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1968 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

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The 1968 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. They were led by third-year head coach Hoover J. Wright and played their home games at Edward L. Blackshear Field in Prairie View, Texas. Prairie View A&M finished the season with an overall record of 4–6 and a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the SWAC.

Record4–6 (2–5 SWAC)
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1968 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons
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1968 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Alcorn A&M +6–1–08–1–0
Grambling +6–1–09–2–0
Texas Southern +6–1–06–4–0
Arkansas AM&N4–3–05–5–0
Southern3–4–04–6–0
Prairie View A&M2–5–04–6–0
Jackson State1–6–03–6–0
Wiley0–7–02–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21at Jackson StateW 10–8[1]
September 28at SouthernL 0–26[2]
October 5Grambling*L 14–22[3]
October 19at Bishop*Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)L 10–13[4]
October 26Arkansas AM&N
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 0–9[5][6]
November 2Mississippi Valley State*
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 19–7[7]
November 9at Allen*Columbia, SCW 20–2[8]
November 16Alcorn A&M
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 3–17[9][10]
November 23at Texas SouthernL 14–22[11]
November 30at Wiley
W 22–15[12]
  • *Non-conference game
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