2016 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

2016 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division West Division
2016 record 7–4 (7–2 SWAC)
Head coach Willie Simmons (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Alex Jackson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Ralph Street (2nd season)
Home stadium Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
(Capacity: 15,000)
2016 SWAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East
Alcorn State xy  5 –4     5 –6  
Alabama A&M  4 –5     4 –7  
Alabama State  3 –6     4 –7  
Jackson State  3 –6     3 –8  
Mississippi Valley State  1 –8     1 –10  
West
#16 Grambling State xy$  9 –0     12 –1  
Southern*  8 –1     8 –3  
Prairie View A&M  7 –2     7 –4  
Texas Southern  4 –5     4 –7  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 –8     1 –10  
Championship: Grambling State 27 vs. Alcorn State 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • *Southern ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by first year head coach Willie Simmons and played their home games at Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field. They were a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 7–4, 7–2 in SWAC play to finish in third place in the West Division.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 5:00 PM Texas Southern Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field • Prairie View, TX (Labor Day Classic XXII) ESPNU W 29–25   30,000
September 10 11:00 AM at No. 20 (FBS) Texas A&M* Kyle Field • College Station, TX SECN L 0–67   96,412
September 17 6:00 PM at Alabama A&M Louis Crews Stadium • Huntsville, AL W 41–20   4,226
September 24 4:00 PM at Mississippi Valley State Rice–Totten Stadium • Itta Bena, MS YouTube W 56–21   3,679
October 1 3:00 PM vs. Grambling State Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic) L 16–36   53,182
October 8 2:00 PM Alabama Statedagger Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field • Prairie View, TX RSSW W 24–17 OT  15,050
October 22 2:30 PM at Rice* Rice Stadium • Houston, TX CUSA.tv L 44–65   21,538
October 29 2:00 PM at Jackson State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS CST W 28–14   26,215
November 5 1:00 PM Alcorn State Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field • Prairie View, TX ESPN3 W 31–27   5,542
November 12 1:00 PM Southern Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field • Prairie View, TX SWACDN L 34–44   12,603
November 19 2:30 PM at Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lion Stadium • Pine Bluff, AR W 57–7   2,022
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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