2017 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

2017 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division 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
2017 SWAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East
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  
West
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 vs. Alcorn State 32
  • $ – 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 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.

On December 9th, 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
September 7[3] 6:30 p.m. No. 3 Sam Houston State* Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field • Prairie View, TX ESPNU L 31–44   8,465
September 16 6:00 p.m. at Nicholls State* John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA SLDN L 13–44   8,212
September 23 7:00 p.m. at Alabama State New ASU Stadium • Montgomery, AL ASAA W 34–0   10,500
September 30 4:00 p.m. Jackson State Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field • Prairie View, TX W 38–9   6,601
October 7 4:00 p.m. vs. Grambling State Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic) L 21–34   55,231
October 14 2:00 p.m. at Alcorn State Casem-Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS L 21–34   21,509
October 28 2:00 p.m. Bacone*dagger Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field • Prairie View, TX W 34–17   10,627
November 4 4:00 p.m. at Southern Ace W. Mumford Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 31–37   13,085
November 11 1:00 p.m. at Arkansas–Pine Bluff Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field • Prairie View, TX W 35–12   8,092
November 16 6:00 p.m. at Incarnate Word* Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium • San Antonio, TX W 42–28   4,430
November 25 8:00 p.m. at Texas Southern BBVA Compass Stadium • Houston, TX (Labor Day Classic XXIII) AT&T SW W 30–16   14,102
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.chron.com/sports/college/article/Prairie-View-A-M-football-coach-Willie-Simmons-12418838.php
  2. ↑ "SWAC releases 2017 preseason football team, predicted order of finish". HBCU Sports. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  3. ↑ "Sam Houston-Prairie View changed to Sept. 7". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
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