2018 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 2018 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by first-year head coach Eric Dooley 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).

2018 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
2018 record5–6 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coachEric Dooley (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorTed White (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorHenry Miller (1st season)
Home stadiumPanther Stadium at Blackshear Field
(Capacity: 15,000)
2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Alcorn State x$  6 1     9 3  
Alabama A&M  5 2     6 5  
Jackson State  4 3     5 5  
Alabama State  3 4     4 7  
Mississippi Valley State  1 6     1 10  
West Division
Southern xy  6 1     7 4  
Grambling State  4 3     6 5  
Prairie View A&M  4 3     5 6  
Texas Southern  1 6     2 9  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 6     2 9  
Championship: Alcorn State 37, Southern 28
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2017 season 6–5, 4–3 in SWAC play to finish in third place in the West Division.

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

SWAC football media day

During the SWAC football media day held in Birmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2018, the Panthers were predicted to finish third in the West Division.[2]

Media poll

West Division
Predicted finishTeamVotes
1Grambling State96
2Southern78
3Prairie View A&M65
4Texas Southern31
5Arkansas–Pine Bluff30

Presason All-SWAC Team

The Panthers had seven players selected to Preseason All-SWAC Teams.

Offense

1st team

Corbin Finlayson – Sr. OL

2nd team

Dawonya Tucker – Sr. RB

Roderick Smith – Sr. OL

Markcus Hardy – Sr. WR

Zarrian Holcombe – Sr. TE

Defense

1st team

Ju’Anthony Parker – Sr. DB

2nd team

Reggie Stubblefield – Sr. DB

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 256:00 p.m.at Rice*ESPN+L 28–3120,050
September 211:00 a.m.vs. North Carolina Central*
ESPN2W 40–2410,274
September 86:00 p.m.at No. 4 Sam Houston State*ESPN+L 32–419,571
September 159:00 p.m.at UNLV*MW NetL 17–4614,786
September 226:00 p.m.at Arkansas–Pine BluffW 62–132,675
September 294:00 p.m.vs. Grambling StateW 22–1647,921
October 135:00 p.m.SouthernESPN3L 0–3813,220
October 272:00 p.m.Alcorn State
  • Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 13–2714,250
November 32:00 p.m.at Jackson StateL 28–3421,729
November 171:00 p.m.Alabama State
  • Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 66–133,025
November 241:00 p.m.Texas Southern
W 60–144,125
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

at Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 21 7 0 28
Owls 13 6 0 12 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2016 RICE, 65–44

vs North Carolina Central

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 14 3 24
Panthers 20 3 3 14 40
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Sam Houston State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 9 14 0 9 32
No. 4 Bearkats 10 17 7 7 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2017 SHSU, 44–31

at UNLV

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 14 3 17
Rebels 20 14 0 12 46
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 1974 UNLV, 63–28

at Arkansas–Pine Bluff

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 35 14 6 7 62
Golden Lions 3 7 0 3 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
48–24–4 2017 PVAM, 35–12

vs Grambling State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 2 0 14 16
Panthers 12 3 7 0 22
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–51–2 2017 GRAM, 34–21

Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 17 7 7 7 38
Panthers 0 0 0 0 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
29–53–2 2017 SU, 37–31

Alcorn State

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 0
Panthers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–41 2017 ALCORN, 34–21

at Jackson State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0
Tigers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–37–2 2017 PVAM, 38–9

Alabama State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0
Panthers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–25 2017 PVAM, 34–0

Texas Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0
Panthers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
28–43–1 2017 PVAM, 30–16

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
7230Quinton BellDEOakland Raiders
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