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2018 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

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2018 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record5–6 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed White (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorHenry Miller (1st season)
Home stadiumPanther Stadium at Blackshear Field
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alcorn State x$   6 1     9 4  
Alabama A&M   5 2     6 5  
Jackson State   4 3     5 5  
Alabama State   3 4     4 7  
Mississippi Valley State   1 6     1 10  
West Division
Southern xy   6 1     7 4  
Grambling State   4 3     6 5  
Prairie View A&M   4 3     5 6  
Texas Southern   1 6     2 9  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 6     2 9  
Championship: Alcorn State 37, Southern 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

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

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SWAC football media day

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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

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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

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The Panthers had seven players selected to Preseason All-SWAC Teams.

Offense

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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

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1st team

Ju’Anthony Parker – Sr. DB

2nd team

Reggie Stubblefield – Sr. DB

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 256:00 p.m.at Rice*ESPN+L 28–3120,050
September 211:00 a.m.vs. North Carolina Central*ESPN2W 40–2410,274
September 86:00 p.m.at No. 4 Sam Houston State*ESPN+L 32–419,571
September 159:00 p.m.at UNLV*MW NetL 17–4614,786
September 226:00 p.m.at Arkansas–Pine BluffW 62–132,675
September 294:00 p.m.vs. Grambling StateW 22–1647,921
October 135:00 p.m.SouthernESPN3L 0–3813,220
October 272:00 p.m.Alcorn Statedagger
  • Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 13–2714,250
November 32:00 p.m.at Jackson StateL 28–3421,729
November 171:00 p.m.Alabama State
  • Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 66–133,025
November 241:00 p.m.Texas Southern
W 60–144,125
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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At Rice

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 21 7 0 28
Owls 13 6 0 12 31

vs North Carolina Central

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 14 3 24
Panthers 20 3 3 14 40

At Sam Houston State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 9 14 0 9 32
No. 4 Bearkats 10 17 7 7 41

At UNLV

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 14 3 17
Rebels 20 14 0 12 46

At Arkansas–Pine Bluff

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 35 14 6 7 62
Golden Lions 3 7 0 3 13

vs Grambling State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 2 0 14 16
Panthers 12 3 7 0 22

Southern

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1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 17 7 7 7 38
Panthers 0 0 0 0 0

Alcorn State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 10 10 0 7 27
Panthers 10 0 0 3 13

At Jackson State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 7 7 14 28
Tigers 17 7 3 7 34

Alabama State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 6 0 7 0 13
Panthers 21 28 7 10 66

Texas Southern

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 7 0 0 14
Panthers 13 27 20 0 60

Players drafted into the NFL

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Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
7 230 Quinton Bell DE Oakland Raiders

References

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  1. ^ "Swac Football All-Conference Preseason Teams Released".
  2. ^ Schedule