1946 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1946 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Prairie View Bowl, W 14–0 vs. Lincoln (MO)
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	6–2–2 (2–2–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Billy Nicks (2nd season)

1946 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Southern $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
No. 12 Wiley	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
No. 6 Arkansas AM&N	3	–	2	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
No. 9 Prairie View A&M	2	–	2	–	2			7	–	2	–	2
No. 13 Texas College	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
No. 22 Langston	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
No. 23 Samuel Huston	0	–	5	–	2			3	–	5	–	2
No. 25 Bishop	?	–	?	–	?			4	–	3	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System

The 1946 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Prairie View A&M University in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their second season under head coach Billy Nicks, the team compiled a 6–2–2 record (2–2–2 against SWAC opponents), defeated Lincoln (MO) in the Prairie View Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 153 to 85.

The Dickinson System rated Prairie View as the No. 9 black college football team for 1946.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	3:15 p.m.	at Samuel Huston	Anderson High School Field Austin, TX	T 0–0
		Bergstrom AAFF*		W 73–6
October 14		vs. Wiley	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)	L 0–19	22,000
October 26		Arkansas AM&N	Prairie View, TX	T 7–7
November 1		at Houston College for Negroes*	Houston, TX	W 6–0
November 9		Texas College	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 12–0
November 16		at Grambling*	Ruston, LA	W 16–6
November 23		at Langston	Langston, OK	W 25–12
November 30	2:30 p.m.	Southern	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 0–35
January 1, 1947		vs. Lincoln (MO)*	Houston, TX (Prairie View Bowl)	W 14–0	1,500
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time