2023 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

2023 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
SWAC West Division co-champion
SWAC Championship Game, L 14–35 at Florida A&M
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	6–6 (6–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Bubba McDowell (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Frederick (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Todd Middleton (2nd season)
Home stadium	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field

2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 11 Florida A&M xy$		8	–	0					12	–	1
Alabama State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Jackson State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Alabama A&M		3	–	5					5	–	6
Bethune–Cookman		2	–	6					3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	7					1	–	10
West Division
Prairie View A&M xy		6	–	2					6	–	6
Alcorn State x		6	–	2					7	–	4
Southern		5	–	3					6	–	5
Grambling State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Texas Southern		2	–	6					3	–	8
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	7					2	–	9
Championship: Florida A&M 35, Prairie View A&M 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the West Division of Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Bubba McDowell, Prairie View A&M played their home games at Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field in Prairie View, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at Texas Southern	Shell Energy Stadium Houston, TX (Labor Day Classic)	ESPN+	W 37–34	18,271
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Abilene Christian*	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX		L 16–45	5,774
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at SMU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	ESPN+	L 0–69	24,489
September 23	6:00 p.m.	at Alcorn State	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS		W 23–20	14,645
September 30	6:00 p.m.	vs. Grambling State	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)	ESPN+	L 20–35	52,389
October 7	6:00 p.m.	at Mississippi Valley State	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS		W 31–12	2,898
October 14	6:00 p.m.	at Houston Christian*	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 0–30	2,112
October 28	4:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPNU	L 7–45	22,338
November 4	2:00 p.m.	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX	HBCU Go	W 38–14	14,224
November 11	2:00 p.m.	at Southern	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN+	W 27–21	16,470
November 18	2:00 p.m.	Alabama State	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX	ESPN+	W 21–14	1,350
December 2	4:00 p.m.	at Florida A&M*	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL (SWAC Championship)	ESPN2	L 14–35	14,628
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time