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American college football season
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.
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- ^ "The Golden Dozen of 1953". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 19, 1953. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dixon, R. E. (September 25, 1953). "P.V. shows power in lashing Army Stars, 21–6". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 14. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Prairie View smashes way to 40–19 decision over Bishop". Alabama Tribune. October 9, 1953. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View routs Jackson Tigers, 61–0". Alabama Tribune. October 16, 1953. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View swamps Wiley in Cotton Bowl 32–0". The Call. October 23, 1953. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Unbeaten P.V. Panthers trim Morris Brown 27–15". The Call. October 30, 1953. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "PV drubs Arkansas 34 to 6". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 7, 1953. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers clip Steers to spoil homecoming". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 8, 1953. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View wins". The Miami Herald. November 15, 1953. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View A&M wins 9th straight". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 22, 1953. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View smothers Southern Jaguars 20–0". The Call. December 4, 1953. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View Nips Rattlers, 33-27". The Miami News. December 6, 1953. pp. 1B, 4B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View Gets Easy Win". The Corpus Christi Times. January 2, 1954. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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- Wiley (1921)
- Paul Quinn (1922)
- Wiley (1923)
- Paul Quinn (1924)
- Bishop (1925)
- Samuel Huston (1926)
- Wiley (1927)
- Wiley (1928)
- Wiley (1929)
- Wiley (1930)
- Prairie View (1931)
- Wiley (1932)
- Langston & Prairie View (1933)
- Texas College (1934)
- Texas College (1935)
- Texas College & Langston (1936)
- Texas College (1937)
- Southern & Langston (1938)
- Langston (1939)
- Southern & Langston (1940)
- No champion (1941)
- Texas College (1942)
- No champion (1943)
- Wiley, Texas College, & Langston (1944)
- Wiley (1945)
- Southern (1946)
- Southern (1947)
- Southern (1948)
- Southern & Langston (1949)
- Southern (1950)
- Prairie View (1951)
- Prairie View (1952)
- Prairie View (1953)
- Prairie View (1954)
- Southern (1955)
- Texas Southern & Wiley (1956)
- Wiley (1957)
- Prairie View (1958)
- Southern (1959)
- Southern, Prairie View, & Grambling (1960)
- Jackson State (1961)
- Jackson State (1962)
- Prairie View (1963)
- Prairie View (1964)
- Grambling (1965)
- Grambling, Southern, & Texas Southern (1966)
- Grambling (1967)
- Alcorn A&M, Grambling, & Texas Southern (1968)
- Alcorn A&M (1969)
- Alcorn A&M (1970)
- Grambling (1971)
- Grambling & Jackson State (1972)
- Grambling & Jackson State (1973)
- Grambling State & Alcorn State (1974)
- Grambling State, Jackson State, & Southern (1975)
- Alcorn State (1976)
- Grambling State (1977)
- Grambling State (1978)
- Grambling State & Alcorn State (1979)
- Grambling State & Jackson State (1980)
- Jackson State (1981)
- Jackson State (1982)
- Grambling State (1983)
- Alcorn State (1984)
- Jackson State & Grambling State (1985)
- Jackson State (1986)
- Jackson State (1987)
- Jackson State (1988)
- Grambling State (1989)
- Jackson State (1990)
- Alabama State (1991)
- Alcorn State (1992)
- Southern (1993)
- Alcorn State & Grambling State (1994)
- Jackson State (1995)
- Jackson State (1996)
- Southern (1997)
- Southern (1998)
- Southern (1999)
- Grambling State (2000)
- Grambling State (2001)
- Grambling State (2002)
- Southern (2003)
- Alabama State (2004)
- Grambling State (2005)
- Alabama A&M (2006)
- Jackson State (2007)
- Grambling State (2008)
- Prairie View (2009)
- Texas Southern (2010) vacated
- Grambling State (2011)
- Arkansas–Pine Bluff (2012)
- Southern (2013)
- Alcorn State (2014)
- Alcorn State (2015)
- Grambling State (2016)
- Grambling State (2017)
- Alcorn State (2018)
- Alcorn State (2019)
- Alabama A&M (2020)
- Jackson State (2021)
- Jackson State (2022)
- Florida A&M (2023)
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