1981 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–8 (1–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
1981 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Jackson State $^ 5 1 09 2 1
Grambling State 4 1 16 4 1
Texas Southern 3 2 14 5 1
Alcorn State 3 3 05 5 0
Mississippi Valley State 2 4 04 6 1
Southern 2 4 03 8 0
Prairie View A&M 1 5 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Cornelius Cooper, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 2–8, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 5at Southwest Texas State*L 0–56[1]
September 19Jackson StateL 0–29[2]
September 26SouthernL 0–35[3]
October 3at Grambling StateL 3–44[4]
October 10at Bishop*Dallas, TXL 0–40[5]
October 17at Texas Lutheran*
W 25–14[6]
October 31Mississippi Valley State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 8–6[7]
November 7at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
L 16–20[8]
November 14at Alcorn StateL 0–30[9]
November 21at Texas SouthernL 0–19[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "SWT shows no mercy to Prairie View". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. September 6, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Jackson takes win over Prairie View". The Paris News. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Jaguars blast Prairie View, Cajuns rip Mean Green". The Daily Herald. September 28, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Ezell leads Grambling to 44–3 win over PVSU". The Shreveport Times. October 4, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bishop 40, Prairie View 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 11, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "TLC falls to Prairie View". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. October 18, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Prairie View nips Mississippi Valley, 8–6". Victoria Advocate. November 1, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Pine Bluff stops Prairie View, 20–16". Victoria Advocate. November 8, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Alcorn defense does it". The Clarion-Ledger. November 15, 1981. Retrieved April 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Alexander FGs spark Texas Southern". Victoria Advocate. November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1980–1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2023.


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