2018 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

{{Infobox NCAA team season

| mode = football

| year = 2018

| team = Prairie View A&M Panthers

| image= Prairie View A&M PV Wordmark.png

| image_size= 150

| conference= Southwestern Athletic Conference

| division= West Division

| short_conf= SWAC

| STATSRank =

| FCSCoachRank =

| record = 5–6

| conf_record = 4–3

| head_coach= Eric Dooley

| hc_year = 1st

| off_coach= Ted White

| oc_year= 1st

| def_coach= Henry Miller

| dc_year= 1st

| off_scheme=

| def_scheme=

| stadium= Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field

}}

The 2018 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by first-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).

Preseason

=SWAC football media day=

During the SWAC football media day held in Birmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2018, the Panthers were predicted to finish third in the West Division.{{Cite web|url=http://www.swac.org/news/2018/7/11/swac-football-all-conference-preseason-teams-released.aspx|title=Swac Football All-Conference Preseason Teams Released}}

==Media poll==

class="wikitable"
align="center" \|align="center" Colspan="3" \|West Division
align="center" ! Predicted finish !! Team !! Votes
align="center" \| 1	Grambling State	96
align="center" \| 2	Southern	78
align="center" \| 3	Prairie View A&M	65
align="center" \| 4	Texas Southern	31
align="center" \| 5	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	30

=Presason All-SWAC Team=

The Panthers had seven players selected to Preseason All-SWAC Teams.

==Offense==

1st team

Corbin Finlayson – Sr. OL

2nd team

Dawonya Tucker – Sr. RB

Roderick Smith – Sr. OL

Markcus Hardy – Sr. WR

Zarrian Holcombe – Sr. TE

==Defense==

1st team

Ju’Anthony Parker – Sr. DB

2nd team

Reggie Stubblefield – Sr. DB

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2018

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS

| poll = STATS

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = August 25

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Rice

| site_stadium = Rice Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 28–31

| attend = 20,050

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|September 2|Sunday}}

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = North Carolina Central

| gamename = MEAC/SWAC Challenge

| site_stadium = Georgia State Stadium

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 40–24

| attend = 10,274

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 8

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Sam Houston State

| opprank = 4

| site_stadium = Bowers Stadium

| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 32–41

| attend = 9,571

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 15

| time = 9:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = UNLV

| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium

| site_cityst = Whitney, NV

| tv = MW Net

| score = 17–46

| attend = 14,786

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 22

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Arkansas–Pine Bluff

| site_stadium = Golden Lion Stadium

| site_cityst = Pine Bluff, AR

| tv =

| score = 62–13

| attend = 2,675

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 29

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| opponent = Grambling State

| site_stadium = Cotton Bowl

| site_cityst = Dallas, TX

| gamename = State Fair Classic

| tv =

| score = 22–16

| attend = 47,921

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 13

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Southern

| site_stadium = Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field

| site_cityst = Prairie View, TX

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 0–38

| attend = 13,220

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Alcorn State

| site_stadium = Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field

| site_cityst = Prairie View, TX

| tv =

| score = 13–27

| attend = 14,250

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 3

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Jackson State

| site_stadium = Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Jackson, MS

| tv =

| score = 28–34

| attend = 21,729

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 17

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Alabama State

| site_stadium = Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field

| site_cityst = Prairie View, TX

| tv =

| score = 66–13

| attend = 3,025

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 24

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Texas Southern

| site_stadium = Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field

| site_cityst = Prairie View, TX

| gamename = Labor Day Classic

| tv =

| score = 60–14

| attend = 4,125

}}

[https://pvpanthers.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=164 Schedule]

Game summaries

=At Rice=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Panthers

|R1= 0

|R2= 21

|R3= 7

|R4= 0

|Home=Owls

|H1= 13

|H2= 6

|H3= 0

|H4= 12

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryStart|VisitorName=PVAM|HomeName=Rice|state=collapsed}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=1

| Time=4:29

| Team=Rice

| DrivePlays=14

| DriveLength=86

| DriveTime=7:52

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Austin Walker

| yards=10

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Jack Fox

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

| Visitor=0

| Home=7

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=1

| Time=1:53

| Team=Rice

| DrivePlays=3

| DriveLength=44

| DriveTime=0:57

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Emmanuel Esukpa

| yards=15

| kickresult=failed

| Kicker=Jack Fox

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

| Visitor=0

| Home=13

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=11:03

| Team=Rice

| DrivePlays=9

| DriveLength=60

| DriveTime=4:09

| Type=FG

| yards=33

| Kicker=Jack Fox

| Visitor=0

| Home=16

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=9:06

| Team=PVAM

| DrivePlays=6

| DriveLength=75

| DriveTime=1:57

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Zarrian Holcomb

| QB=Jalen Morton

| yards=20

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Zach Elder

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

| Visitor=7

| Home=16

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=4:17

| Team=Rice

| DrivePlays=10

| DriveLength=47

| DriveTime=4:49

| Type=FG

| yards=36

| Kicker=Haden Tobola

| Visitor=7

| Home=19

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=1:33

| Team=PVAM

| DrivePlays=7

| DriveLength=69

| DriveTime=2:44

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Jose Medrano

| QB=Jalen Morton

| yards=2

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Zach Elder

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

| Visitor=14

| Home=19

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=0:06

| Team=PVAM

| DrivePlays=4

| DriveLength=69

| DriveTime=0:34

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Tristen Wallace

| QB=Jalen Morton

| yards=20

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Zach Elder

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

| Visitor=21

| Home=19

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=3

| Time=8:05

| Team=PVAM

| DrivePlays=8

| DriveLength=94

| DriveTime=3:04

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Bernard Good

| yards=27

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Zach Elder

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

| Visitor=28

| Home=19

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=4

| Time=11:46

| Team=Rice

| DrivePlays=4

| DriveLength=25

| DriveTime=1:53

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Austin Walter

| yards=8

| Kicker=Jack Fox

| kickresult=good

| Visitor=28

| Home=26

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=4

| Time=10:15

| Team=Rice

| DrivePlays=

| DriveLength=

| DriveTime=

| Type=SafetyOther

| Info=PVAM rush for loss of 31 yards, team safety

| Visitor=28

| Home=28

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=4

| Time=0:00

| Team=Rice

| DrivePlays=9

| DriveLength=52

| DriveTime=4:28

| Type=FG

| yards=23

| Kicker=Jack Fox

| Visitor=28

| Home=31

}}

=vs North Carolina Central=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Eagles

|R1= 0

|R2= 7

|R3= 14

|R4= 3

|Home=Panthers

|H1= 20

|H2= 3

|H3= 3

|H4= 14

}}

{{see also|2018 North Carolina Central Eagles football team|MEAC/SWAC Challenge}}

=At Sam Houston State=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Panthers

|R1= 9

|R2= 14

|R3= 0

|R4=9

|Home=No. 4 Bearkats

|H1= 10

|H2= 17

|H3= 7

|H4= 7

}}

=At UNLV=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Panthers

|R1= 0

|R2= 0

|R3= 14

|R4= 3

|Home=Rebels

|H1= 20

|H2= 14

|H3= 0

|H4= 12

}}

=At Arkansas–Pine Bluff=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Panthers

|R1= 35

|R2= 14

|R3= 6

|R4= 7

|Home=Golden Lions

|H1= 3

|H2= 7

|H3= 0

|H4= 3

}}

=vs Grambling State=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Tigers

|R1= 0

|R2= 2

|R3= 0

|R4=14

|Home=Panthers

|H1= 12

|H2= 3

|H3= 7

|H4= 0

}}

{{see also|2018 Grambling State Tigers football team|State Fair Classic}}

=Southern=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Jaguars

|R1= 17

|R2= 7

|R3= 7

|R4= 7

|Home=Panthers

|H1= 0

|H2= 0

|H3= 0

|H4= 0

}}

=Alcorn State=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Braves

|R1=10

|R2=10

|R3=0

|R4=7

|Home=Panthers

|H1=10

|H2=0

|H3=0

|H4=3

}}

=At Jackson State=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Panthers

|R1= 0

|R2= 7

|R3= 7

|R4= 14

|Home=Tigers

|H1= 17

|H2= 7

|H3= 3

|H4= 7

}}

=Alabama State=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Hornets

|R1= 6

|R2= 0

|R3= 7

|R4= 0

|Home=Panthers

|H1= 21

|H2= 28

|H3= 7

|H4= 10

}}

=Texas Southern=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Tigers

|R1= 7

|R2= 7

|R3= 0

|R4= 0

|Home=Panthers

|H1= 13

|H2= 27

|H3= 20

|H4= 0

}}

{{see also|2018 Texas Southern Tigers football team|Labor Day Classic}}

Players drafted into the NFL

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Prairie View A&M Panthers| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club}}

230

Quinton Bell

Oakland Raiders

References

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