX	L 14–21
November 2	at Mississippi Valley State	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 7–30		[6]
November 9	Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 5–13		[7]
November 16	No. 9 Alcorn State	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 0–48	8,000	[8]
November 23	at Texas Southern	Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 13–33	14,664	[9]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "East Texas State rips Prairie View". The Odessa American. September 15, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Jackson State drowns PVA&M". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 22, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southern, 34–7". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 29, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tigers have picnic on Prairie; Ponies win". The Shreveport Times. October 6, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "UNLV Rebels remain unbeaten". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 14, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Mississippi Valley belts Prairie View". The Commercial Appeal. November 3, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Pine Bluff downs Prairie View A&M". Del Rio News Herald. November 10, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Alcorn explodes in fourth". The Sun Herald. November 17, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "TSU triumphs". Austin American-Statesman. November 24, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 17, 2023.