1988 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1988 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRonald Beard (5th season)
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
1988 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Jackson State $^ 7 0 08 1 2
No. 20 Grambling State 5 2 08 3 0
Alabama State 4 3 07 3 0
Alcorn State 4 3 06 4 0
Southern 4 3 06 5 0
Prairie View A&M 3 4 05 5 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 6 03 8 0
Texas Southern 0 7 00 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by head coach Haney Catchings in his first full-year as head coach, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 4–6 and a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWAC.