1953 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

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 post-season 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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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Fort Hood*		W 21–6
October 3	Bishop	Prairie View, TX	W 40–19
October 10	at Jackson State*	Jackson, MS	W 61–0
October 19	at Wiley	Dallas, TX	W 32–0
October 24	at Morris Brown*	Atlanta, GA	W 27–15
October 31	at Arkansas AM&N	Pine Bluff, AR	W 34–6
November 7	at Texas College	Tyler, TX	W 27–7
November 14	Grambling*	Prairie View, TX	W 32–0
November 21	Langston	Prairie View, TX	W 27–0
November 28	at Southern	Baton Rouge, LA	W 20–0
December 5	vs. Florida A&M*		W 33–27	41,313	[1]
January 1, 1954	vs. Texas Southern*	Houston, TX (Prairie View Bowl)	W 33–8	15,000	[2]

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