1987 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 1987 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 and a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

1987 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	4–6–1 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach	Conway Hayman (4th season; first 4 games) Haney Catchings (interim; games 5–11)
Offensive coordinator	Haney Catchings (2nd season; first 4 games)
Defensive coordinator	Ronald Beard (4th season)
Home stadium	Edward L. Blackshear Field Rice Stadium
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Jackson State $^	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
Southern	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Alcorn State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Alabama State	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Grambling State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Texas Southern	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Prairie View A&M	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

After their loss to Southern, fourth-year head coach Conway Hayman was fired with a record of 0–3–1. He was replaced with offensive coordinator Haney Catchings as interim head coach for the remainder of the season, who finished the season with a 4–3 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Texas Southern	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX (Labor Day Classic)	L 21–30		[2][3]
September 12	at Stephen F. Austin*	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	T 13–13		[4]
September 19	Jackson State	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 12–16	4,000	[5]
September 26	vs. Southern	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 0–14		[6]
October 3	vs. Grambling State	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)	L 7–28	35,752	[7]
October 10	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 28–41 (forfeit win)		[8]
October 17	at Texas Lutheran*	Matador Stadium Seguin, TX	W 17–16		[9]
October 24	at Alabama State	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 7–24		[10]
October 31	Mississippi Valley State	Waller, TX	W 20–0		[11]
November 16	at Alcorn State	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 19–20		[12]
November 21	at Langston*	Anderson Stadium Langston, OK	W 35–6	450	[13]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Prairie View fires head coach Hayman". Tyler Morning Telegraph. October 1, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "TSU 30, Prairie View 21". The Monitor. September 6, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Prairie View vs Texas Southern". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. September 5, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
4. "Prairie View A&M, Stephen F. Austin 13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 13, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "J-State manages 16–12 win". The Clarion-Ledger. September 20, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Southern Univ. 14, Prairie View A&M 0". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 27, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Grambling defeats PV A&M". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Ark.–Pine Bluff 41, Prairie View 28". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Missed scoring chances ruin TLC". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. October 18, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Alabama St. 24, Prairie View 7". Victoria Advocate. October 25, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Prairie View 20, MVSU 0". Hattiesburg American. November 1, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Coburn kicks Alcorn 20–19". The Clarion-Ledger. November 15, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Prairie View rips Langston". The Daily Oklahoman. November 22, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2023.