1988 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

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.

1988 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	4–6 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Haney Catchings (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Ronald Beard (5th season)
Home stadium	Edward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Jackson State $^	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	2
No. 20 Grambling State	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Alabama State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Alcorn State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Southern	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Prairie View A&M	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Texas Southern	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Texas Southern	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX (Labor Day Classic)	W 13–10		[1]
September 10	at Stephen F. Austin*	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 3–38		[2]
September 17	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 7–33	18,005	[3]
September 24	at Southern	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 20–14 (forfeit)		[4][5]
October 1	vs. Grambling State	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)	L 14–40		[6]
October 8	Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 13–3		[7]
October 22	vs. Alabama State	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (Capital City Classic)	L 7–45		[8]
October 29	at Mississippi Valley State	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 36–7		[9]
November 12	Alcorn State	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 7–26		[10]
November 19	Langston*	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 17–12		[11]
*Non-conference game

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