The '''Prairie View Bowl''' was a postseason college football bowl game normally held on New Year's Day in Houston, Texas. The game was first held following the 1928 season. The annual game matched Prairie View A&M against a team from another historically black college or university (HBCU). From 1929 through 1952 the game was played in Buffalo Stadium, which was primarily a Minor League Baseball park. In 1953 the game moved to Public School Stadium (renamed Jeppesen Stadium in 1958) where it remained until the bowl folded. The 33rd and last game was played January 1, 1961. Prairie View's record in the 33 games was 19–12–2 ({{winning percentage|19|12|2}}).
==Game results== {| class="wikitable" style="width: 40em; text-align:center" !Date !! colspan="2"| Winner !! colspan="2" | Loser !! Attend !! Ref |- | Jan 1, 1929 | '''{{cfb link|year=1928|team=Atlanta Hurricane|title=Atlanta}}''' | '''7''' | Prairie View | 0 | 6,000–10,000 | <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Atlanta In 7-0 Win Over Texas Team |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-post/196381478/ |newspaper=Houston Post-Dispatch |location=Houston, Texas |date=January 2, 1929 |page=19 |access-date=April 26, 2026 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Atlanta U. '11' Beats Prairie View 7-0 In Big New Year's Tilt|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)|date=January 5, 1929|page=1|author=Floyd J. Calvin|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18123795/atlanta_u_beats_prairie_view_in_big_new/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Atlanta Hurricane Downs Praire View |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-afro-american/196380568/ |newspaper=The Afro-American |location=Baltimore, Maryland |date=January 12, 1929 |page=8 |access-date=April 26, 2026 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1930 | '''{{cfb link|year=1929|team=Fisk Bulldogs|title=Fisk}}''' | '''20''' | {{cfb link|year=1929|team=Prairie View Panthers|title=Prairie View}} | 0 | | <ref>{{cite news|title=Fisk Defeats Prairie View In New Year's Day Game, 20-0|newspaper=The New York Age (New York, New York)|date=January 11, 1930|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17600271/the_new_york_age/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1931 | '''Tuskegee''' | '''19''' | Prairie View | 7 | | <ref>{{cite news|title=Stars In Final|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)|date=January 10, 1931|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18123990/stars_in_final/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1932 | '''Prairie View''' | '''27''' | {{cfb link|year=1931|team=Alabama State Hornets|title=Alabama State}} | 2 | 4,000 | <ref>{{cite news|title=Prairie View Whips 'Bama Negroes, 27-2|newspaper=Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas)|date=January 2, 1932|page=3|via=GenealogyBank.com}}</ref> |- | Dec 30, 1932 | '''Prairie View''' | '''14''' | Tuskegee | 0 | 3,500 | <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Prairie View And Tuskegee In Annual Intersectional Classic At Houston Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-call/197798889/ |newspaper=Kansas City Call |location=Kansas City Call |date=December 30, 1932 |page=1B|access-date=May 18, 2026 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-post-love-leads-prairie-view/197499871/|newspaper=The Houston Post|title=Love leads Prairie View to convincing 14 to 0 win over Tuskegee Tigers|date=December 31, 1932|accessdate=May 13, 2026|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Jackson |first=F. A. |title=Tuskegee Is Beaten, 14-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chicago-defender/197799134/ |newspaper=The Chicago Defender |location=Chicago, Illinois |date=January 7, 1933 |page=7 |access-date=May 18, 2026 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1934 | '''Prairie View''' | '''21''' | Langston | 7 | 8,000 | <ref>{{cite news|title=Prairie View Eleven Beats Langston Team|newspaper=The Waco News-Tribune (Waco, Texas)|date=January 2, 1934|page=2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18124294/prairie_view_eleven_beats_langston_team/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1935 | '''{{cfb link|year=1934|team=Tuskegee Golden Tigers|title=Tuskegee}}''' | '''15''' | Prairie View | 6 | 2,000 | <ref>{{cite news|title=Tuskegee Defeats Prairie View 15-6|newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Texas)|date=January 2, 1935|page=2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18124325/tuskegee_defeats_prairie_view/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1936 | '''{{cfb link|year=1935|team=Wiley Wildcats|title=Wiley}}''' | '''7''' | Prairie View | 6 | 2,500 | <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-post-wiley-college-grid-team/197489925/|newspaper=The Houston Post|title=Wiley College grid team in 7 to 6 victory|date=January 2, 1936|accessdate=May 13, 2026|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Line Buck For Extra Pt. Wins For Wiley|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)|author=F.A. Jackson|date=January 11, 1936|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18124368/line_buck_for_extra_pt_wins_for_wiley/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1937 | '''{{cfb link|year=1936|team=Tuskegee Golden Tigers|title=Tuskegee}}''' | '''6''' | Prairie View | 0 | 3,000 | <ref>{{cite news|title=Tuskegee Is Winner Over Prairie View|newspaper=Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas)|date=January 2, 1937|page=6|via=GenealogyBank.com}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1938 | '''Prairie View''' | '''27''' |Florida A&M | 14 | 4,500 | <ref>{{cite news |last=Kidd |first=A. L. |title=Prairie View Upsets Florida Rattlers, 27-14 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/atlanta-daily-world/198300605/ |newspaper=Atlanta Daily World |location=Atlanta, Georgia |date=January 1, 1938 |page=5 |access-date=May 26, 2026 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Houston Gridders Win 10th Annual Negro Tilt|newspaper=The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky)|date=January 2, 1938|page=32|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18124554/houston_gridders_win_annual_negro_tilt/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |- | Jan 2, 1939 | '''Prairie View''' | '''34''' | {{cfb link|year=1938|team=Tuskegee Golden Tigers|title=Tuskegee}} | 0 | 5,000 | <ref>{{cite news|title=Tuskegee Is Defeated By Prairie View|newspaper=Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas)|date=January 3, 1939|page=14|via=GenealogyBank.com}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1940 | '''Prairie View''' | '''7''' | Xavier | 6 | 6,000 | <ref>{{cite news|title=P.V. Panthers Down Xavier In Grid Tilt|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)|date=January 13, 1940|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18124625/pv_panthers_down_xavier_in_grid_tilt/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1941 | '''Prairie View''' | '''7''' | {{cfb link|year=1940|team=Alabama State Hornets|title=Alabama State}} | 6 | 3,000 | <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-post-prairie-view-rallies-to/197420120/|newspaper=The Houston Post|title=Prairie View rallies to beat Alabama State Hornets, 7–6|date=January 2, 1941|accessdate=May 12, 2026|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1942 | '''{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Kentucky State Thorobreds|title=Kentucky State}}''' | '''19''' | Prairie View | 13 | | <ref>{{cite news|title=Kentucky State Win Pleasing|author=Victor K. Perry|newspaper=The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky)|date=January 3, 1942|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18124706/kentucky_state_win_pleasing/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1943 | '''{{cfb link|year=1942|team=Langston Lions|title=Langston}}''' | '''18''' | Prairie View | 13 | 5,000 | <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-post-langston-rallies-for-18/197370388/|newspaper=The Houston Post|title=Langston rallies for 18–13 victory over Prairie View|date=January 2, 1943|accessdate=May 11, 2026|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1944 | '''Prairie View''' | '''6''' | Wiley | 0 | | <ref>{{cite news|title=Wiley Loses To Prairie View, 6-0|newspaper=The Marshall News Messenger (Marshall, Texas)|date=January 2, 1944|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18125587/wiley_loses_to_prairie_view/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1945 | '''Wiley''' | '''26''' | Prairie View | 0 | 7,000 | <ref>{{cite news|title=Wiley Turns Back Prairie View, 26-0|newspaper=The Marshall News Messenger (Marshall, Texas)|date=January 2, 1945|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18125618/wiley_turns_back_prairie_view/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1946 | '''Prairie View''' | '''12''' | {{cfb link|year=1945|team=Tuskegee Golden Tigers|title=Tuskegee}} | 0 | 10,000 | <ref>{{cite news|title=Prairie View Wins|newspaper=The Galveston Daily News (Galveston, Texas)|date=January 2, 1946|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18125644/prairie_view_wins/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1947 | '''Prairie View A&M''' | '''14''' | Lincoln (MO) | 0 | 1,500 | <ref>{{cite news|title=Prairie View Takes Lincoln, 14 to 0|newspaper=Austin American-Statesman (Austin, Texas)|date=January 2, 1947|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18125685/prairie_view_takes_lincoln/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1948 | '''Texas State''' | '''12''' | Prairie View A&M | 0 | 5,000 | <ref>{{cite news|title=Texas State Blanks Prairie View 12-0 for Bowl Crown|newspaper=The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas)|date=January 2, 1948|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18125717/texas_state_blanks_prairie_view_for/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1949 | '''{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Wilberforce Bulldogs|title=Wilberforce}}''' | '''6''' | Prairie View A&M | 0 | 8,358 | <ref>{{cite news|title=Wilberforce Wins Prairie View Bowl|newspaper=Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California)|date=January 2, 1949|page=24|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18125781/wilberforce_wins_prairie_view_bowl/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |- | Jan 2, 1950 | '''Prairie View A&M''' | '''27''' | {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Fisk Bulldogs|title=Fisk}} | 6 | 5,000 | <ref>{{cite news|title=Prairie View Humbles Fisk|newspaper=The Waco News-Tribune (Waco, Texas)|date=January 3, 1950|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18125848/prairie_view_humbles_fisk/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1951 | {{cfb link|year=1950|team=Bishop Tigers|title=Bishop}} | 6 | Prairie View A&M | 6 | 2,300 | <ref>{{cite news|title=Prairie View, Bishop Play to 6-6 Tie|newspaper=Courier Post (Camden, New Jersey)|date=January 2, 1951|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18125891/prairie_view_bishop_play_to_tie/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1952 | '''Prairie View A&M''' | '''27''' | Arkansas AM&N | 26 | 8,500 | <ref>{{cite news|title=Prairie View Scores 27-26 Win In Bowl|newspaper=Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi)|date=January 2, 1952|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18125919/prairie_view_scores_win_in_bowl/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1953 | '''Texas Southern''' | '''13''' | Prairie View A&M | 12 | 13,000 | <ref>{{cite news|title=Texas Southern Victor In Prairie View Bowl|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)|date=January 2, 1953|page=25|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18125950/texas_southern_victor_in_prairie_view/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1954 | '''Prairie View A&M''' | '''33''' | Texas Southern | 8 | 15,000 | <ref>{{cite news|title=Prairie View|newspaper=The Minneapolis Star (Minneapolis, Minnesota)|date=January 2, 1954|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18125978/prairie_view/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1955 | '''Prairie View A&M''' | '''14''' | Texas Southern | 12 | 10,000 | <ref>{{cite news|title=Prairie View Rally Gains 14-12 Victory|newspaper=The Corpus Christi Caller-Times (Corpus Christi, Texas)|date=January 2, 1955|page=44|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18126011/prairie_view_rally_gains_victory/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |- | Jan 2, 1956 | '''Prairie View A&M''' | '''59''' | {{cfb link|year=1955|team=Fisk Bulldogs|title=Fisk}} | 0 | 7,500 | <ref>{{cite news|title=Prairie View Wallops Fisk In 59-0 Rout|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana)|date=January 3, 1956|page=20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18126052/prairie_view_wallops_fisk_in_rout/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1957 | '''Prairie View A&M''' | '''27''' | Texas Southern | 6 | 5,500 | <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chattanooga-daily-times-prairie-view-til/127907131/|work=Chattanooga Daily Times|title=Prairie View tilt won by Panthers|date=January 2, 1957|accessdate=September 23, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Prairie View Wins At Houston 27-6|newspaper=The Missoulian (Missoula, Montana)|date=January 2, 1957|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18126078/prairie_view_wins_at_houston/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1958 | Texas Southern | 6 | Prairie View A&M | 6 | 3,500 | <ref>{{cite news|title=Prairie View Deadlocks|newspaper=Waco Tribune-Herald (Waco, Texas)|date=January 2, 1958|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18126104/prairie_view_deadlocks/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1959 | '''Prairie View A&M''' | '''34''' | {{cfb link|year=1958|team=Langston Lions|title=Langston}} | 9 | | <ref>{{cite news|title=Prairie View Wins, 34 To 8, Over Langston|newspaper=Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois)|date=January 2, 1959|page=31|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18126129/prairie_view_wins_over_langston/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1960 | '''Prairie View A&M''' | '''47''' | Wiley | 10 | 1,200 | <ref>{{cite news|title=Panthers Cop Win|newspaper=Lincoln Journal-Star (Lincoln, Nebraska)|date=January 2, 1960|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18126154/panthers_cop_win/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |- | Jan 1, 1961 | '''Prairie View A&M''' | '''19''' | Arkansas AM&N | 8 | 1,500 | <ref>{{cite news|title=Prairie View Wins 19-8 Tilt|newspaper=Argus-Leader (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)|date=January 2, 1961|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18126181/prairie_view_wins_tilt/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref> |}
==See also== * List of college bowl games
==References== {{Reflist}}
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