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
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)

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 finish	Team	Votes
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
August 25	6:00 p.m.	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 28–31	20,050
September 2	11:00 a.m.	vs. North Carolina Central*	Georgia State Stadium Atlanta, GA (MEAC/SWAC Challenge)	ESPN2	W 40–24	10,274
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Sam Houston State*	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN+	L 32–41	9,571
September 15	9:00 p.m.	at UNLV*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	MW Net	L 17–46	14,786
September 22	6:00 p.m.	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR		W 62–13	2,675
September 29	4:00 p.m.	vs. Grambling State	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)		W 22–16	47,921
October 13	5:00 p.m.	Southern	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	ESPN3	L 0–38	13,220
October 27	2:00 p.m.	Alcorn State	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX		L 13–27	14,250
November 3	2:00 p.m.	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		L 28–34	21,729
November 17	1:00 p.m.	Alabama State	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX		W 66–13	3,025
November 24	1:00 p.m.	Texas Southern	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX (Labor Day Classic)		W 60–14	4,125
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	21	7	0	28
Owls	13	6	0	12	31

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PVAM Rice 1 4:29 14 86 7:52 Rice Austin Walker 10-yard touchdown run, Jack Fox kick good 0 7 1 1:53 3 44 0:57 Rice Emmanuel Esukpa 15-yard touchdown run, Jack Fox kick failed 0 13 2 11:03 9 60 4:09 Rice 33-yard field goal by Jack Fox 0 16 2 9:06 6 75 1:57 PVAM Zarrian Holcomb 20-yard touchdown reception from Jalen Morton, Zach Elder kick good 7 16 2 4:17 10 47 4:49 Rice 36-yard field goal by Haden Tobola 7 19 2 1:33 7 69 2:44 PVAM Jose Medrano 2-yard touchdown reception from Jalen Morton, Zach Elder kick good 14 19 2 0:06 4 69 0:34 PVAM Tristen Wallace 20-yard touchdown reception from Jalen Morton, Zach Elder kick good 21 19 3 8:05 8 94 3:04 PVAM Bernard Good 27-yard touchdown run, Zach Elder kick good 28 19 4 11:46 4 25 1:53 Rice Austin Walter 8-yard touchdown run, Jack Fox kick good 28 26 4 10:15 Rice PVAM rush for loss of 31 yards, team safety 28 28 4 0:00 9 52 4:28 Rice 23-yard field goal by Jack Fox 28 31 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 28 31

vs North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	14	3	24
Panthers	20	3	3	14	40

at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	9	14	0	9	32
No. 4 Bearkats	10	17	7	7	41

at UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	14	3	17
Rebels	20	14	0	12	46

at Arkansas–Pine Bluff

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	35	14	6	7	62
Golden Lions	3	7	0	3	13

vs Grambling State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	2	0	14	16
Panthers	12	3	7	0	22

Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	17	7	7	7	38
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0

Alcorn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves					0
Panthers					0

at Jackson State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers					0
Tigers					0

Alabama State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets					0
Panthers					0

Texas Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers					0
Panthers					0

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
7	230	Quinton Bell	DE	Oakland Raiders

References

1. https://www.chron.com/sports/college/article/Prairie-View-A-M-football-coach-Willie-Simmons-12418838.php
2. http://www.swac.org/news/2018/7/11/swac-football-all-conference-preseason-teams-released.aspx