2019 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 2019 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by second-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).

2019 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	6–5 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Eric Dooley (2nd season)
Home stadium	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alcorn State x$		6	–	1					9	–	4
Alabama A&M		4	–	3					7	–	5
Alabama State		4	–	3					5	–	6
Jackson State		3	–	4					4	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	6					2	–	9
West Division
Southern x		6	–	1					8	–	5
Prairie View A&M		4	–	3					6	–	5
Grambling State		4	–	3					6	–	5
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		3	–	4					6	–	5
Texas Southern		0	–	7					0	–	11
Championship: Alcorn State 39, Southern 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

Preseason

Preseason polls

The SWAC released their preseason poll on July 16, 2019. The Panthers were picked to finish in second place in the West Division.^[1]

West Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Southern	90
2	Prairie View A&M	78
3	Grambling State	74
4	Texas Southern	34
5	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	24

East Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Alcorn State	92
2	Alabama A&M	70
3	Jackson State	61
4	Alabama State	47
5	Mississippi Valley State	30

Preseason all–SWAC teams

The Tigers placed eight players on the preseason all–SWAC teams.^[1]

Offense 1st team DeJohn Jones – OL Tristen Wallace – WR 2nd team Dawonya Tucker – RB Christian Rice – OL Danny Garza – OL

Defense 1st team Ju'Anthony Parker – DB 2nd team Ron Collins – DL

Specialists 2nd team Zack Elder – K

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	5:30 p.m.	at Texas Southern	BBVA Stadium Houston, TX (Labor Day Classic)	ESPN3	W 44–23	16,407
September 7	7:00 p.m.	at Houston*	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	L 17–37	29,360
September 14	6:00 p.m.	No. 12 Nicholls*	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX	PVAMU SN	L 35–42	8,756
September 21	5:00 p.m.	at Alcorn State	Spinks-Casem Stadium Lorman, MS	ESPN3	L 41–45	15,958
September 28	4:00 p.m.	vs. Grambling State	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)		W 42–36	52,315
October 12	6:00 p.m.	at Southern	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN3	L 28–34	16,248
October 19	2:00 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX	PVAMU SN	W 51–0	13,626
October 24	6:30 p.m.	Jackson State	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX	ESPNU	L 35–38 2OT	1,614
November 9	2:00 p.m.	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX	PVAMU SN	W 37–20	2,764
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Edward Waters*	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX	PVAMU SN	W 41–14	3,354
November 28	2:00 p.m.	at Alabama State	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ASU All Access	W 20–17	15,252
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At Texas Southern

See also: 2019 Texas Southern Tigers football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	6	17	14	7	44
Tigers	13	0	10	0	23

Game information

First quarter (08:16) TXSO FG – Richard Garcia III 33-yard field goal Texas Southern 3–0; Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 1:44 (06:14) PVAMU TD – Caleb Broach 1-yard rush, Zach Elder PAT blocked Prairie View A&M 6–3; Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 1:55 (02:09) TXSO FG – Richard Garcia III 28-yard field goal Tied 6–6; Drive: 15 plays, 60 yards, 4:05 (00:13) TXSO TD – Tren'Davian Dickson 12-yard pass from De'Andre Johnson, Richard Garcia III kick Texas Southern 13–6; Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 0:50 Second quarter (09:18) PVAMU TD – Dawonya Tucker 17-yard rush, Zach Elder kick Tied 13–13; Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:11 (03:19) PVAMU TD – Dawonya Tucker 66-yard rush, Zach Elder kick Prairie View A&M 20–13; Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:34 (00:00) PVAMU FG – Zach Elder 23-yard field goal Prairie View A&M 23–13; Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 2:30 Third quarter (09:41) PVAMU TD – Kalen Riles 10-yard pass from Jalen Morton, Zach Elder kick Prairie View A&M 30–13; Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 5:19 (02:37) TXSO FG – Richard Garcia III 21-yard field goal Prairie View A&M 30–16; Drive: 11 plays, 37 yards, 3:34 (01:48) PVAMU TD – Tony Mullins 48-yard pass from Jalen Morton, Zach Elder kick Prairie View A&M 37–16; Drive: 2 plays, 51 yards, 0:51 (00:15) TXSO TD – Chris Long 40-yard pass from DeAndre Johnson, Richard Garcia III kick Prairie View A&M 37–23; Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:26 Fourth quarter (14:50) PVAU TD – Dawonya Tucker 58-yard rush, Zach Elder kick Prairie View A&M 44–23; Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 0:25 Top passers PVAMU – Jalen Morton – 24/42, 350 yards, 2 TD, INT TXSO – De'Andre Johnson – 22/37, 259 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers PVAMU – Dawonya Tucker – 11 carries, 188 yards, 3 TD TXSO – Ladarius Owens – 15 carries, 95 yards Top receivers PVAMU – Tony Mullins – 6 receptions, 141 yards, TD TXSO – Donnie Corley – 7 receptions, 92 yards

Prairie View A&M at Texas Southern – Game summary

at BBVA Stadium, Houston, TX

• Date: August 31
• Game time: 5:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C); humid
• Game attendance: 16,407
• Referee: Marty Adams
• TV: ESPNU

Statistics	Prairie View A&M	Texas Southern
First downs	23	23
Total yards	615	423
Rushing yards	265	164
Passing yards	350	259
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	29:18	30:42

At Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	7	0	7	17
Cougars	24	10	3	0	37

See also: 2019 Houston Cougars football team

Nicholls

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Colonels	6	0	29	7	42
Panthers	0	21	0	14	35

See also: 2019 Nicholls Colonels football team

At Alcorn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	19	15	7	41
Braves	17	7	7	14	45

See also: 2019 Alcorn State Braves football team

Vs. Grambling State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	14	17	0	11	42
Tigers	17	6	0	13	36

See also: 2019 Grambling State Tigers football team

Prairie View in action against Grambling

At Southern

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

See also: 2019 Southern Jaguars football team

Virginia–Lynchburg

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dragons	0	0	0	0	0
Panthers	13	10	7	21	51

See also: Virginia–Lynchburg Dragons football

Jackson State

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Tigers	6	16	3	3	7	3	38
Panthers	7	7	0	14	7	0	35

See also: 2019 Jackson State Tigers football team

Arkansas–Pine Bluff

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Lions	0	0	7	13	20
Panthers	0	16	7	14	37

See also: 2019 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

Edward Waters

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	0	7	0	14
Panthers	7	20	0	14	41

See also: Edward Waters Tigers football

At Alabama State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	14	6	0	20
Hornets	0	3	6	8	17

See also: 2019 Alabama State Hornets football team