2018 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record5–6 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed White (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorHenry Miller (1st season)
Home stadiumPanther Stadium at Blackshear Field
2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alcorn State x$  6 –1   9 –4  
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

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).

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.[1]

Media poll

West Division
Predicted finishTeamVotes
1Grambling State96
2Southern78
3Prairie View A&M65
4Texas Southern31
5Arkansas–Pine Bluff30

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 256:00 p.m.at Rice*
ESPN+L 28–3120,050
September 211:00 a.m.vs. North Carolina Central*
ESPN2W 40–2410,274
September 86:00 p.m.at No. 4 Sam Houston State*
ESPN+L 32–419,571
September 159:00 p.m.at UNLV*
MW NetL 17–4614,786
September 226:00 p.m.at Arkansas–Pine Bluff
W 62–132,675
September 294:00 p.m.vs. Grambling State
W 22–1647,921
October 135:00 p.m.Southern
ESPN3L 0–3813,220
October 272:00 p.m.Alcorn Statedagger
  • Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 13–2714,250
November 32:00 p.m.at Jackson State
L 28–3421,729
November 171:00 p.m.Alabama State
  • Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 66–133,025
November 241:00 p.m.Texas Southern
W 60–144,125
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2]

Game summaries

At Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 21 7 0 28
Owls 13 6 0 12 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 10 10 0 7 27
Panthers 10 0 0 3 13

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
7230Quinton BellDEOakland Raiders

References

  1. ↑ "Swac Football All-Conference Preseason Teams Released".
  2. ↑ Schedule
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