2016 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 2016 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by first year head coach Willie Simmons and played their home games at Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field. They were a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 7–4, 7–2 in SWAC play to finish in third place in the West Division.

2016 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
2016 record7–4 (7–2 SWAC)
Head coachWillie Simmons (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorAlex Jackson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRalph Street (2nd season)
Home stadiumPanther Stadium at Blackshear Field
(Capacity: 15,000)
2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East
Alcorn State xy  5 4     5 6  
Alabama A&M  4 5     4 7  
Alabama State  3 6     4 7  
Jackson State  3 6     3 8  
Mississippi Valley State  1 8     1 10  
West
No. 16 Grambling State xy$  9 0     12 1  
Southern*  8 1     8 3  
Prairie View A&M  7 2     7 4  
Texas Southern  4 5     4 7  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 8     1 10  
Championship: Grambling State 27, Alcorn State 20
December 3, 2016
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • *Southern ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 35:00 PMTexas SouthernESPNUW 29–2530,000
September 1011:00 AMat No. 20 (FBS) Texas A&M*SECNL 0–6796,412
September 176:00 PMat Alabama A&MW 41–204,226
September 244:00 PMat Mississippi Valley StateYouTubeW 56–213,679
October 13:00 PMvs. Grambling StateL 16–3653,182
October 82:00 PMAlabama State
  • Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
RSSWW 24–17 OT15,050
October 222:30 PMat Rice*CUSA.tvL 44–6521,538
October 292:00 PMat Jackson StateCSTW 28–1426,215
November 51:00 PMAlcorn State
  • Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
ESPN3W 31–275,542
November 121:00 PMSouthern
  • Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
SWACDNL 34–4412,603
November 192:30 PMat Arkansas–Pine BluffW 57–72,022

Roster

2016 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 4 KhaDarel Hodge  Jr
WR 6 Christian Rousseau  Sr
QB 7 Trey Green  Sr
TE 42 John Allen  Jr
T 56 Josiah Freeman  Sr
C 57 Jamal Crawford Fr
G 60 Donovan Wheaton Jr
C 61 Eugene Goodrum Jr
T 62 Cleveland Sims Jr.  Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 2 Damond Jackson Jr
LB 44 Treveon Billings Sr
LB 54 Jalyn Williams Jr
LB 55 Don Rittenhouse Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

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