2003 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

2003 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record1–10 (0–7 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Reliant Astrodome
2003 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alabama State xy 5–2  8–5 
Alcorn State x 5–2  7–5 
Alabama A&M 4–3  8–4 
Jackson State 2–5  2–10 
Mississippi Valley State 1–6  2–9 
West Division
No. 13 Southern xy$ 6–1  12–1 
No. 17 Grambling State x 6–1  9–3 
Texas Southern 3–4  5–6 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 3–4  4–7 
Prairie View A&M 0–7  1–10 
Championship: Southern 20, Alabama State 9
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2003 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach C. L. Whittington, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 1–10, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWAC West Division.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Texas SouthernL 3–42[1]
September 6vs. SouthernL 7–62[2]
September 13Paul Quinn*W 45–31
September 27Alabama A&M
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 10–50[3]
October 4vs. No. 18 Grambling StateL 7–6555,432[4]
October 11at Alcorn StateL 0–6617,584[5]
October 18at Alabama StateL 7–597,488[6]
October 25Texas College*dagger
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 10–217,500[7]
November 1Mississippi Valley State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 3–40[8]
November 8Arkansas–Pine BluffL 7–43
November 15at Southeastern Louisiana*L 10–648,242[9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Texas Southern 42, Prairie View 3". Longview News-Journal. September 1, 2003. Retrieved September 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Southern crushes Prairie View". The Shreveport Times. September 7, 2003. Retrieved September 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Alabama A&M 50, Prairie View 10". The Anniston Star. September 28, 2003. Retrieved September 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "QB tosses 5 TDs in victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 5, 2003. Retrieved September 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Alcorn finds cure for losing: Play Prairie View". The Clarion-Ledger. October 12, 2003. Retrieved September 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Alabama State wins without Coe". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 19, 2003. Retrieved September 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Steers topple Prairie View". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 26, 2003. Retrieved September 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Kemp leads Valley to victory". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 2, 2003. Retrieved September 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "SLU 64, Prairie View A&M 10". Daily World. November 16, 2003. Retrieved September 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "2003 Prairie View A&M Panthers football schedule". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 5, 2023.