2020 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

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2020 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
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Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record2–1 (2–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
Seasons
  2019
2021  
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

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).

Contents

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.

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 ESPN3 W 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

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Game summaries

Texas Southern

Texas Southern at Prairie View A&M
1234Total
Tigers079319
Panthers1030720
    
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
1234Total
Panthers377017
Tigers0010010
  • 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
  
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
1234Total
Panthers1473731
Golden Lions7203636
  • 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
       
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

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