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American college football season
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
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 finish |
Team |
Votes
|
1 |
Grambling State |
96
|
2 |
Southern |
78
|
3 |
Prairie View A&M |
65
|
4 |
Texas Southern |
31
|
5 |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
30
|
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
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
---|
August 25 | 6:00 p.m. | at
Rice* | |
ESPN+ | L 28–31 | 20,050 |
| 11:00 a.m. | vs.
North Carolina Central* | |
ESPN2 | W 40–24 | 10,274 |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 4
Sam Houston State* | | ESPN+ | L 32–41 | 9,571 |
September 15 | 9:00 p.m. | at
UNLV* | |
MW Net | L 17–46 | 14,786 |
September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | | | W 62–13 | 2,675 |
September 29 | 4:00 p.m. | vs.
Grambling State | | | W 22–16 | 47,921 |
October 13 | 5:00 p.m. |
Southern | |
ESPN3 | L 0–38 | 13,220 |
October 27 | 2:00 p.m. |
Alcorn State | - Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
- Prairie View, TX
| | L 13–27 | 14,250 |
November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at
Jackson State | | | L 28–34 | 21,729 |
November 17 | 1:00 p.m. |
Alabama State | - Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
- Prairie View, TX
| | W 66–13 | 3,025 |
November 24 | 1:00 p.m. |
Texas Southern | | | W 60–14 | 4,125 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- 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 |
Scoring summary
|
Quarter
|
Time
|
Drive
|
Team
|
Scoring information
|
Score
|
Plays
|
Yards
|
TOP
|
PVAM
|
Rice
|
1
|
4:29
|
14
|
86
|
7:52
|
Rice
|
Austin Walker 10-yard touchdown run, Jack Fox kick good
|
0
|
7
|
1
|
1:53
|
3
|
44
|
0:57
|
Rice
|
Emmanuel Esukpa 15-yard touchdown run, Jack Fox kick failed
|
0
|
13
|
2
|
11:03
|
9
|
60
|
4:09
|
Rice
|
33-yard field goal by Jack Fox
|
0
|
16
|
2
|
9:06
|
6
|
75
|
1:57
|
PVAM
|
Zarrian Holcomb 20-yard touchdown reception from Jalen Morton, Zach Elder kick good
|
7
|
16
|
2
|
4:17
|
10
|
47
|
4:49
|
Rice
|
36-yard field goal by Haden Tobola
|
7
|
19
|
2
|
1:33
|
7
|
69
|
2:44
|
PVAM
|
Jose Medrano 2-yard touchdown reception from Jalen Morton, Zach Elder kick good
|
14
|
19
|
2
|
0:06
|
4
|
69
|
0:34
|
PVAM
|
Tristen Wallace 20-yard touchdown reception from Jalen Morton, Zach Elder kick good
|
21
|
19
|
3
|
8:05
|
8
|
94
|
3:04
|
PVAM
|
Bernard Good 27-yard touchdown run, Zach Elder kick good
|
28
|
19
|
4
|
11:46
|
4
|
25
|
1:53
|
Rice
|
Austin Walter 8-yard touchdown run, Jack Fox kick good
|
28
|
26
|
4
|
10:15
|
|
|
|
Rice
|
PVAM rush for loss of 31 yards, team safety
|
28
|
28
|
4
|
0:00
|
9
|
52
|
4:28
|
Rice
|
23-yard field goal by Jack Fox
|
28
|
31
|
"TOP" =
time of possession. For other American football terms, see
Glossary of American football.
|
28
|
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
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