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