1980 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1980 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–8 (0–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Grambling State +^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Jackson State + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Alcorn State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Southern 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Texas Southern 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Cornelius Cooper, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 2–8, with a conference record of 0–6, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6vs. Southwest Texas State*
L 0–493,200[1]
September 20at Jackson State
L 6–57[2]
September 27at Southern
L 6–31[3]
October 4Grambling State
L 0–686,100[4][5]
October 11at Bishop*
L 0–12
October 18Texas Lutheran*
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 3–0[6]
November 1at Mississippi Valley State
L 7–47[7]
November 8Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 9–7
November 15Alcorn State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 11–38[8]
November 22at Texas Southern
L 6–21[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Southwest Texas whips Panthers". New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. September 7, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Payday...JSU finds offensive punch in 57–6 victory". The Clarion-Ledger. September 21, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southern 31, Prairie View 6". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 28, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ McIntyre, Bill (October 4, 1980). "College capsules". The Shreveport Times. p. 2C. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Parham sets GSU record". The Shreveport Times. October 5, 1980. p. 2D. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "TLC splashed with 3–0 defeat by PV". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. October 19, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Valley rolls over Prairie View". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 2, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Jones leads Alcorn past Prairie View". The Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Texas Southern 21, Prairie View 6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 23, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1980–1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2023.


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