1953 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

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1953 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record12–0 (6–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Prairie View A&M $ 6 0 0 12 0 0
No. 6 Southern 5 1 0 9 2 0
Texas College 4 2 0 5 4 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 3 1 3 5 2
Langston 2 4 0 3 6 0
Bishop 1 4 1 2 6 1
Wiley 0 6 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier[1]

The 1953 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Prairie View A&M University in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1953 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled a perfect 12–0 record, won the SWAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 387 to 88. In two postseason games, they defeated Florida A&M in the Orange Blossom Classic and Texas Southern in the Prairie View Bowl. The Panthers were recognized as the 1953 black college national champion.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Fort Hood Tankers*
W 21–67,000[2]
October 3Bishop
W 40–19[3]
October 10at Jackson*
W 61–0[4]
October 19vs. WileyW 32–025,000[5]
October 24at Morris Brown*W 27–15[6]
October 31at Arkansas AM&N
W 34–6[7]
November 7at Texas College
W 27–7[8]
November 14Grambling*
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 32–010,000[9]
November 21Langston
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 27–0[10]
November 28at SouthernW 20–0[11]
December 5vs. Florida A&M*W 33–2741,313[12]
January 1, 1954vs. Texas Southern*W 33–815,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game

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