2020 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

2020 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record2–1 (2–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPanther Stadium at Blackshear Field
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 24 Alabama A&M x$   3 – 0     5 – 0  
Alabama State   3 – 2     3 – 3  
Jackson State   3 – 2     4 – 3  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 3     1 – 3  
West Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff x   4 – 0     4 – 1  
Southern   4 – 1     5 – 1  
Prairie View A&M*   2 – 1     2 – 1  
Texas Southern   1 – 2     1 – 2  
Grambling State   0 – 4     0 – 4  
Championship: Alabama A&M 40, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 33
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Note: The SWAC played a spring conference-only schedule (February–May 2021) due to COVID-19 pandemic. Alcorn State opted out of the spring season; all of their scheduled games were counted as forfeit wins for their opponents.
    * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by third-year head coach Eric Dooley, who 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).

On July 20, 2020, the Southwestern Athletic Conference announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes the football program.[1] The conference formalized plans to conduct a competitive schedule for football during the 2021 spring semester.

Schedule

Due to the SWAC's postponement of the 2020 football season to spring 2021, games against Louisiana Tech, Northwestern State, and TCU were canceled.[2] The SWAC released updated spring schedules on August 17.[3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
March 67:00 p.m.Texas Southern
ESPN3W 20–193,750
March 133:00 p.m.vs. Grambling State
W 17–1010,500
April 173:00 p.m.at Arkansas–Pine Bluff
L 31–363,000

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Game summaries

Texas Southern

Texas Southern at Prairie View A&M
1 234Total
Tigers 0 793 19
• Panthers 10 307 20
    
Scoring summary
107:25PVAMULuis Reyes 31-yard field goal
(9 plays, 42 yards, 3:48)		PVAMU 3–0
02:45PVAMUAhmad Antoine 3-yard rush (Luis Reyes kick)
(5 plays, 55 yards, 3:14)		PVAMU 10–0
201:03PVAMULuis Reyes 23-yard field goal
(6 plays, 66 yards, 1:55)		PVAMU 13–0
00:01TXSOJonathan Giles 2-yard pass from Thaddeus Peyton (Richard Garcia III kick)
(5 plays, 52 yards, 0:55)		PVAMU 13–7
309:10TXSOTeam Safety
(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00)		PVAMU 13–9
06:28TXSOOsby Mitchell 4-yard pass from Thaddeus Peyton (Richard Garcia III kick)
(7 plays, 72 yards, 2:37)		PVAMU 16–13
411:34TXSORichard Garcia III 38-yard field goal
(10 plays, 34 yards, 4:14)		TXSO 19–13
01:40PVAMUKristian Mosley 4-yard rush (Luis Reyes kick)
(11 plays, 79 yards, 3:11)		PVAMU 20–19
See also: 2020 Texas Southern Tigers football team and Labor Day Classic
Pregame line Over/under
SOU −7.0 52
Statistics Texas Southern Prairie View A&M
First downs 17 18
Total yards 327 320
Rushing yards 148 82
Passing yards 179 238
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 31:23 28:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Southern Passing Thaddeus Peyton 16/21, 137 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing LaDarius Owens 20 carries, 119 yards
Receiving Ke'Lenn Davis 4 receptions, 43 yards
Prairie View A&M Passing TJ Starks 10/21, 157 yards, 1 INT
Rushing TJ Starks 6 carries, 27 yards
Receiving Kalen Riles 3 receptions, 56 yards

Vs. Grambling State

Prairie View A&M vs. Grambling State
1 234Total
• Panthers 3 770 17
Tigers 0 0100 10
  • Date: March 13, 2021
  • Location: Globe Life Park
    Arlington, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
  • Game attendance: 10,500
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Light Rain
  • Referee: Tony Ross
  
Scoring summary
105:10PVAMULuis Reyes 36-yard field goal
(19 plays, 59 yards, 6:50)		PVAMU 3–0
214:31PVAMUTJ Starks 6-yard rush (Luis Reyes kick)
(9 plays, 67 yards, 3:29)		PVAMU 10–0
310:27GRAMGarrett Urban 46-yard field goal
(12 plays, 64 yards, 4:24)		PVAMU 10–3
08:21PVAMUChris Johnson 60-yard pass from Trazon Connley (Luis Reyes kick)
(5 plays, 69 yards, 2:06)		PVAMU 17–3
00:58GRAMLyndemian Brooks 1-yard rush (Garrett Urban kick)
(3 plays, 41 yards, 0:56)		PVAMU 17–10
See also: 2020 Grambling State Tigers football team and State Fair Classic
Pregame line Over/under
GRAM –2.5 55
Statistics Prairie View A&M Grambling State
First downs 18 17
Total yards 370 308
Rushing yards 153 105
Passing yards 217 203
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 43:05 28:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Prairie View A&M Passing Trazon Connley 8/12, 152 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Kristian Mosley 18 carries, 74 yards
Receiving Chris Johnson 3 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD
Grambling State Passing Geremy Hickbottom 11/16, 113 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing Lyndemian Brooks 11 carries, 61 yards
Receiving Darrell Clark 6 receptions, 91 yards

At Arkansas–Pine Bluff

Prairie View A&M at Arkansas–Pine Bluff
1 234Total
Panthers 14 737 31
• Golden Lions 7 2036 36
  • Date: April 17, 2021
  • Location: Simmons Bank Field
    Pine Bluff, AR
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 45 minutes
  • Game attendance: 3,000
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Clear
       
Scoring summary
112:08PVAMUKhristopher Simmons 28-yard pass from Trazon Connley (Carlos Villagomez kick)
(5 plays, 73 yards, 2:44)		PVAMU 7–0
08:40UAPBHarry Ballard III 34-yard pass from Skyler Perry (Zach Piwniczka kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:42)		TIE 7–7
02:23PVAMUTony Mullins 3-yard rush (Carlos Villagomez kick)br/>(2 play, 47 yards, 0:23)PVAMU 14–7
213:21UAPBSkyler Perry 1-yard rush (Zach Piwniczka kick)
(10 plays, 67 yards, 4:02)		TIE 14–14
10:42UAPBJosh Wilkes 5-yard pass from Skyler Perry (Zach Piwniczka PAT blocked)
(3 plays, 2 yards, 1:15)		UAPB 20–14
08:52PVAMUTravis O'Connor 18-yard pass from Trazon Connley (Carlos Villagomez kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 1:50)		PVAMU 21–20
06:36UAPBTyrin Ralph 31-yard pass from Skyler Perry (Zach Piwniczka kick)
(6 plays, 60 yards, 2:16)		UAPB 27–21
312:37UAPBZach Piwniczka 42-yard field goal
(4 plays, 4 yards, 0:41)		UAPB 30–21
07:02PVAMUCarlos Villagomez 25-yard field goal
(6 plays, 38 yards, 2:15)		UAPB 30–24
412:14UAPBJosh Wilkes 3-yard pass from Skyler Perry (two-point pass conversion attempt failed)
(11 plays, 61 yards, 5:11)		UAPB 36–24
07:06PVAMUKalen Riles 7-yard pass from Trazon Connley (Carlos Villagomez kick)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:55)		UAPB 36–31
See also: 2020 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team
Pregame line Over/under
UAPB −1.0 52
Statistics Prairie View A&M Arkansas–Pine Bluff
First downs 24 18
Total yards 410 346
Rushing yards 70 145
Passing yards 340 201
Turnovers 5 4
Time of possession 29:45 30:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Prairie View A&M Passing Trazon Connley 24/49, 341 yards, 3 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing Trazon Connley 13 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Tony Mullins 10 receptions, 114 yards
Arkansas–Pine Bluff Passing Skyler Perry 16/33, 201 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Skyler Perry 12 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tyrin Ralph 7 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD

References

  1. ^ Stephenson, Creg (July 20, 2020). "SWAC becomes latest FCS conference to postpone 2020 football season to spring". AL.com. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  2. ^ Visser, David (July 21, 2020). "SWAC Suspends Fall Football Season". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "SWAC Releases 2021 Spring Football Schedule". swac.org. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Prairie View A&M Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020-21 Football Schedule". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. Retrieved August 16, 2021.