1981 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1981 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–8 (1–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
1981 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Jackson State $^5–1–09–2–1
Grambling State4–1–16–4–1
Texas Southern3–2–14–5–1
Alcorn State3–3–05–5–0
Mississippi Valley State2–4–04–6–1
Southern2–4–03–8–0
Prairie View A&M1–5–02–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Cornelius Cooper, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 2–8, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 5at Southwest Texas State*
L 0–56[1]
September 19Jackson State
L 0–29[2]
September 26vs. Southern
L 0–35[3]
October 3at Grambling State
L 3–44[4]
October 10at Bishop*Dallas, TXL 0–40[5]
October 17at Texas Lutheran*
W 25–14[6]
October 31vs. Mississippi Valley StateHouston, TXW 8–6[7]
November 7at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
L 16–20[8]
November 14at Alcorn State
L 0–30[9]
November 21at Texas Southern
L 0–19[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "SWT shows no mercy to Prairie View". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. September 6, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Jackson takes win over Prairie View". The Paris News. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Jaguars blast Prairie View, Cajuns rip Mean Green". The Daily Herald. September 28, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Ezell leads Grambling to 44–3 win over PVSU". The Shreveport Times. October 4, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Bishop 40, Prairie View 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 11, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "TLC falls to Prairie View". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. October 18, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Prairie View nips Mississippi Valley, 8–6". Victoria Advocate. November 1, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Pine Bluff stops Prairie View, 20–16". Victoria Advocate. November 8, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Alcorn defense does it". The Clarion-Ledger. November 15, 1981. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Alexander FGs spark Texas Southern". Victoria Advocate. November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1980–1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
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