1920 1962 1999 2014 Joining SWAC The Prairie View A&M Panthers is an NCAA Division I athletics program that has a long and storied history. The Panthers have been competing in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) since its inception in 1920, making them one of the oldest teams in college sports today. See Full Story National Champions of NAIA The …
Georgia State Panthers School History
1956 1972 2008 2022 Oldest Sport Played at Georgia State In 1956, the Panthers began a baseball team, the oldest sport played at Georgia State. Prior to joining the NCAA, no scholarships were given and no sports were part of any national affiliate. See Full Story GSU Sports Arena The Panthers previously played their home games at the GSU Sports …
Eastern Illinois Panthers School History
1895 1929 1975 1982 2006 Eastern Illinois Panthers football first Game In 1895 The Eastern Illinois Panthers football team played its first game against the Charleston High School, resulting in a 0-0 tie. See Full Story Panthers joined NAIA In 1929 The Eastern Illinois Panthers joined the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). See Full Story NCAA Division II National …
Northern Iowa Panthers School History
1903 1978 1980 1993 Northern Iowa plays its first basketball game Northern Iowa’s first basketball game against Waverly High School was played on January 16, 1903, in the Northern Iowa gymnasium in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The game was played with six players on each team, as was the standard at the time. Northern Iowa won the game by a score …
FIU Panthers School History
2002 2006 2008 2012 2019 The FIU Panthers football team is founded 2002: The FIU Panthers football team is founded. The team plays its first game on August 29, 2002, against Saint Peter’s University. See Full Story The FIU Panthers men’s soccer team wins the Sun Belt Conference championship In 2006: The FIU Panthers men’s soccer team wins the Sun …
Pittsburgh Panthers School History
1976 1982 Pitt Panthers National Football Champs 1976 On November 6, the second-ranked Panthers hosted Army at Pitt Stadium and won handily, but the significant action was taking place several hundred miles west, in West Lafayette, Indiana, where the Purdue Boilermakers held off the top-ranked Michigan Wolverines 16–14 in the closing seconds. The Pitt Stadium crowd erupted in celebration when …
Michigan Panthers Team History
1983 1983 1985 2022 Michigan Panthers Team Formation The Michigan Panthers were named as a charter member of the United States Football League (USFL) on May 11, 1982. A. Alfred Taubman, one of the nation’s leading real estate developers, headed the ownership group that included Judge Peter B. Spivak and Max M. Fisher. The Panthers named former CFL executive, Jim …
Florida Panthers Team History
1993 1998 2013 Florida Panthers Team Formation Blockbuster Video magnate Wayne Huizenga was awarded an NHL franchise for Miami on December 10, 1992, the same day The Walt Disney Company earned the right to start a team in Anaheim. The entry fee was $50 million, but despite fellow Florida team Tampa Bay Lightning starting to play the year before, the …
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