2020 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 2020 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by third-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).

2020 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
2020 record2–1 (2–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPanther Stadium at Blackshear Field
(Capacity: 15,000)
2020 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 24 Alabama A&M x$  3 –0   5 –0  
Alabama State  3 –2   3 –3  
Jackson State  3 –2   4 –3  
Mississippi Valley State  1 –3   1 –3  
West Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff x  4 –0   4 –1  
Southern  4 –1   5 –1  
Prairie View A&M*  2 –1   2 –1  
Texas Southern  1 –2   1 –2  
Grambling State  0 –4   0 –4  
Championship: Alabama A&M 40, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 33
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Note: The SWAC played a spring conference-only schedule (February–May 2021) due to COVID-19 pandemic. Alcorn State opted out of the spring season; all of their scheduled games were counted as forfeit wins for their opponents.
    * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from STATS Poll

On July 20, 2020, the Southwestern Athletic Conference announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes the football program.[1] The conference formalized plans to conduct a competitive schedule for football during the 2021 spring semester.

Previous season
Main article: 2019 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The Panthers finished the 2019 season 6–5, 4–3 in SWAC play to finish in third place in the West Division.

Schedule

Due to the SWAC's postponement of the 2020 football season to spring 2021, games against Louisiana Tech, Northwestern State, and TCU were canceled.[2] The SWAC released updated spring schedules on August 17.[3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
March 67:00 p.m.Texas Southern
ESPN3W 20–193,750
March 133:00 p.m.vs. Grambling State
W 17–1010,500
April 173:00 p.m.at Arkansas–Pine Bluff
L 31–363,000

[4][5]

Game summaries

Texas Southern
Texas Southern at Prairie View A&M
1 234Total
Tigers 0 793 19
• Panthers 10 307 20
    
See also: 2020 Texas Southern Tigers football team and Labor Day Classic
Over/under
SOU −7.052
StatisticsTexas SouthernPrairie View A&M
First downs1718
Total yards327320
Rushing yards14882
Passing yards179238
Turnovers21
Time of possession31:2328:37
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Texas SouthernPassingThaddeus Peyton16/21, 137 yards, 2 TDs
RushingLaDarius Owens20 carries, 119 yards
ReceivingKe'Lenn Davis4 receptions, 43 yards
Prairie View A&MPassingTJ Starks10/21, 157 yards, 1 INT
RushingTJ Starks6 carries, 27 yards
ReceivingKalen Riles3 receptions, 56 yards


vs. Grambling State
Prairie View A&M vs. Grambling State
1 234Total
• Panthers 3 770 17
Tigers 0 0100 10
  • Date: March 13, 2021
  • Location: Globe Life Park
    Arlington, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
  • Game attendance: 10,500
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Light Rain
  • Referee: Tony Ross
  
See also: 2020 Grambling State Tigers football team and State Fair Classic
Over/under
GRAM –2.555
StatisticsPrairie View A&MGrambling State
First downs1817
Total yards370308
Rushing yards153105
Passing yards217203
Turnovers21
Time of possession43:0528:46
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Prairie View A&MPassingTrazon Connley8/12, 152 yards, 1 TD
RushingKristian Mosley18 carries, 74 yards
ReceivingChris Johnson3 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD
Grambling StatePassingGeremy Hickbottom11/16, 113 yards, 2 INTs
RushingLyndemian Brooks11 carries, 61 yards
ReceivingDarrell Clark6 receptions, 91 yards


at Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Prairie View A&M at Arkansas–Pine Bluff
1 234Total
Panthers 14 737 31
• Golden Lions 7 2036 36
  • Date: April 17, 2021
  • Location: Simmons Bank Field
    Pine Bluff, AR
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 45 minutes
  • Game attendance: 3,000
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Clear
       
See also: 2020 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team
Over/under
UAPB −1.052
StatisticsPrairie View A&MArkansas–Pine Bluff
First downs2418
Total yards410346
Rushing yards70145
Passing yards340201
Turnovers54
Time of possession29:4530:15
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Prairie View A&MPassingTrazon Connley24/49, 341 yards, 3 TDs, 3 INTs
RushingTrazon Connley13 carries, 67 yards
ReceivingTony Mullins10 receptions, 114 yards
Arkansas–Pine BluffPassingSkyler Perry16/33, 201 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
RushingSkyler Perry12 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingTyrin Ralph7 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD

References
  1. Stephenson, Creg (20 July 2020). "SWAC becomes latest FCS conference to postpone 2020 football season to spring". AL.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. Visser, David (July 21, 2020). "SWAC Suspends Fall Football Season". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  3. "SWAC Releases 2021 Spring Football Schedule". swac.org. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. "2020 Prairie View A&M Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  5. "2020-21 Football Schedule". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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