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 | |
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
West Division | |
2018 record | 5–6 (4–3 SWAC) |
Head coach | Eric Dooley (1st season) |
Offensive coordinator | Ted White (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Henry Miller (1st season) |
Home stadium | Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field (Capacity: 15,000) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 finish | Team | Votes |
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1 | Grambling State | 96 |
2 | Southern | 78 |
3 | Prairie View A&M | 65 |
4 | Texas Southern | 31 |
5 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 30 |
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
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 25 | 6:00 p.m. | at Rice* | ESPN+ | L 28–31 | 20,050 | |
September 2 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. North Carolina Central* |
| ESPN2 | W 40–24 | 10,274 |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Sam Houston State* | ESPN+ | L 32–41 | 9,571 | |
September 15 | 9:00 p.m. | at UNLV* | MW Net | L 17–46 | 14,786 | |
September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 62–13 | 2,675 | ||
September 29 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. Grambling State | W 22–16 | 47,921 | ||
October 13 | 5:00 p.m. | Southern | ESPN3 | L 0–38 | 13,220 | |
October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | Alcorn State |
| L 13–27 | 14,250 | |
November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at Jackson State | L 28–34 | 21,729 | ||
November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Alabama State |
| W 66–13 | 3,025 | |
November 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Texas Southern |
| W 60–14 | 4,125 | |
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- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
at Rice
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Owls | 13 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 31 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–1 | 2016 | RICE, 65–44 |
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vs North Carolina Central
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
Panthers | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 40 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
at Sam Houston State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 9 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 32 |
No. 4 Bearkats | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–1 | 2017 | SHSU, 44–31 |
at UNLV
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
Rebels | 20 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 46 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–1 | 1974 | UNLV, 63–28 |
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 35 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 62 |
Golden Lions | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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48–24–4 | 2017 | PVAM, 35–12 |
vs Grambling State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 16 |
Panthers | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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17–51–2 | 2017 | GRAM, 34–21 |
Southern
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Jaguars | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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29–53–2 | 2017 | SU, 37–31 |
Alcorn State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Braves | 0 | ||||
Panthers | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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19–41 | 2017 | ALCORN, 34–21 |
at Jackson State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 0 | ||||
Tigers | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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18–37–2 | 2017 | PVAM, 38–9 |
Alabama State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hornets | 0 | ||||
Panthers | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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10–25 | 2017 | PVAM, 34–0 |
Texas Southern
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 0 | ||||
Panthers | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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28–43–1 | 2017 | PVAM, 30–16 |
Players drafted into the NFL
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
7 | 230 | Quinton Bell | DE | Oakland Raiders |