1998 Southern vs. Prairie View A&M football game
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The 1998 Southern vs. Priarie View A&M game is a college football
game that took place between the Southern Jaguars
and the Prairie View A&M Panthers on September 9, 1998. The game was the final loss of 80 consecutive losses for the Prairie View program, but the game is more infamously noted for a halftime brawl between the marching bands
of the two schools.
The game was played at the "neutral-ground" Cardinals Stadium on the campus of Lamar University
in Beaumont, Texas
. Southern won the game by a score of 37–7.
suspended both marching bands for the next two games because "...the bands' actions violate provisions of the SWAC Constitution and Bylaws governing unsportsmanlike conduct at athletic events." Seven Prairie View band members reported injuries.
Complicating matters, the Southern band honored the suspension but Prairie View's band did not.
College football
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game that took place between the Southern Jaguars
Southern Jaguars
The Southern Jaguars represent Southern University in NCAA intercollegiate athletics.-Conference affiliation:Southern University's athletic teams participate in the Southwestern Athletic Conference which is a part of the NCAA Division I. Football participates in the Football Championship...
and the Prairie View A&M Panthers on September 9, 1998. The game was the final loss of 80 consecutive losses for the Prairie View program, but the game is more infamously noted for a halftime brawl between the marching bands
Marching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
of the two schools.
The game was played at the "neutral-ground" Cardinals Stadium on the campus of Lamar University
Lamar University
Lamar University, often referred to as Lamar or LU, is a comprehensive coeducational public research university located in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Lamar confers bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees and is classified as a Doctoral Research University by the Carnegie Commission on Higher...
in Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 118,296 at the 2010 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the...
. Southern won the game by a score of 37–7.
Legacy
The Southwestern Athletic ConferenceSouthwestern 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...
suspended both marching bands for the next two games because "...the bands' actions violate provisions of the SWAC Constitution and Bylaws governing unsportsmanlike conduct at athletic events." Seven Prairie View band members reported injuries.
Complicating matters, the Southern band honored the suspension but Prairie View's band did not.