1987 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 1987 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 and a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

1987 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6–1 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHaney Catchings (2nd season; first 4 games)
Defensive coordinatorRonald Beard (4th season)
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Rice Stadium
1987 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Jackson State $^ 7 0 08 3 1
Southern 5 2 07 4 0
Alcorn State 5 2 06 3 0
Alabama State 4 3 08 3 0
Grambling State 3 4 05 6 0
Texas Southern 3 4 05 6 0
Prairie View A&M 1 6 03 8 0
Mississippi Valley State 0 7 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

After their loss to Southern, fourth-year head coach Conway Hayman was fired with a record of 0–3–1. He was replaced with offensive coordinator Haney Catchings as interim head coach for the remainder of the season, who finished the season with a 4–3 record.

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