2016 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

2016 Prairie View A&M Panthers football

Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
2016 record	7–4 (7–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Willie Simmons (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Alex Jackson (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Ralph Street (2nd year)
Home stadium	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field (Capacity: 15,000)

2016 SWAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East
Alcorn State xy		5	–	4		5	–	6
Alabama A&M		4	–	5		4	–	7
Alabama State		3	–	6		4	–	7
Jackson State		3	–	6		3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	8		1	–	10
West
#16 Grambling State xy$		9	–	0		11	–	1
Southern*		8	–	1		8	–	3
Prairie View A&M		7	–	2		7	–	4
Texas Southern		4	–	5		4	–	7
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	8		1	–	10
Championship: Grambling State 27, Alcorn State 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant *Southern ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represents Prairie View A&M University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers are led by first year head coach Willie Simmons and play their home games at Prairie View A&M Stadium. They are a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	5:00 PM	Texas Southern	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field • Prairie View, TX (Labor Day Classic XXII)	ESPNU	W 29–25	30,000
September 10	11:00 AM	at No. 20 (FBS) Texas A&M*	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	SECN	L 0–67	96,412
September 17	6:00 PM	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium • Huntsville, AL		W 41–20	4,226
September 24	4:00 PM	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Stadium • Itta Bena, MS	YouTube	W 56–21	3,679
October 1	3:00 PM	vs. Grambling State	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)		L 16–36	53,182
October 8	2:00 PM	Alabama State	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field • Prairie View, TX	RSSW	W 24–17 ^OT	15,050
October 22	2:30 PM	at Rice*	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	CUSA.tv	L 44–65	21,538
October 29	2:00 PM	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	CST	W 28–14	26,215
November 5	1:00 PM	Alcorn State	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field • Prairie View, TX	ESPN3	W 31–27	5,542
November 12	1:00 PM	Southern	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field • Prairie View, TX	SWACDN	L 34–44	12,603
November 19	2:30 PM	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium • Pine Bluff, AR		W 57–7	2,022
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Prairie View A&M Panthers football

Venues	Edward L. Blackshear Field (1960–2014) Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field (2016–present)

Bowls & rivalries	State Fair Classic (Grambling State)

Culture & lore	Marching Bands Brawl

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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