2022 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

2022 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
SWAC West Division co-champion
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	6–5 (5–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Bubba McDowell (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Frederick (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Todd Middleton (1st season)
Home stadium	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field

2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 16 Jackson State xy$		8	–	0					12	–	1
Florida A&M		7	–	1					9	–	2
Alabama State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Alabama A&M		4	–	4					4	–	7
Bethune–Cookman		2	–	6					2	–	9
Mississippi Valley State		2	–	6					2	–	9
West Division
Southern xy		5	–	3					7	–	5
Prairie View A&M x		5	–	3					6	–	5
Alcorn State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Texas Southern		4	–	4					5	–	6
Grambling State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	7					3	–	8
Championship: Jackson State 43, Southern 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 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 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Bubba McDowell, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 6–5 with mark of 5–3 in conference play, sharing the SWAC West Division title with Southern. Prairie View A&M played home games at Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field in Prairie View, Texas.

Schedule

Prairie View A&M finalized their 2022 schedule on February 3, 2022.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	at Texas Southern	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX (Labor Day Classic)	ESPN+	W 40–23	13,233
September 10	7:00 p.m.	at Abilene Christian*	Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	L 13–21	6,236
September 17	6:00 p.m.	No. 6 Incarnate Word*	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	ESPN+	L 14–31	4,338
September 24		at Alabama State	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL		W 25–15	6,976
October 1	4:00 p.m.	vs. Grambling State	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)	HBCU Go	W 34–14	53,971
October 8	4:00 p.m.	Southern	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	ESPN+	L 13–45	11,289
October 22	4:00 p.m.	at Lamar*	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	W 54–21	6,627
October 29	2:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX		W 58–48	14,599
November 4	6:30 p.m.	Alcorn State	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	ESPNU	L 16–23 OT	6,562
November 12	2:00 p.m.	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Simmons Bank Field Pine Bluff, AR	Golden Lions All-Access	W 55–24	3,148
November 19	1:00 p.m.	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	YouTube	L 7–27	3,097
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time