1972 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1972 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (1–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
1972 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 / T–8 Grambling + 5 1 011 2 0
Jackson State + 5 1 08 3 0
Alcorn A&M 4 1 15 3 1
Texas Southern 3 2 15 4 1
Mississippi Valley State 1 5 05 5 0
Prairie View A&M 1 5 05 5 0
Southern 1 5 02 7 1
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

The 1972 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M College of Texas (now known as Prairie View A&M University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Theophilus Danzy, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.