1981 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

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1981 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–8 (1–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Jackson State $^ 5 1 0 9 2 1
Grambling State 4 1 1 6 4 1
Texas Southern 3 2 1 4 5 1
Alcorn State 3 3 0 5 5 0
Mississippi Valley State 2 4 0 4 6 1
Southern 2 4 0 3 8 0
Prairie View A&M 1 5 0 2 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[edit]

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

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References[edit]

  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.