1972 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1972 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
1972 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	5–5 (1–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Theophilus Danzy (1st season);
Home stadium	Edward L. Blackshear Field
	Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

1972 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 / T–8 Grambling +	5	–	1	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
Jackson State +	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Alcorn A&M	4	–	1	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Texas Southern	3	–	2	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Prairie View A&M	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Southern	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	1

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

The 1972 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 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Theophilus Danzy, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	vs. Cal State Hayward*	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Oakland, CA (Sickle Cell Anemia Football Classic)	W 16–0	10,052	^[1]
September 16	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 3–16	7,000	^[2]
September 23	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 7–20		^[3]
September 30	vs. Grambling	RFK Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–36	20,104	^[4]
October 7	at Texas Lutheran*	Matador Stadium Seguin, TX	W 0–2 (forfeit win)		^[5]
October 14	vs. Arkansas AM&N*	Farrington Field Fort Worth, TX	W 7–0		^[6]^[7]
October 21	at Bishop*	P.C. Cobb Stadium Dallas, TX	W 14–10		^[8]
October 28	Mississippi Valley State	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 9–6	7,000	^[9]
November 11	Alcorn A&M	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 0–13		^[10]
November 23	at Texas Southern	Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 0–13	19,000	^[11]
*Non-conference game

^[12]

References

^ "Hayward St. blanked, 16–0". The San Francisco Examiner. September 10, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "J-Staters cruise by Panthers 16–3". The Clarion-Ledger. September 17, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern U. beats A&M". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 24, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Reed passes for four TDs as Grambling romps, 36–0". The Shreveport Times. October 1, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Prairie View falls to Lutherans, 2–0". Brownwood Bulletin. October 8, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Prairie View faces Arkansas AM&N". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 14, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Prairie View takes victory". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 15, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Prairie View bops Bishop". The Odessa American. October 22, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mississippi Valley suffers 9–6 loss". The Sun Herald. October 29, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alcorn A&M pins Prairie View". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 12, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "TSU defeats Prairie View". The Kilgore News Herald. November 24, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.