Prairie View A&M Panthers football
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The Prairie View A&M Panthers are the college football
team representing the Prairie View A&M University
. The Jaguars play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference
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National championships
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
team representing the Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View A&M University is a historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas and is a member of the Texas A&M University System. PVAMU offers baccalaureate degrees in 50 academic majors, 37 master’s degrees and four doctoral degree programs through nine colleges and schools...
. The Jaguars play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference
Southwestern Athletic Conference
The Southwestern Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which is made up of historically black universities in the Southern United States...
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National championshipsBlack college football national championshipThe black college football national championship is a mythical national championship won by the best black college football team in the United States of America. There has been some criticism of this title on the grounds that the schools in the various polls compete in different levels of...
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Alumni in the NFL
Over 30 Prairie View alumni have played in the NFL, including:- Charlie BrackinsCharlie BrackinsCharlie "Choo Choo" Brackins is a former quarterback in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers during the 1955 NFL season.-Biography:...
- Ken HoustonKen HoustonKenneth Ray Houston is a former American football defensive back in the American Football League and National Football League...
- Jim KearneyJim KearneyJames Lee Kearney is a former American football safety who played twelve seasons in the National Football League and the American Football League from 1965-1976. He started in Super Bowl IV for the Kansas City Chiefs. In 1972 he tied an NFL record by returning four interceptions for touchdowns. ...
- Otis TaylorOtis Taylor (American football)Otis Taylor was an American college and professional American football player, for Prairie View A&M University and the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs...