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.
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
West Division | |
2017 record | 6–5 (4–3 SWAC) |
Head coach | Willie Simmons (3rd season) |
Offensive coordinator | Alex Jackson (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Ralph Street (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 7[3] | 6:30 p.m. | No. 3 Sam Houston State* | ESPNU | L 31–44 | 8,465 | |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Nicholls State* |
| SLDN | L 13–44 | 8,212 |
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at Alabama State | ASAA | W 34–0 | 10,500 | |
September 30 | 4:00 p.m. | Jackson State |
| W 38–9 | 6,601 | |
October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. Grambling State | L 21–34 | 55,231 | ||
October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Alcorn State | L 21–34 | 21,509 | ||
October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Bacone* |
| W 34–17 | 10,627 | |
November 4 | 4:00 p.m. | at Southern |
| L 31–37 | 13,085 | |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| W 35–12 | 8,092 | |
November 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Incarnate Word* |
| W 42–28 | 4,430 | |
November 25 | 8:00 p.m. | at Texas Southern |
| AT&T SW | W 30–16 | 14,102 |
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References
- https://www.chron.com/sports/college/article/Prairie-View-A-M-football-coach-Willie-Simmons-12418838.php
- "SWAC releases 2017 preseason football team, predicted order of finish". HBCU Sports. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- "Sam Houston-Prairie View changed to Sept. 7". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
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