1954 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1954 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Black college national champion
Prairie View Bowl, W 14–12 vs. Texas Southern
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	10–1 (6–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Billy Nicks (6th season)

1954 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Prairie View A&M $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Southern	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Langston	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Texas College	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Wiley	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	2
Bishop	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Negro Press

The 1954 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 1954 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Billy Nicks, the Panthers compiled a perfect 10–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the SWAC championship, defeated Texas Southern in the Prairie View Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 255 to 116. The Panthers were recognized as a 1953 black college national co-champion.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24	Fort Hood	Fort Hood, TX	W 26–21
October 2	vs. Bishop	Dallas, TX	W 53–0
October 9	at Jackson State	Jackson, MS	W 26–6
October 18	vs. Wiley	Dallas, TX	W 19–6
October 23	Florida A&M	Prairie View, TX	L 7–19
October 30	Arkansas AM&N	Prairie View, TX	W 26–0
November 6	Texas College	Prairie View, TX	W 19–6
November 13	at Grambling	Grambling, LA	W 26–19
November 20	at Langston	Langston, OK	W 19–14
November 27	Southern	Prairie View, TX	W 20–13
January 1, 1955	at Texas Southern	Buffalo Stadium Houston, TX (Prairie View Bowl)	W 14–12