1998 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 1998 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Greg Johnson, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 1–10, with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, and finished ninth in the SWAC.

1998 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record1–10 (0–8 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Southern $   8 0     9 3  
Jackson State   7 1     7 4  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   6 2     8 3  
Texas Southern   4 4     6 5  
Grambling State   4 4     5 6  
Alabama State   3 5     5 6  
Alcorn State   3 5     5 6  
Mississippi Valley State   1 7     1 10  
Prairie View A&M   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Alabama A&M was an affiliate member, so its games did not count in the official standings.
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Their win over Langston marked the end of their NCAA record 80-game losing streak that started during their 1989 season.

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Texas SouthernL 13–24[1][2]
September 12at Howard Payne*
L 14–22[3]
September 19vs. No. 18 SouthernL 7–37[4]
September 26vs. Langston*W 14–129,552[5]
October 3vs. Grambling StateL 40–5533,549[6]
October 10Alcorn StateL 36–45[7]
October 17Alabama State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 20–30[8]
October 24at Oklahoma Panhandle State*L 13–16[9]
October 31at Mississippi Valley StateL 6–38[10]
November 7at Arkansas–Pine Bluff
L 0–30[11]
November 14at Jackson StateL 12–31[12]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Prairie View silent about 77-game losing streak". The Kansas City Star. September 5, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas Southern tops Prairie View". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 6, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Prairie View falls for 79th straight time". Longview News-Journal. September 13, 1998. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Prairie View loses its 80th straight". The El Paso Times. September 20, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Deja 'View: Skid ends". The Daily Oklahoman. September 27, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Victory celebration lasts just one week for Prairie View A&M". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Prairie View A&M loses to Alcorn St". Victoria Advocate. October 11, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Uh-oh: Prairie View loses third straight game, 30–20". The Courier-Journal. October 18, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Panhandle holds off Prairie View". The Daily Oklahoman. October 25, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mississippi Valley St. 38, Prairie View 6". The Monitor. November 1, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ark.–Pine Bluff 30, Prairie View 0". Victoria Advocate. November 8, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "JSU easily contains Prairie View". The Sun Herald. November 15, 1998. 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.