1978 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 1978 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Hoover J. Wright, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

1978 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–7 (1–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Grambling State $ 5 0 1 9 1 1
No. 2 Jackson State ^ 5 1 0 10 2 0
Mississippi Valley State 3 2 1 6 3 1
Alcorn State 2 3 1 5 4 1
Southern 2 4 0 4 7 0
Texas Southern 1 4 1 3 7 1
Prairie View A&M 1 5 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Jackson StateL 14–41[1]
September 23at SouthernL 14–15[2][3]
September 30vs. No. T–10 Grambling StateL 6–37[4]
October 7vs. Southwest Texas State*L 6–586,500[5]
October 14Texas Lutheran*W 12–7[6]
October 21at Bishop*L 34–35
October 28at Mississippi Valley StateL 23–42[7]
November 4Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 20–12[8]
November 11Alcorn State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 7–28[9]
November 18at Texas SouthernW 20–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Harris leads J. State to win". Hattiesburg American. September 17, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jags gamble, win". The Shreveport Times. September 24, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southern coach has rare career". Daily World. August 27, 1978. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "G-Men flatten Prairie View". The Shreveport Times. October 1, 1979. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "SWT wins 58–6 as records fall". Austin American-Statesman. October 8, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Prairie View nudges TLC". Del Rio News Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Miss. Valley wins 42–23". Enterprise-Journal. October 29, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Prairie View 20, Pine Bluff 12". Austin American-Statesman. November 5, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Alcorn wins, 28–7". The Yazoo Herald. November 12, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.