Prairie View A&M vs. Texas Southern

Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern have 20 meetings on file, the first in 1977; Prairie View A&M leads the series 16–⁠4 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Prairie View A&M 9–⁠1, and Prairie View A&M has won the last 2. The winner takes home the Durley-Nicks Trophy. Prairie View A&M holds it.

Prairie View A&M wins
16
Texas Southern wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1977
Longest streak
9 Prairie View A&M
Current streak
2 Prairie View A&M
Last 10 meetings
Prairie View A&M 9–⁠1
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s0–⁠1
2000s3–⁠0
2010s7–⁠2
2020s6–⁠1
Average margin
13.7 points; 9 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Prairie View A&M
5–⁠2 Prairie View A&M’s record at home
At Texas Southern
0–⁠6 Texas Southern’s record at home
Neutral sites
5–⁠2 Prairie View A&M first

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Durley-Nicks Trophy

Played for since
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Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games and the rivalry’s article (CC BY-SA). More on the Durley-Nicks Trophy.

Games that tell the story

  1. Prairie View A&M’s biggest win2018: Prairie View A&M 60, Texas Southern 14by 46 points
  2. Texas Southern’s biggest win2024: Texas Southern 27, Prairie View A&M 9by 18 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern, 1977 on13001500170019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 6, 2026Prairie View A&M 52, Texas Southern 14at Prairie View A&MLabor Day Classic
Aug 30, 2025Prairie View A&M 22, Texas Southern 21at Texas Southern
Aug 31, 2024Texas Southern 27, Prairie View A&M 9at Prairie View A&M
Sep 2, 2023Prairie View A&M 37, Texas Southern 34at Texas Southern
Sep 3, 2022Prairie View A&M 40, Texas Southern 23at Prairie View A&M
Sep 4, 2021Prairie View A&M 40, Texas Southern 17at Texas Southern
Mar 6, 2021Prairie View A&M 20, Texas Southern 19at Prairie View A&M
Aug 31, 2019Prairie View A&M 44, Texas Southern 23at Texas Southern
Nov 24, 2018Prairie View A&M 60, Texas Southern 14at Prairie View A&M
Nov 25, 2017Prairie View A&M 30, Texas Southern 16at Texas Southern
Sep 4, 2016Prairie View A&M 29, Texas Southern 25at Prairie View A&M
Sep 5, 2015Prairie View A&M 38, Texas Southern 11at Texas Southern
Aug 31, 2014Texas Southern 37, Prairie View A&M 35NRG Stadium
Sep 1, 2012Texas Southern 44, Prairie View A&M 41Neutral siteAt Houston
Sep 10, 2011Prairie View A&M 37, Texas Southern 34Neutral site
Sep 5, 2010Prairie View A&M 16, Texas Southern 14Neutral siteState Farm Labor Day Classic
Sep 5, 2009Prairie View A&M 17, Texas Southern 7Neutral site
Aug 30, 2008Prairie View A&M 34, Texas Southern 14Neutral site
Sep 1, 2007Prairie View A&M 34, Texas Southern 14Neutral site
Nov 19, 1977Texas Southern 29, Prairie View A&M 28at Prairie View A&M

Every game is listed as played on the field.