1980 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–8 (0–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
1980 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Grambling State +^ 5 1 010 2 0
Jackson State + 5 1 08 3 0
Alcorn State 3 3 06 4 0
Mississippi Valley State 3 3 05 5 0
Southern 3 3 04 6 1
Texas Southern 2 4 02 9 0
Prairie View A&M 0 6 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Cornelius Cooper, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 2–8, with a conference record of 0–6, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6vs. Southwest Texas State*L 0–493,200[1]
September 20at Jackson StateL 6–57[2]
September 27at SouthernL 6–31[3]
October 4Grambling StateL 0–686,100[4][5]
October 11at Bishop*L 0–12
October 18Texas Lutheran*
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 3–0[6]
November 1at Mississippi Valley State
L 7–47[7]
November 8Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 9–7
November 15Alcorn State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 11–38[8]
November 22at Texas SouthernL 6–21[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Southwest Texas whips Panthers". New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. September 7, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Payday...JSU finds offensive punch in 57–6 victory". The Clarion-Ledger. September 21, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Southern 31, Prairie View 6". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 28, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. McIntyre, Bill (October 4, 1980). "College capsules". The Shreveport Times. p. 2C. Retrieved August 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Parham sets GSU record". The Shreveport Times. October 5, 1980. p. 2D. Retrieved August 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "TLC splashed with 3–0 defeat by PV". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. October 19, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Valley rolls over Prairie View". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 2, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Jones leads Alcorn past Prairie View". The Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Texas Southern 21, Prairie View 6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 23, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1980–1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2023.


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