1996 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 1996 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Hensley Sapenter, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 0–11, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SWAC.

1996 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record0–11 (0–7 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Robertson Stadium
1996 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. T–8 Jackson State $^  6 –1   10 –2  
Southern  5 –2   7 –5  
Mississippi Valley State  5 –2   7 –4  
Texas Southern  5 –2   7 –4  
Alcorn State  3 –4   4 –7  
Grambling State  2 –5   3 –8  
Alabama State  2 –5   3 –8  
Prairie View A&M  0 –7   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Texas Southern
L 24–42[1][2]
September 7Abilene Christian*
L 14–30[3]
September 14at Hardin–Simmons*
L 12–42[4]
September 21Southern
L 0–63[5]
September 28vs. Grambling State
L 12–5457,335[6]
October 5at Langston*
L 20–37[7]
October 12Alcorn State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 0–24[8]
October 19Alabama State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 15–31[9]
November 2at Mississippi Valley State
L 0–20[10]
November 9Midwestern State*
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 14–208,451[11]
November 16at No. 9 Jackson State
L 20–764,020[12]

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References
  1. "Texas Southern prevails". The El Paso Times. September 1, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Prairie View vs Texas Southern". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. August 31, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  3. "Wildcats hand Panthers 59th consecutive defeat". Abilene Reporter-News. September 8, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Cowboys extend Panthers' misery". Abilene Reporter-News. September 15, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Southern 63, Prairie View A&M 0". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 22, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Grambling adds to Panthers' woes". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Prairie Views too much of Hatchette in loss to Langston". The Daily Oklahoman. October 6, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Alcorn St. 24, Prairie View 0". Victoria Advocate. October 13, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Parker leads ASU past Prairie View". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 20, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Valley sluggishly wins fourth straight". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 3, 1996. Retrieved August 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "MSU escapes with win, hands A&M 67th straight loss". Times Record News. November 10, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Prairie View ends another season without a victory". Austin American-Statesman. November 17, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1995–1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2023.


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