2000 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

2000 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record2–9 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Reliant Astrodome
2000 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alabama A&M xy 5–2  7–5 
Alabama State x 5–2  6–5 
Jackson State 4–3  7–4 
Mississippi Valley State 1–6  2–9 
Alcorn State 0–7  0–11 
West Division
No. 13 Grambling State xy$ 6–1  10–2 
Texas Southern 5–2  8–3 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 4–3  6–5 
Southern 4–3  6–5 
Prairie View A&M 1–6  1–10 
Championship: Grambling State 14, Alabama A&M 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2000 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Larry Dorsey, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWAC West Division.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Texas SouthernL 0–4226,384[1]
September 9McNeese State*
  • Reliant Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 0–413,105[2]
September 16Southern
  • Reliant Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 6–5617,367[3][4]
September 23Alabama A&ML 10–494,011
September 30vs. Grambling StateL 7–4765,125[5]
October 7Alcorn State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 25–221,031[6]
October 14Alabama State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 21–51
(ASU forfeit)
[7][8]
October 211:00 p.m.at Illinois State*L 0–647,841[9]
October 28at Mississippi Valley StateL 7–33[10]
November 4at Arkansas–Pine BluffL 13–32[11]
November 117:05 p.m.at No. 23 Northern Iowa*L 14–6010,263[12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Texas Southern 42, Prairie View A&M 0". Austin American-Statesman. September 3, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "McNeese State 41, Prairie View 0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 10, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Southern at Prairie View A&M". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 16, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Southern 56, Prairie View 6". Austin American-Statesman. September 17, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Grambling rips Prairie View". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Prairie View A&M 25, Alcorn St. 22". Austin American-Statesman. October 8, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Alabama State 51, Prairie View 21". Longview News-Journal. October 15, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Alabama State placed on 5-year probation". The Selma Times-Journal. December 11, 2008. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "ISU storms past Prairie View". The Pantagraph. October 22, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Mississippi Valley wins first game". Hattiesburg American. October 29, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Ark.–Pine Bluff 32, Prairie View 13". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 5, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Panthers roll up Prairie View, 60–14". The Courier. November 12, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (2000–2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2023.