1997 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1997 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record0–9 (0–8 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
1997 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Southern $   8 0     11 1  
No. 14 Jackson State ^   7 1     9 3  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   6 2     8 3  
Texas Southern   4 4     5 6  
Alcorn State   4 4     4 7  
Mississippi Valley State   3 5     4 6  
Alabama State   2 6     3 8  
Grambling State   2 6     3 8  
Prairie View A&M   0 8     0 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 1997 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Greg Johnson, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 0–9, with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, and finished ninth in the SWAC.