1956 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1956 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBlackshear Field
1956 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas Southern + 5 1 0 9 2 0
Wiley + 5 1 0 6 3 1
Southern 4 2 0 5 5 0
Prairie View A&M 4 2 0 5 5 0
Langston 2 4 0 3 7 0
Arkansas AM&N 0 5 1 2 6 1
Texas College 0 5 1 2 6 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1956 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 1956 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.