2017 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 2017 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by third-year head coach Willie Simmons and played their home games at Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field in Prairie View, Texas as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Panthers finished the season 6–5, 4–3 in SWAC play to finish in third place in the West Division.

2017 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
2017 record6–5 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coachWillie Simmons (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorAlex Jackson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorRalph Street (3rd season)
Home stadiumPanther Stadium at Blackshear Field
2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East
Alcorn State xy  5 2     7 5  
Alabama State  4 3     5 6  
Alabama A&M  3 4     4 7  
Jackson State  3 4     3 8  
Mississippi Valley State  1 6     2 9  
West
No. 16 Grambling State xy$  7 0     11 2  
Southern*  5 2     7 4  
Prairie View A&M  4 3     6 5  
Texas Southern  2 5     2 9  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 6     2 9  
Championship: Grambling State 40, Alcorn State 32
December 2, 2017
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • *Southern ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

On December 9, head coach Willie Simmons resigned to become the head coach at Florida A&M[1] He finished at PVA&M with a three-year record of 21–11.

Preseason

The Panthers were picked to finish in third place in the West Division.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 7[3]6:30 p.m.No. 3 Sam Houston State*ESPNUL 31–448,465
September 166:00 p.m.at Nicholls State*
SLDNL 13–448,212
September 237:00 p.m.at Alabama StateASAAW 34–010,500
September 304:00 p.m.Jackson State
  • Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 38–96,601
October 74:00 p.m.vs. Grambling StateL 21–3455,231
October 142:00 p.m.at Alcorn StateL 21–3421,509
October 282:00 p.m.Bacone*
  • Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 34–1710,627
November 44:00 p.m.at Southern
L 31–3713,085
November 111:00 p.m.at Arkansas–Pine Bluff
  • Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 35–128,092
November 166:00 p.m.at Incarnate Word*W 42–284,430
November 258:00 p.m.at Texas Southern
AT&T SWW 30–1614,102
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