1955 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1955 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Prairie View Bowl, W 59–0 vs. Fisk
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–2–1 (5–1–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBlackshear Field
1955 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Southern $ 6 1 0 7 2 1
No. 10 Prairie View A&M 5 1 1 8 2 1
No. 8 Texas Southern 5 1 1 7 2 1
No. 6 Langston 4 1 2 6 1 2
Texas College 2 5 0 3 6 0
Wiley 2 5 0 3 7 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 5 0 2 8 0
Bishop 0 7 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier.

The 1955 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M College of Texas—now known as Prairie View A&M University—as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 8–2–1 with a mark of 5–1–1 in conference play, tying for second place in the SWAC. Prairie View A&M defeated Fisk in the Prairie View Bowl, 59–0.