1941 Prairie View Panthers football team

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1941 Prairie View Panthers football team - Wikipedia

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1941 Prairie View Panthers football
SWAC champion (forfeited)
Prairie View Bowl, L 13–19 vs. Kentucky State
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	7–1–2 (4–0–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Sam B. Taylor (11th season)
Seasons ← 1940 1942 →

1941 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Prairie View	4	–	0	–	2	7	–	1	–	2
Langston	4	–	1	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
Southern	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Texas College	3	–	2	–	1	4	–	2	–	1
Bishop	3	–	3	–	0	3	–	4	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	0	–	5	–	1	1	–	7	–	1
Wiley	0	–	5	–	1	0	–	6	–	1

Prairie View's conference title was forfeited after the SWAC ruled at its winter meeting, on December 13, that the Panthers had used an ineligible player, Whiteside.

The 1941 Prairie View Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Prairie View Normal and Industrial College—now known as Prairie View A&M University—as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1941 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Sam B. Taylor, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 7–1–2 with a mark of 4–0–2 in conference play, winning the SWAC title. At the SWAC winter meeting on December 13, Prairie View's title was forfeited because the Panthers had used an ineligible player, Whiteside. No conference champion is recognized for 1941.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 4		Texas College		T 7–7		^[2]
October 13		vs. Wiley	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)	W 32–7		^[3]^[4]
October 18		Xavier (LA)*	Prairie View, TX	W 21–6	5,000	^[5]
October 25		at Arkansas AM&N	Pine Bluff, AR	W 39–14		^[6]
November 1		at Tillotson*	Austin, TX	W 33–0		^[7]
November 8		Bishop	Prairie View, TX	W 18–7		^[8]^[9]
November 22		Langston	Prairie View, TX	T 0–0		^[10]
November 29		at Southern	Baton Rouge, LA	W 19–7		^[11]
December 5	7:00 p.m.	vs. Alabama State*	Grove Hill, AL	W 26–20		^[12]^[13]^[14]
January 1		vs. Kentucky State*	Buffalo Stadium Houston, TX (Prairie View Bowl)	L 13–19		^[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

References

^ Dixon, R. E. (December 26, 1941). "Prairie View Forfeits S. W. Grid Title for Use Of Ineligible Player". San Antonio Register. San Antonio, Texas. p. 3. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via The Portal to Texas History.
^ "2 Upsets Note In S'west Negro Play". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. October 7, 1941. p. 7. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Wiley to Play Prairie View at Fair on Monday". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. October 12, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Wiley Routed by Prairie View at Dallas, 32 to 7". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. October 14, 1941. p. 5. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Hilliard, R. W. (October 24, 1941). "Prairie View Panthers Defeat Xavier Goldrushers 21-6 Before Homecoming Crowd of 5,000 Fans". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 10. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Hudson, Harrison (November 1, 1941). "Prairie View's Snarling Panthers Maul Arkansas; Keep Clean Slate". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 17. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Prairie View Rolls over Tillotson, 33-0". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 2, 1941. p. 18. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Dixon, R. E. (November 15, 1941). "Skipper's Southwest Sport-O-Graph". The Black Dispatch. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 8. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Myers, Ivery V. (November 22, 1941). "In The News At Prairie View". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 22. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Welch, R. B. (November 29, 1941). "Home-Jinx Stops Langston After Reaching Prairie View 2-Yard Line". The Black Dispatch. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 8. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Dixon, R. E. (December 6, 1941). "Skipper's Southwest Sport-O-Graph". The Black Dispatch. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 8. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Prairie View To Meet State Hornets Friday At Grove Hill". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. December 2, 1941. p. 6. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Hornets To Clash With Texas Team In Charity Tilt". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. December 5, 1941. p. 22. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Negro Game Success; Texas Eleven Wins". The Clarke County Democrat. Grove Hill, Alabama. December 11, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Victor K. Perry (January 3, 1942). "Kentucky State Win Pleasing". The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky). p. 15. Retrieved March 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

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