1953 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1953 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record12–0 (6–0 SWAC)
Head coach
1953 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Prairie View A&M $ 6 0 012 0 0
No. 6 Southern 5 1 09 2 0
Texas College 4 2 05 4 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 3 13 5 2
Langston 2 4 03 6 0
Bishop 1 4 12 6 1
Wiley 0 6 02 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 postseason 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.