1953 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1953 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Black college national champion
Orange Blossom Classic, W 33–27 vs. Florida A&M Prairie View Bowl, W 33–8 vs. Texas Southern
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	12–0 (6–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Billy Nicks (5th season)

1953 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

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

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled a perfect 12–0 record, won the SWAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 387 to 88. In two post-season games, they defeated Florida A&M in the Orange Blossom Classic and Texas Southern in the Prairie View Bowl. The Panthers were recognized as the 1953 black college national champion.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Fort Hood*		W 21–6
October 3	Bishop	Prairie View, TX	W 40–19
October 10	at Jackson State*	Jackson, MS	W 61–0
October 19	at Wiley	Dallas, TX	W 32–0
October 24	at Morris Brown*	Atlanta, GA	W 27–15
October 31	at Arkansas AM&N	Pine Bluff, AR	W 34–6
November 7	at Texas College	Tyler, TX	W 27–7
November 14	Grambling*	Prairie View, TX	W 32–0
November 21	Langston	Prairie View, TX	W 27–0
November 28	at Southern	Baton Rouge, LA	W 20–0
December 5	vs. Florida A&M*	Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Blossom Classic)	W 33–27	41,313
January 1, 1954	vs. Texas Southern*	Houston, TX (Prairie View Bowl)	W 33–8	15,000
*Non-conference game