2023 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

2023 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
SWAC West Division co-champion
SWAC Championship Game, L 14–35 at Florida A&M
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	6–6 (6–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Bubba McDowell (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Frederick (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Todd Middleton (2nd season)
Home stadium	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
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2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 11 Florida A&M xy$		8	–	0					12	–	1
Alabama State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Jackson State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Alabama A&M		3	–	5					5	–	6
Bethune–Cookman		2	–	6					3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	7					1	–	10
West Division
Prairie View A&M xy		6	–	2					6	–	6
Alcorn State x		6	–	2					7	–	4
Southern		5	–	3					6	–	5
Grambling State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Texas Southern		2	–	6					3	–	8
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	7					2	–	9
Championship: Florida A&M 35, Prairie View A&M 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the West Division of Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Bubba McDowell, Prairie View A&M played their home games at Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field in Prairie View, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at Texas Southern	Shell Energy Stadium Houston, TX (Labor Day Classic)	ESPN+	W 37–34 OT	18,271
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Abilene Christian *	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX		L 16–45	5,774
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at SMU *	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	ESPN+	L 0–69	24,489
September 23	6:00 p.m.	at Alcorn State	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS		W 23–20	14,645
September 30	6:00 p.m.	vs. Grambling State	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)	ESPN+	L 20–35	52,389
October 7	6:00 p.m.	at Mississippi Valley State	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS		W 31–12	2,898
October 14	6:00 p.m.	at Houston Christian *	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 0–30	2,112
October 28	4:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPNU	L 7–45	22,338
November 4	2:00 p.m.	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX	HBCU Go	W 38–14	14,224
November 11	2:00 p.m.	at Southern	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN+	W 27–21	16,470
November 18	2:00 p.m.	Alabama State	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX	ESPN+	W 21–14	1,350
December 2	4:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Florida A&M*	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL (SWAC Championship)	ESPN2	L 14–35	14,628
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At Texas Southern

See also: 2023 Texas Southern Tigers football team

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Panthers	14	3	7	10	3	37
Tigers	3	14	17	0	0	34

Statistics	PV	TXSO
First downs	27	20
Total yards	455	486
Rushing yards	180	200
Passing yards	275	286
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	35:51	24:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Prairie View A&M	Passing	Trazon Connley	20/33, 275 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Ahmad Antoine	18 rushes, 89 yards
	Receiving	Jahquan Bloomfield	2 receptions, 76 yards, TD
Texas Southern	Passing	Andrew Body	18/38, 286 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	LaDarius Owens	8 rushes, 104 yards, TD
	Receiving	Quay Davis	7 receptions, 120 yards, TD

Abilene Christian

See also: 2023 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	21	10	14	0	45
Panthers	7	0	0	9	16

Statistics	ACU	PV
First downs	15	27
Total yards	400	533
Rushing yards	86	299
Passing yards	314	234
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	21:30	38:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing	Maverick McIvor	12/19, 314 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Jermiah Dobbins	8 rushes, 42 yards
	Receiving	Blayne Taylor	3 receptions, 136 yards, TD
Prairie View A&M	Passing	Trazon Connley	13/24, 190 yards, INT
	Rushing	Ahmad Antoine	16 rushes, 103 yards
	Receiving	Brian Jenkins Jr.	4 receptions, 98 yards

At SMU

See also: 2023 SMU Mustangs football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
Mustangs	14	28	21	6	69

Statistics	PV	SMU
First downs	10	28
Total yards	156	566
Rushing yards	94	177
Passing yards	62	389
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	34:14	25:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Prairie View A&M	Passing	Trazon Connley	6/14, 51 yards
	Rushing	Ronald Young Jr.	7 rushes, 32 yards
	Receiving	Khristopher Simmons	3 receptions, 25 yards
SMU	Passing	Preston Stone	15/20, 300 yards, 5 TD, INT
	Rushing	Camar Wheaton	16 rushes, 75 yards, TD
	Receiving	Roderick Daniels Jr.	3 receptions, 96 yards, TD

At No. 16 Florida A&M

See also: 2023 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	7	0	0	7
No. 16 Rattlers	14	7	10	14	45

Statistics	PV	FAMU
First downs	14	17
Total yards	220	453
Rushing yards	127	181
Passing yards	93	272
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	32:55	27:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Prairie View A&M	Passing	Trazon Connley	9/24, 93 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Caleb Johnson	10 rushes, 60 yards
	Receiving	Trejon Spiller	4 receptions, 54 yards, TD
Florida A&M	Passing	Jeremy Moussa	14/25, 272 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jaquez Yant	9 rushes, 63 yards
	Receiving	Jah'Marae Sheread	4 receptions, 76 yards, TD

At No. 10 Florida A&M (SWAC Championship)

Main article: 2023 SWAC Football Championship Game

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	7	7	0	14
No. 10 Rattlers	14	7	7	7	35

Statistics	PV	FAMU
First downs	13	23
Total yards	274	448
Rushing yards	183	229
Passing yards	91	219
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	24:41	35:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Prairie View A&M	Passing	Trazon Connley	7/14, 91 yards, INT
	Rushing	Christiful Herron	7 rushes, 70 yards
	Receiving	Trejon Spiller	3 receptions, 27 yards
Florida A&M	Passing	Jeremy Moussa	13/22, 188 yards, TD
	Rushing	Terrell Jennings	17 rushes, 113 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Marcus Riley	5 receptions, 132 yards, TD

References

1. "2023 Prairie View A&M Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
2. "2023 Football Schedule". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. Retrieved April 17, 2023.